Heavy cardboard tubes
chuckr30
18 years ago
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Comments (5)the cardboard wicked away enough moisture to kill them. ==>> some variation of that is my vote .. had you simply stuck them in the ground... and i hope you did with some... i presume you would have had no problem ... as an experiment ... you created a non-normal growing culture and failed ... two thumbs up for the experiment ... just guessing.. you completely interfered with water management ... exactly how.. who knows ... and part of the problem is the whole tap root mythology .... IMHO ... its simply not requisite ... its just another root ... thx for the experiment ... BTW .. we get newsprint end rolls for the kids ... and the tubes are the same ... with the laminate glue in it.. i could beat a yugo to a pulp with the roll ... i cant see how any moisture permeated it ... in one season ... they are probably as hard as a 2 x 4 .... unless yours are different ... where the leaves sticking out the top??? ken...See MoreCan worms back up?
Comments (3)I've also seen them moving in both directions, to escape the light. In the heavy cardboard tubing (from rolls of fabric) which I had buried in the bin (to supply extra air and which were completely filled with castings and cocoons); I found worms in every single layer (alive and well). Also inside every tea bag. I have a hard time believing the worms could become trapped unless the cardboard was really dry. Good reason to keep it on the wet side. Also, this last bin that I just transferred, at the bottom there was a bit of standing water (maybe 1/2"), with bunches of wet, mushy cardboard; and every bunch chock, filled with worms. Shaul...See MoreGrowing Wisteria in Zone 4
Comments (13)I just saw this thread. I'm also in zone 4. I brought two young wisteria vines (in pots) with me when I moved here from the north SF Bay area of CA five winters ago. One is still in its pot, the other is planted in my front yard. When I checked with the local nurseries here, the best we could come up with is "iffy" on the wisteria surviving the winters. They're actually both doing fine. So far. The potted one comes inside as soon as it goes dormant, and spends the winter in my enclosed, but unheated, front porch. I give it 'some' water about once a month, depending on how cold it is and how damp the soil is. In the spring, when the weather warms up, it goes back outside on my patio, which has a roof, but is otherwise open. The one planted in the yard, I will admit, gives me a strong case of "nerves" every spring, waiting for it to...do something. It's always the last plant to show any movement in the buds. The first couple years it was very hesitant and the growth wasn't as luxious as I know it can be. This past summer though, it took off like crazy, sending out new growth every which way. For the first time since planting, I actually had to prune a little. I'm wanting this to grow the same way you mention, as a standard. Winter protection, when it was small enough, was provided by removing the bottom from a cheap plastic garbage can, putting that over the vine, and then filling it with cedar mulch. The second year, the top was higher than the upside down garbage can, so I put a five gallon bucket, upside down, over the top. There was no mulch inside the bucket. I did have some top burnback from the winter temps (which can get -30° here), but the rest of the vine was fine. Last winter, and now, the vine has gotten too tall for the garbage can method, so I went to Home Depot and got a couple 4 ft high, 12 inch diameter, Quick Tubes. These are very heavy cardboard tubes used for pouring concrete pillars. I covered the bottom of one tube, inside and out, with plastic to keep it from getting wet. Then I "bundled up" the branches of the vine to keep them from breaking, and slid the tube over the vine, filling it completely with cedar mulch. Because it tends to be top-heavy, the tube has to be staked so it won't fall over. Then I covered the top with plastic (garbage bag) and duct-taped everything down. Worked last winter, and I expect it'll work again this winter, especially as mild as it's been. The only other problem I've encountered is that the Japanese beetles LOVE to munch on it. I put a trap out each year, and employ the "two-block" method - smash the beetles between two blocks of wood. Doesn't seem to harm the wisteria at all. This summer, I'm hoping to get some Milky Spore and spread it around the yard to combat the beetle problem. Hope this helps....See MoreThick cardboard tubes?
Comments (10)You could glue wrapping paper (or scrapbook paper) to the big ones, using watered down white glue like elmers, or mod podge. maybe one paper on the outside and a contrasting on the inside. Or fabric might be nicer. Again you can use white glue or modpodge on fabric too. I'm not sure how to hang them on the wall. Could you stack them and hold them together with nuts and bolts? Offset, that is allowing the second row to go slightly between the first maybe? The smaller ones, I'm not sure. They may be strong enough to use as occassional table legs. Or legs for cardboard stools. You could google cardboard furniture for ideas. If you cut them down to say 6 inches you could tie a group of them together and use for storage of markers and paint brushes. Hmm. Be sure to let us know what you do. And post pics if you can. Kathy I'd like to think they have some use!...See MoreIna Plassa_travis
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