rebar in the ground around your containers then slip pvc over that, like building a greenhouse. and maybe use twine/hemp around that to support branches? maybe just invest in a GH and do it full sun?
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Rust proofing concrete remesh cages
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Always cap all layers of caging with layers of hortinet
rust wont hurt anything
rust wont hurt anything
I see a few experienced growers in here telling you that the rust is not a factor ...not sure what problems it causes you , ive been using it for a bit now with no problems at all . All the plants in the picture have a large ring of 7 foot concrete remesh helping them stand strong and its been rusting for a good while. Never seen a branch sawed through ... perhaps you live in a very windy environment ? Good luck
rust wont hurt anything
I see a few experienced growers in here telling you that the rust is not a factor ...not sure what problems it causes you , ive been using it for a bit now with no problems at all . All the plants in the picture have a large ring of 7 foot concrete remesh helping them stand strong and its been rusting for a good while. Never seen a branch sawed through ... perhaps you live in a very windy environment ? Good luck
Spray em with phosphoric acid.
I pound a lot of galvanized nails at work ... my guess is that even if the remesh was galvanized it would still saw through your plants if the rust is causing it ... galvanized steel is pretty rough stuph ... im pretty sure it wouldnt solve the roughness problem if the rust is causing it to saw through then so would the galvi wire .
sacramental
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Maybe that flex seal rubber in a can crap? May be pricey though.
You know, life happens and one must adapt.
At the time I acquired this property, growing was the last thing on my mind.
Situations changed and here I am on my third season.
Re: wind farm, I sometimes joke that I should put windmill generators up, and do a massive indoor grow instead of doing an outdoor and dealing with all this wind...
At the time I acquired this property, growing was the last thing on my mind.
Situations changed and here I am on my third season.
Re: wind farm, I sometimes joke that I should put windmill generators up, and do a massive indoor grow instead of doing an outdoor and dealing with all this wind...
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The English Cut
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I had this problem on a few of my cages last season too - high winds here also. I tried tying them really tightly to the cage to avoid movement, but that didn't really work too well, still enough movement to fuck up the branch although not sawing right through.
This year I'll be wrapping some duct tape around the rusty bar where it will be in contact with the branches and I just realised I've got a whole roll of shitty seep-irrigation hose that i could easily cut to size, make a slit and slip over the bar so I'm gonna try that too.
This year I'll be wrapping some duct tape around the rusty bar where it will be in contact with the branches and I just realised I've got a whole roll of shitty seep-irrigation hose that i could easily cut to size, make a slit and slip over the bar so I'm gonna try that too.
Has zinc spray/coating been mentioned? ..dunno if it would work, but i doubt it's hard to find ..atleast CRC and Wurth is making the spray-kind.
Zinc galvanized surface is smoother than a rusted one for sure.
Zinc galvanized surface is smoother than a rusted one for sure.
