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03-07-2004, 09:06 AM

"p.mc" sigadd1to wrote in message
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Hi All

Forgive my lack of knowledge, but I bought a climbing plant to cover a
fence
(Hedera) I'm sorry but that's the only info I have on the plant, but I do
believe it is a climber. Now I've covered the fence in light weight fine
plastic netting, and I've noticed that the plant is intertwining into the
netting and actually attaching itself on the fence instead of using the
netting as support. Should I remove the netting as it looks as if it will
cling on to the fence without it, and will the netting stop it's progress
by
intertwining in it and getting entangled?

TIA
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p.mc

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Thanks

Well, as you've noticed, ivy is self-clinging and usually doesn't need any
assistance to climb. But I wouldn't worry too much about the netting; the
ivy should completely cover it before long and when the day comes that you
want to remove the ivy it may be easier to pull off if large parts of it are
attached to netting.

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