bamboo canes

[lynda66]

i need some long bamboo canes, has anyone any idea where i can get some, my usual you can find anything at wilkies hasn't worked lol, and B & Q don't seem to have them either ...... helpppppppppppp

[Flummery]

I think it's the wrong time of year to be looking Lynda. Most places get a good stock in the spring and then when they are sold out (to the people who already have their bean and pea frames up as we speak!) they don't get more in till next season.

Get down there early next year.

[lynda66]

ahhhhhhh that will be why then, thanks ..... guess i'll have to look for some alternative ..... hhhhmmmmmm ..... *puts thinking hat on, the one with a large D on it and sits in the corner*

Lynda xx

[zazen999]

Hi
I bought some from wilkos for 89p - just last week. 5 of them, 5 foot long as well. dead cheap.

[lynda66]

i'll have a look in there when i get home, they may have some left ....... i looked on the wilkies site and they didn't have them advertised

[Seaweed Jack]

NA Kays supply them mail order, I think its £5 delivery and about £9 for 50 for 6/8 ft canes.

[Flummery]

Now THAT's worth looking into! They are a pain to get home on the bus!

[Tam]

Our local hardware store still has plenty of canes.

[Flummery]

Not fair! I think since I started my Heritage Tall Pea and Pole Bean thing, I've cleaned 'em all out round here!

[Alison]

I got some in B&Q a couple of weeks ago - not particularly cheap but needed some good long ones - think they're 8' long in a pack of about a dozen.

[Winged one]

I got a couple of packs of 6' ones in the old fashined hardware store near my office last week - would that be worth a try?

[KERNOW CHICK]

MY WILKINSONS ALWAYS HAVE A SUPPLY OF LONG CANES, ALWAYS A LOT CHEAPER THAN GARDEN CENTRES. MY LOCAL GARDEN CENTRE WANTED £3.95 COMPARED TO THE SAME THING IN WILKINSONS FOR 89p!

[NSB]

I get long pieces of wood ideal for canes from my local industrial estate where there are carpentry workshops you'll be amazed what pieces of left overs they throw out.

[jacob marley]

we sell 8ft canes for 20 pence each when i am doing my Arkright act in our shop not bad aye and you would be surprised how many people come in for 5 and some buy them and saw them in half jacob marley

[HeyWayne]

Now THAT's worth looking into! They are a pain to get home on the bus!

What is this "bus" thing of which you speak ma?

Like the online idea though - one additional benefit of that is that I won't be tempted to buy other stuff whilst wandering round the shop...