I called at my garden centre yesterday to get some more string, they had run out due to everyone tying up?

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I called at my garden centre yesterday to get some more string, they had run out due to everyone tying up?
I'm fed up of tying up. My fingers are sore, the rambling roses have been blown down. For the first time in 50 yrs of gardening this is the worst. I'm ready to give up, never said that before. They have run out of string as all gardeners are contemplating hanging themselves. Feel so sorry for those people who have lost everything in the floods and for the people whose loved ones have perished.
Reply:In addition to panty hose, cloth works well, if it has a little give like a knit, so much the better. I use my husband's old t-shirts.
Reply:I have twisted plastic groc sacks and used to tie up--Home Depot and Lowe's sell hemp for plant ties. Or if you have a trellis or support you can use plastic tie wraps and those are also available at HD or L's.
Reply:Go to a WalMart, hardware store. Best thing you can buy is jute string. It's natural and I believe will be more bio degradable than nylon string.





Wire bread ties work good if you can find them. If you go to a large garden/hardware store they sell this type of bread wrapper wire either in strips or on a roll.
Reply:You can use pantyhose to tie up plants as well - it gives support without cutting into the plants and is flexible enough for the growth and weight of the plant.


You could also check out another local garden center like in the home improvement stores or Wal-mart for more string if you're not into the nylons idea - but hey, it's just for plant support right?
Reply:I used to use panty hose but my wife no longer wears them very often. I now use strips torn from old bed sheets. It's what my dad used years ago. A little secret on making pantyhose go further: Cut of the toe and cut them off at the upper thigh, then bunch them on your hands like you were going to put them on, you'll have a circle of material, now cut through the circle 5-6 times and you have several strips of pantyhose. Works every time. I also like the old T-shirt idea.