Growing things up galvanised fencing

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Sally Thompson - 30 Jul 2008 10:32 GMT

We have a galvanised weldmesh run for our chickens and I would like to grow
some climbers up it to provide some extra shade (yes, protected from curious
beaks!). However, Tony remembers growing something up a galvanised fence in
the past and it removed all the galvanised surface and the fence rusted. Has
anyone else had any experience of how well the surface will resist planting?
I don't know what I'm going to grow there yet, but since I have a surplus of
Bill McKenzie clematis plants, that might well be a good contender.

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Nick Maclaren - 30 Jul 2008 11:36 GMT

|> We have a galvanised weldmesh run for our chickens and I would like to grow
|> some climbers up it to provide some extra shade (yes, protected from curious
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|> I don't know what I'm going to grow there yet, but since I have a surplus of
|> Bill McKenzie clematis plants, that might well be a good contender.

Nowt to do with the plants. That's what happens to galvanised iron wire
and, the cheaper and thinner it is, the faster it goes. I have grown
climbers up ordinary 1.5 mm wire for decades, and it is still fine.

Bill McKenzie would be good, but there are LOTS of others. Are you
anywhere near Cambridge, and would you be prepared to swap a Bill
McKenzie for (say) an Akebia quinata?

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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Kate Morgan - 30 Jul 2008 16:46 GMT

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> Bill McKenzie would be good, but there are LOTS of others. Are you
> anywhere near Cambridge, and would you be prepared to swap a Bill
> McKenzie for (say) an Akebia quinata?
>
> Regards,
> Nick Maclaren.

Bill McKenzie is a brilliant plant, very robust and so easy to look after, I
love it :-)
kate

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Sally Thompson - 30 Jul 2008 19:43 GMT

> snip
>> Bill McKenzie would be good, but there are LOTS of others. Are you
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> love it :-)
> kate

Me too - I have to resist the impulse to have it absolutely everywhere. We
usually get two flowerings in a season, too, and even the seed heads are so
pretty.

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Sacha - 30 Jul 2008 23:02 GMT

On 30/7/08 19:43, in article
0001HW.C4B674F20056AA32F0182648@news.individual.net, "Sally Thompson"
<spt@hush.com.invalid> wrote:

>> snip
>>> Bill McKenzie would be good, but there are LOTS of others. Are you
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> usually get two flowerings in a season, too, and even the seed heads are so
> pretty.

Lovely sprayed gently in silver and gold for Christmas! ISTR that friends
of mine who did this used hairspray first - on the seed heads, I mean!

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Sally Thompson - 31 Jul 2008 09:16 GMT

> On 30/7/08 19:43, in article
> 0001HW.C4B674F20056AA32F0182648@news.individual.net, "Sally Thompson"
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> Lovely sprayed gently in silver and gold for Christmas! ISTR that friends
> of mine who did this used hairspray first - on the seed heads, I mean!

Oh, that's a lovely idea Sacha. I'll remember that one.

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Sally Thompson - 30 Jul 2008 19:42 GMT

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>>> I don't know what I'm going to grow there yet, but since I have a surplus
>>> of
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> and, the cheaper and thinner it is, the faster it goes. I have grown
> climbers up ordinary 1.5 mm wire for decades, and it is still fine.

Thanks. This is reasonably robust so I'll go for it.

> Bill McKenzie would be good, but there are LOTS of others. Are you
> anywhere near Cambridge, and would you be prepared to swap a Bill
> McKenzie for (say) an Akebia quinata?

Er, no, Shropshire isn't terribly near Cambridge:-) However, I can send you
some seeds if you like. Send me your snail mail address and I'll send them
off in a few weeks. They were very easy to germinate and most of South
Shropshire now has Bill McKenzie<g>. My reply-to address is valid although I
don't check it very often (remove the invalid if necessary). If you don't
hear back, give me a nudge.

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