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Follow the instructions in this video and you will be able to competently install a high tensile single strand smooth wire fence.
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Follow the instructions in this video and you will be able to competently install a high tensile single strand smooth wire fence.
Topics: high tensile wire
Helpful Fixed Knot Technique
A video showing you the best methods and wonderful tips for installing fixed knot fence, including safety considerations.
Topics: how to, fixed knot
Helping Plants Thrive
Hortonova is an extruded polypropylene support netting made by Tenax. It is designed to help you grow healthy and thriving flowers and plants. Whether you're a commercial grower or a backyard gardener, Hortonova will be a great addition to your garden. There are different mesh sizes and roll sizes available for both vegetables and flowers. Use the following suggestions to properly set up your netting:
Hortonova Installation for Vegetables:
- Set supporting posts 25 feet apart. Stretch cable from top of one post to the other.
- Secure net to first post with nylon string.
- Attach netting along cable by running nylon string through top meshes.
Hortonova Installation for Flowers:
- Erect strong wood or metal support posts with pre-drilled holes fr each layer of net required during growth cycle.
- Post should be set at maximum distance of 20 feet apart.
- Bolt wooden crossbar between each set of support posts at first level.
- Pull mesh taut and attach or weave netting to the wood crossbar.
- For added support, weave 16 gauge wire along the edge of netting and to vertical support posts.
- Add subsequent layers of netting as growth cycle progresses.
And here's an excellent demonstration about trellising your garden.
Try Hortonova. Give your plants every advantage and enjoy the satisfaction of a larger and better quality yield.
Topics: Hortonova, plant support netting
Greenhouse Benches that Last
- Do you need a flat bench surface to set your pots and containers on?
- Is good drainage important?
- Should the bench top be strong enough to support the weight of large single pots?
- Do you want your benches to last a long time?
- Is it important that the benches have an attractive appearance?
- What is the best type of mesh to use?
There are several different ways to make the tops of greenhouse benches. Perhaps the most important consideration
centers on the kind of top or surface you decide you want. Welded wire meshes are the most common materials
used. They offer several advantages:
- Availability - more readily available from distributors of specialty wire mesh products
- Gauges - more choices from a wide variety of gauges depending on the amount of support you need
- Mesh sizes - select the mesh size you need from a wide range of choices
- a larger mesh can be used for flats, large pots and containers
- a smaller mesh provides stability for small pots
- Finishes - choose among galvanized before weld, galvanized after weld and vinyl coated welded wire
- galvanized before - least expensive - shortest lifetime
- galvanized after - extra, thick protection of rust-resistant zinc - longer lifetime
- vinyl coated - additional protection of PVC - most attractive, most rust resistant and longest lifetime
- Drainage - excellent drainage through porous surfaces
- Strength - adequate strength for any situation
Wood slat snow fence is another possibility. Although it may be difficult to get a smooth flat surface for smaller pots, it is a simple, quick and inexpensive solution. The possibility of rot and broken slats can present problems over time. If you want a longer lasting and more permanent bench, use a metal mesh.
Expanded metal can be used for the tops of greenhouse benches. Rugged and strong, these products are usually available in sheets of different dimensions as well as different finishes.
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Get the right product for your specific application and you will have a greenhouse bench that can last for years.
Topics: welded wire, greenhouse bench wire, vinyl coated
Bracing is Essential
Take a look at this video from the folks at Bekaert. Learn how to put up 2" x 4" woven mesh horse fencing.
Any questions or comments?
Topics: woven wire, horse fence, Bekaert
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