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esther Top Member Posts: 2,677	plant ties Jan 17, 2011 12:09:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by esther on Jan 17, 2011 12:09:39 GMT Old tights or stockings cut into3/4" strips make good plant ties
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Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	plant ties Jan 17, 2011 12:12:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on Jan 17, 2011 12:12:30 GMT They do indeed Esther and so do old socks, they are nice and soft against the stem.
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pansypotter Junior Member Posts: 80	plant ties Jan 17, 2011 16:14:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pansypotter on Jan 17, 2011 16:14:56 GMT i use these, only have to buy the cheap ones now for this purpose as don't wear either anymore..excellent ties for those of us who's dexterity isn't what it should be ;D

esther
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plant ties Jan 17, 2011 18:46:56 GMT

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Post by esther on Jan 17, 2011 18:46:56 GMT

Jan 17, 2011 16:14:56 GMT pansypotter said:

i use these, only have to buy the cheap ones now for this purpose as don't wear either anymore..excellent ties for those of us who's dexterity isn't what it should be ;D

I could always send you some PP - promise to wash the stockings first though ;D

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pansypotter Junior Member Posts: 80	plant ties Jan 17, 2011 21:33:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pansypotter on Jan 17, 2011 21:33:06 GMT Thanks Esther ;D I saw AT on a programme some time ago and he poo-pooed the very thought of it...i took it personal and went off him...only for a minute though ;D

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	plant ties Jan 17, 2011 21:39:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Jan 17, 2011 21:39:37 GMT What did he suggest, then?

pansypotter Junior Member Posts: 80	plant ties Jan 17, 2011 23:10:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pansypotter on Jan 17, 2011 23:10:16 GMT i can't recall..i was just sat there with jaw drop and a red face whilst my friend thought it was hilarious as she laughed at most of my recycling in the garden dept

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plant ties Jan 18, 2011 0:03:42 GMT

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Post by sweetpea on Jan 18, 2011 0:03:42 GMT

Well I have used nylon stockings for years and still have a carrier bag full donated by lady gardener friends

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Also quite apart from gardening they came in very useful to protect your feet from blisters on long marches.
You would be surprised to hear some of the things marines did.

I'll get around to it eventually

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,784	plant ties Jan 18, 2011 6:55:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Jan 18, 2011 6:55:42 GMT I use a lot of pop socks ;D

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plant ties Jan 21, 2011 6:04:33 GMT

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Jan 18, 2011 0:03:42 GMT sweetpea said:

Well I have used nylon stockings for years and still have a carrier bag full donated by lady gardener friends

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Also quite apart from gardening they came in very useful to protect your feet from blisters on long marches.
You would be surprised to hear some of the things marines did.

Oh no, we would not.

Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	plant ties Jan 21, 2011 12:08:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on Jan 21, 2011 12:08:24 GMT Jan 18, 2011 6:55:42 GMT grindle said: I use a lot of pop socks ;D Do they go fizzy when you put them on Grindle ;D
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