Posted on 10/22/2022 6:26:38 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
That is an awesome assortment!
Not much happening in my garden right now. Jut the usual end of summer/beginning of fall stuff. Surprisingly, petunias still flourishing.
“Surprisingly, petunias still flourishing.”
Remember those two hanging baskets I got for a song at Walmart this spring? Proven Winners top-brand annuals; white and purple petunias and white and purple verbena.
I moved them to the greenhouse when we had a cold snap and they are still looking lovely! I’m really going to miss them once we finally have to say goodbye. :(
We’ve been together for seven months now, LOL!
Question .... have you ever used one of these tools?
I took another look at it this morning (watched video, too) ... I see two different results. One shows the cut end of the zip tie sticking out a bit, maybe a quarter inch, or slightly less. The other makes it look like it cuts it off just about even with the locking mechanism. When I read the comments, people who have used it said there is a sharp edge.
I am wrapping the tie/sharp edge (I have a small tab if I cut it close) with some duct tape - very sticky, weather resistant. I’m also considering not cutting & just folding the long end back over the locking part & taping it - that would hold it tight for sure & no sharp edges to cut the tape. I’ll have to replace the tape at some point in the future, but I will NOT get cut! There is more weather ‘proof’ tape (Gorilla - pricey) and that will be an option when I replace the tape at some point down the road.
No I have not used that particular tool. I’ve used the industrial version with great success for many years. I suspect there is a technique one needs to develop to hold the clamp tight against the tool when you’re cutting the tail off. My work toolbox has five different kinds the guns for all different kinds of tie wraps. They all require some finesse to work properly. This is the one I use:
Okay - thanks for the answer, much appreciated! I think I’m going the ‘tape over sharp edges’ route for now ... quickest & easiest for me, cheapest, too. I’ll just have to deal with replacing the tape at some point in the future, but it’s not critical to maintaining the integrity of the panel, just a ‘safety’ item. The good news is that I do not have to worry about the stainless ties ‘breaking’ every year, like the plastic ones would do.
As for the wire panels instead of plastic mesh panels overall, I really like how they’re turning out ... stiffer & sturdier for sure and even with the tape, they look a heck of a lot neater than the old mesh panels.
Sun Lover
Blazing Flames Mixed Tulips
Gavota Tulip
Ice King Daffodil
Sempre Avanti Daffodil
Mystik van Eijk Tulip
Daydream Tulip
Yes, some of the colors clash, but they're all just for my own enjoyment and cutting and colors coordinate with various rooms in the house. One of these years we're going to get REALLY ambitious and have a huge SWATH of tulips and daffs just for cutting and sharing.
Wow, busy lady! Clash of the Tulips!
But you will get to sit on the deck and look at them and enjoy your morning coffee! (Assuming they are within view of your front porch!)
Proven Winner has excellent plants and I always look for them when I go plant shopping.
Yes, I can see them from the porch. :)
Replacement plantings for the bulbs puppies Shasta and Fremont dug up last fall. They spared the Allium, though; must not have liked the scent!
Squirrel seem to leave them alone too! They have been bothering things and I am waiting for the owls and hawks to take care of them. To stop this, I put chicken wire down over any recently sown plantings. (Japanese turnips/radishes, Spinach, kale, Chinese Cabbage, fast growing cool weather stuff.)
(Yesterday Planted Fall Estonian Garlic (mild, grows large and stores well) and Multiplier onions (Potato Onions). The multiplier onions also store well, but they are medium small with a strong onion flavor. I have Multiplier Japanese Bunching onions (Shin Rin something or other!) that have overgrown the 2 x 2 area I planted them in, so I have broken some of them up and replanted to a different area of the garden with more humus and sunlight. Onions do not work well here, but Multiplier types do.
Squirrels seem to leave them alone too! They have been bothering seedlings and mulched garden and I am waiting for the owls and hawks to take care of them. To stop this, I put chicken wire down over any recently sown plantings. (Japanese turnips/radishes, Spinach, kale, Chinese Cabbage, fast growing cool weather stuff.)
(Yesterday Planted Fall Estonian Garlic (mild, grows large and stores well) and Multiplier onions (Potato Onions). The multiplier onions also store well, but they are medium small with a strong onion flavor. I have Multiplier Japanese Bunching onions (Shin Rin something or other!) that have overgrown the 2 x 2 area I planted them in, so I have broken some of them up and replanted to a different area of the garden with more humus and sunlight. Onions do not work well here, but Multiplier types do.
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