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Looking for ideas on how to support glads.
I've thought of suspending some concrete reinforcing wire above the bed
but I'm afraid the rusty wires might saw thru the flower stems.
Maybe not.
If you've had success with this method or have other successes please
share them. The glads will soon be blooming in Kentucky!

Thanks!
Dan D.


Take a look at the material I used to make these tomato cages:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...atoCage_04.jpg
A roll of that fence wire is $50.00 at Home Depot. I use the 5' high size,
but there's a 4' size that a bit cheaper. It lasts for many years, and is
easy to bend into a myriad of shapes for the garden. At the end of the
season, you can flatten the structures you build and hang them from a hook
in the garage.

Now, imagine a piece of that material held horizontally, with your glads
growing up through the holes. This concept is similar to various plant
support accessories you can buy. Look at this first link:
http://www.gardeners.com/Deluxe-Grow...ts.136 94.cpd

and another:
http://www.gardeners.com/Flower-Supp...rts.35-100.cpd

However you design them, you can use cheap 1x1 inch sticks to support them.
Use garden twine or plastic wire wraps to fasten the wire to the posts. The
sticks will gradually weather to a gray color that's not obvious among the
plants. I get 3-4 seasons out of these sticks before they begin to rot. (In
my photo, the tomato cages use metal stakes because tomatoes require much
stronger support).