Cane Safety

[terrier]

I've just read on another thread a grape nearly poking their eye on a vertical cane in the greenhouse. Pretty dangerous things when you think about it. If you come into my patch you'll probably see empty beer cans topping them off and the odd plastic lemonade bottle. How inventive are you at making your garden, greenhouse or lottie safe to work in?

[Hans Mum]

i use old ball pool balls on the top of my canes, looks very colourful too

[fwuffydragon]

The used plastic cups from the water cooler at work are great for putting on the tops of canes that are going to have net over them.

(I also poke holes in the bottoms and use them as plant pots!)

I won't use metal or glass on the allotment, but plastic drink / water bottles definitely get used as cane toppers (and don't blow off in the wind!)

You can also roll up seed packets and stuff them into small clear plastic bottles with the labels removed, and put them on the tops of the canes so you know what you've planted.

[Stacey Steve]

I think the beer cans are much better, except for the hard work producing enough for all the canes on a lottie

[terrier]

I think the beer cans are much better, except for the hard work producing enough for all the canes on a lottie

LOL and I bet you use more canes than you need to accommodate all the beer cans
I have a thing about keeping the paths clear of obstacles so I don't fall over anything, but on the other hand I do use the paths for plants in pots which sort of defeats the object.

[littlemark]

Snail shells look nice atop a cane.

Mark

[Two_Sheds]

Snail shells look nice atop a cane.

like heads on a spike: 'and let this be a warning to the rest of you!'

[rustylady]

Snail shells look nice atop a cane.

Mark

I agree with Twosheds about the warning bit, would it work with slugs? There again you would have to catch the slug, impale it, and it wouldn't really work as a safety thing would it? Back to the ASDA playballs, the beercans, and the plastic bottles I guess.

[Comfreyfan]

I've seen those 'good for your insides little yoghurt drink' bottles, which look very neat and effective as cane toppers, but now I've given it a little more consideration I think cans are the way to go!

[squashysu]

i so need to do this, my right arm is still getting better after the mullering it got from a cane, a deep gouge which is 2/3" long and my it hurts! thanks for the tips, i never thought about this before!!

[lynda66]

completely solve the problem (unless you're 7 1/2 foot tall) by buying 8 foot canes (sorry wayne, you have to carry on with beer cans ) and as well as that, you can soak them, then bend them in half and stick each end in the ground, to stick net or fleece or whatever over and theres nothing to poke you.

[bluemoon]

I've seen those 'good for your insides little yoghurt drink' bottles, which look very neat and effective as cane toppers, but now I've given it a little more consideration I think cans are the way to go!

You beat me to it.

[tootles]

Beer is much better for your insides anyway.

[gardenercath]

I can't drink cans fast enough so I use empty 12 bore cartridges that my hubby brings home after shooting, there ideal they dont blow off with wind and dont look unatractive.
Got thousands..thinking of selling them on ebay.

[Apple-Pie]

Hi everyone, I use the plastic tops from ecover fabric conditioner and washing liquid bottles - they stay put except in the wildest gales and are nice and colourful (for those who like that kind of thing!) :-D