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"Jrm" wrote:
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"Jrm" wrote:
I have an apartment with two side-by-side sliding glass doors on
the
balcony that only seem to provide light and a view into the
neighbor's
place. was thinking about putting up a wire panel and getting
something
that would grow over it to give some privacy and greenery and still
allow
for ambient lighting when the blinds (ack) are open. the window
faces
south, so it doesn't get a WHOLE lot of sun....
ideas?
thanks,
jrm
Wild grapes.
K.
yeah? no kidding? also, what should I use as a base for said
greenery? a
long trough-type affair?
jrm
I'm using a 6' wire farm fencing supported by t-posts...
haha. I was trying to explain this to my girl and all I could
come up with was old farm-speak. "Hog Panels baby.... you know. HOG
panels?" she's a city girl. no chance.
lol
Hog panels would be convenient. :-)
What I have is the 2" x 4" mesh farm fencing.
A 50' roll runs about $39.00 right now, but a hog panel is only $15.00
and it sounds like you did not need a large piece of fence.
A plastic lattice would look nice also and hold up longer than the wood
ones. T-posts are cheap and easy to install.
3 years and I've got the green privacy fence from hell, and wild grapes
don't need much water. ;-)
excellent. next free weekend I have, I'll give it a shot. she's on a
second floor balcony, so should I just plop a 6'-10' trough along the bottom
of the railing and let them get started that way?
Should work. One thing nice about using xeriscaping (using native Texas
plants) is that maintenance tends to be lower and they don't usually
need much water.
thanks so much,
jrm
You are welcome!
You may also consider substituting an edible type grape, but that would
take more water and grow a bit slower. Grapes tend to do well in Texas.
K.
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