Tree stakes, T-posts, or lumber come to mind, but the price adds up if purchased new.

Has anyone had luck finding something like this either used or free somewhere? Any other ideas on what else I might use?

Thank you.

On the subject of t-posts, I bought a bunch of 8 footers at Tractor Supply Co. They cost about $6 each. Astonishingly, t-posts at Lowes were over $25 each. I have no idea why such a huge difference in price.

I buy 2 by 4 cedar lumber and rip it into 3 stakes. I found some on clearance at HD @ 70% off, two days ago. I grabbed every thing. Each 6ft stake costs me 60 cents. Of course I do the ripping on my table saw. At regular price ith costs about $1.50

The next best deal is 5/8" REBAR, sold at 12ft lenght. But they won't cut it for you. It will cost like $2.50 for 6ft length.

Thank you for the ideas, I will keep an eye out on craigslist.

i second the conduit idea - i got 10' 3/4" lengths for less than $3 apiece. you can cut it down yourself with a hacksaw.

I always see adds for free bamboo removal...(oh poor people)...and a neighbor is practically barricaded by an over-run mess up the street...thankfully not a close neighbor.

If you buy a conduit bender you can make nice looking bends in conduit, also.

Jay

I think I may end up going with 2 by 2s and Florida Weave.

If you end up liking it, you may want to slowly replace your 2X2's with t-posts. The notches in the t-posts come in really really handy for the Florida Weave.

But like you, I started first with 2X2s that I ripped from 2X6's. Still have those and use them for other things.

I know T-posts (as well as remesh cages) last a long time but it's a relatively big initial cost.