In article et,
Sally Thompson writes:
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| We have a galvanised weldmesh run for our chickens and I would like to grow
| some climbers up it to provide some extra shade (yes, protected from curious
| beaks!). However, Tony remembers growing something up a galvanised fence in
| the past and it removed all the galvanised surface and the fence rusted. Has
| anyone else had any experience of how well the surface will resist planting?
| I don't know what I'm going to grow there yet, but since I have a surplus of
| Bill McKenzie clematis plants, that might well be a good contender.

Nowt to do with the plants. That's what happens to galvanised iron wire
and, the cheaper and thinner it is, the faster it goes. I have grown
climbers up ordinary 1.5 mm wire for decades, and it is still fine.

Bill McKenzie would be good, but there are LOTS of others. Are you
anywhere near Cambridge, and would you be prepared to swap a Bill
McKenzie for (say) an Akebia quinata?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.