help the aged please

[HOT UNDER THE COLLAR]

Hello all, As an older gardener am not sure what a thread isbut someone may enlighten me. I am trying to find a supplier of a tennis ball shaped thingy which you can insert canes into to ma ke a temporary frame for fleece etc. Anyone out there who has found these balls. Beginning to think I dreamt them!!!! Regards HOT UNDER THE COLLAR

[Capsid]

I used those balls used in play pits. You can buy them from the Early learning Centre.

[HOT UNDER THE COLLAR]

Hep the aged.

Thanks Mark . You have made my day even though it's a 40 mile round trip to get them. Hot under the collar

[HeyWayne]

You're thinking of build-a-ball HUtC. Plenty of people use them, but like Capsid said, there are cheaper alternatives.

I seem to recall a reader of GYO saying they use those swimming pool float tube thingys cut into smaller pieces.

[shirlthegirl43]

I got 100 ball pool balls at Tesco for four quid! You might have a shorter trip there Hotunderthecollar.

By the way, a thread is a line of conversation on the forum - you started a new one here.

[piskieinboots]

are these any good HUTC? If so click here for the web site .... and I just love those Pandas

[jackie j]

A chap on our site has let me borrow some to see what they are like no idea where to get them tho.
You can use tennis balls or like the other threads have said the ones for ball pools are cheaper.

[Two_Sheds]

I bought those plastic play balls last year, from Asd@. they are disintegrating already

this year I am linking my canes with a piece of old hosepipe, and supporting the netting over this. Works a treat so far.

[debjay]

Hi. I use ping pong balls from poundland @15 for £1
Debbie

[Leaf]

You're thinking of build-a-ball HUtC. Plenty of people use them, but like Capsid said, there are cheaper alternatives.

I seem to recall a reader of GYO saying they use those swimming pool float tube thingys cut into smaller pieces.

Hi I use these, they work very well - I found they were easier than the build a balls as well as cheaper

[seasprout]

I have used Build-a-balls for a few years, they do last but are not cheap.

Got mine from the organic Gardening Catalogue.....

The Organic Gardening Catalogue