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To: JustaDumbBlonde

I cannot thank you enough for the recommendation of cattle panels as a trellis for tomatoes...two hundred tomato plants heading for the sky instead all willy-nilly like most years...the velcro is a BIG improvement over twine, as well. ‘Let there be TOMATOES!’


6 posted on 07/13/2012 8:48:28 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: who knows what evil?
Wow! How many panels did it take for 200!!! plants??? Yikes.

I am so glad that I could offer an idea that works for you. That velcro is *the* secret to everything around my house and yard. I keep a roll in several spots. In the house it keeps the cords of my small appliances tidy, and holds the cabinet doors closed against the prying paws and noses of my fur kids.

The fence panels are also a versatile tool. They made an enclosure for my compost heap. I held the narrow ends to the ground with bent rebar stakes and made the coolest hoop arbor for my grapes. Next project is the hoop house for year-round growing. I was going to use PVC for the hoops, but realized that the panels would be a better surface for the plastic covering, plus will not degrade in the blazing sun.

16 posted on 07/13/2012 9:58:17 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: who knows what evil?; tillacum; JustaDumbBlonde
Ya'll peaked my curiosity as far as cattle panels uses. I searched and found Uses for Livestock Panels.
91 posted on 07/14/2012 7:56:17 PM PDT by lysie
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