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Posted by rouge21 5 (My Page) on
Wed, Aug 20, 14 at 15:44

First the green colour is preferable to the natural wood of some bamboo stakes.

But these stakes which come in a variety of lengths (2', 4', 6' and 8') are much stronger and last longer than bamboo as they are metal (but still very light) encased in plastic.

Here is a link that might be useful: garden stakes

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Terrific. A neighbor gave me couple of those stakes. I am saving them for flowers.

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I agree these are great and last for years and years. I am planning to switch to bamboo stakes next year though, as I think I might prefer the natural wood look in my garden.

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I have quite a few of these in different lengths, the 8 footers I grow pole beans on.

Annette

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I love these too. I've been using them for years and have many lengths. I've really grown to dislike the bamboo ones especially the smaller sizes - the really thin ones. After a couple of years the ends start to split and for some unknown reason I end up getting the splinters stuck in my hands or under my nails - that REALLY hurts!

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he 8 footers I grow pole beans on

Any pictures Annette?

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Here ya go Rouge, not the best picture but I really like them as bean poles, will be buying more for next year. Growing mostly heirloom pole beans is another one of my addictions :). I have over 2 dozen different varieties in this year and over 200 different varieties stashed away. There's 4 or 5 beans planted around each of these poles. I bag a few flowers on all the poles, these beans are kept for seed, common beans don't as a rule cross but there's alway s a chance if some promiscuous bee has it's way with them.

Annette

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For me, it's different as opposed to better. Each has its own function depending on use. Aesthetically I prefer the bamboo, and ultimate disposal is certainly easier for the bamboo. In many climates one can grow one's own bamboo poles.

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I have used these in several different lengths for years. Recently the plastic has been splitting and coming off. They also bend and break. Have been replacing them with bamboo as like the more natural look. For a tall pole I am now using rebar and electrical conduit pipes which were used during my square foot gardening phase.

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That is interesting about the plastic coming off as I even leave mine in the ground all winter and never has this been an issue.

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nhbabs, my reasons for preferring them over bamboo is they are much more durable than bamboo for those of us in a winter climate. (I leave them in the ground all year).

Being metal, one can use a rubber mallet to push them further into the ground than can be done with wooden bamboo.

And in green they so much better blend in against the foliage they are supporting than do the plain brown bamboo (although I do know bamboo can be got in forest green as well).

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I also use a lot of different lengths of rebar, with a length of wire wrapped around the rebar leaving two arms with hooked ends to encircle my taller perennials, the whole thing is amazingly hidden in the foliage, as the perennials get taller just slide the wire up. Use a lot of conduit too, for pole beans mainly, stick a cork( if you don't have anything else) in the top, hammer a nail in and then run jute lines and anchor in the dirt.

Annette

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Thanks for those pictures Annette and the description of your modified rebar. Maybe next year you can post a picture or two of the setup sans plants.

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