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Grab those political signs...

Posted by burntplants 8/9TX (My Page) on
Thu, Oct 9, 08 at 19:59

After the election, try and see if you can get some of the metal sign supports, they're great plant supports!

Here is a link that might be useful: Burnt Plant's blog


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RE: Grab those political signs...

Great idea ! Those things are multiplying faster than rabbits .
It had not occurred to me to use the wire as plant supports.
Thanks for the usage idea .
Any other suggestions ?


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RE: Grab those political signs...

I posted this a year or two ago in the Farm Life forum.

My chicken pens are long and 4 ft wide, so I can put fencing over the top, on a slant. Then grab a bunch of illegally-placed political signs and wire them on, overlapping like shingles. Makes a nice roof.

They don't last forever in the sun (get brittle), but they're free.


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RE: Grab those political signs...

I gather the U-shaped ones to use as garden row fabric support. Just stick the ends into the grownd on both sides of a wide row and put row cover over the top. Fasten fabric with clothes pins. Row fabric protects against insects, shade cloth protects against too-hot sun, old bed sheets deliver a surprising amount of protection against frost or even light snow.


 
 

 

 


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