Heras fence for runner bean/cucumber

Bing · « **on:** February 26, 2012, 07:54 »

Lots of people in our allotment started getting & installed the 8 feet tall fences this year, wondering if it is proved a good material for plants support? I heard metal can become too hot in the sun and might hurt the plants.

Anyone has any experience on this please?

DD. · « **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2012, 08:15 »

I was given these metal grills last year and grew Alderman peas up them with no problems. Like the fencing, the mesh is quite thin, is a reflective silver colour, so the heat retaining properties are low.

sunshineband · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2012, 09:15 »

TBH I wish I could get some

DD. · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2012, 09:18 »

Who forgot to put his piccie in then? Here it is.

Auntiemogs · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2012, 12:05 »

How do you get to the peas in the middle DD (you would have to be 'waffer thin' to get in there)?

DD. · « **Reply #5 on:** February 26, 2012, 12:20 »

The peas don't grow in the middle, they climb up the outside.

DD. · « **Reply #6 on:** February 26, 2012, 12:42 »

Just a thought.

I think runner beans will find it difficult to climb up that sort of fencing. They like an uninterrupted pole to wind themselves around.

mumofstig · « **Reply #7 on:** February 26, 2012, 13:00 »

a bit like a pole-dancer then

................................sorry, I'll get my coat

DD. · « **Reply #8 on:** February 26, 2012, 13:00 »

Bing · « **Reply #9 on:** February 26, 2012, 20:22 »

Quote from: mumofstig on February 26, 2012, 13:00

a bit like a pole-dancer then ................................sorry, I'll get my coat

I choose bamboo canes so I can watch the beauty of the plants

the Heras fence they got are like these,

mumofstig · « **Reply #10 on:** February 26, 2012, 20:24 »

A bloke on our allotments grow his runners up fencing like that Bing

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