tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post114884851082000144..comments2024-03-19T00:54:49.043-05:00Comments on In My Kitchen Garden: Gardening On The Cheap: Cheapstakes - Using Bamboo Stakes to Support Vegetable PlantsFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-10443052350452360762016-05-11T14:46:10.619-05:002016-05-11T14:46:10.619-05:00Why wouldn't you cut your own bamboo? Is it un...Why wouldn't you cut your own bamboo? Is it unsafe to use fresh cut bamboo?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246650144621802483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-25092149300541484562011-07-12T03:54:18.069-05:002011-07-12T03:54:18.069-05:00I have sworn off the plastic coated steel poles fr...I have sworn off the plastic coated steel poles from Lowes and Home Depot. My brother has a lot of bamboo growing at his place in AZ so I brought a bunch of it back to S. Calif. I use 5-foot pieces about 1/2" to 3/4" in diameter. I then drill 3 holes up near the top and insert 3" chunks of white coat hangers. That gives you something really solid to attach your lines/strings to.Fred Brennionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-32126569558920663382010-10-19T07:16:23.407-05:002010-10-19T07:16:23.407-05:00What a great way to use sunflowers! Thanks! :)What a great way to use sunflowers! Thanks! :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-12643792727335613232010-10-13T22:41:13.158-05:002010-10-13T22:41:13.158-05:00I love your blog... very fun to see other enthusia...I love your blog... very fun to see other enthusiastic gardeners!<br /><br />I don't use bamboo, I use SUNFLOWERS! :) I live in a crazy hot climate and the previous owners planted no shade trees, so we grow sunflowers wherever we need the shade to give plants a break. I use these live sunflowers for beans and peas. Then in the fall I harvest the flowers and veggies, and saw down my sunflower stalks and dry them for staking other veggies, like tomatoes the next year. Great way to re-use!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-59116096488563612032007-07-03T12:52:00.000-05:002007-07-03T12:52:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Accorsi Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829172014499803520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1150467600621521612006-06-16T09:20:00.000-05:002006-06-16T09:20:00.000-05:00I too love bamboo(have a small young grove in a fa...I too love bamboo(have a small young grove in a far corner of my kids yard), however, I was watching a gardening show one night on HGTV, and this guy said to use metal or fiberglass stakes, because they attract static which encourages the plants to grow. He seems pretty adamant about this. He actually strings wire up across his garden for even more metal contact. I suppose there could be some truth to this since I heard somewhere that the first lightning of the year triggers a chemical reacation in plants that makes them flower.donk.usahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968485889093365318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1149073764229809882006-05-31T06:09:00.000-05:002006-05-31T06:09:00.000-05:00Juliar -FOUR cherry tomato plants? Yeow!!Like I c...Juliar -<BR/><BR/>FOUR cherry tomato plants? Yeow!!<BR/><BR/>Like I can talk - I'm growing 8 different varieties (including black, white, green, yellow, etc) but only *plan* to put in one of each of the varieties and give the rest away. We'll see how well that works! ;-)Jephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843262392217281569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1149007623535541602006-05-30T11:47:00.000-05:002006-05-30T11:47:00.000-05:00Thanks for the information! Those are some great ...Thanks for the information! Those are some great deals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1148948826009798272006-05-29T19:27:00.000-05:002006-05-29T19:27:00.000-05:00oh! I wish I could hug you@ I've been wanting to o...oh! I wish I could hug you@ I've been wanting to order some and the cheapest I'd found was through Gardener's Supply, and boy, are they NOT cheap there.<BR/><BR/>I'm planning to plant some bamboo at the new property, but in the meantime, I'm placing an order. Thank you! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1148917489194754862006-05-29T10:44:00.000-05:002006-05-29T10:44:00.000-05:00My garden which is measured in inches not feet or ...My garden which is measured in inches not feet or yards, is still a place of joy. For the FOUR (count 'em) cherry tomato plants I have, I use bamboo stakes too, getting them in teeny tiny bundles at Home Depot. Since the plants are still only 8 inches tall, I only have one stake in for each. But this morning after reading your blog I went out and stuck in another stake on the slightly floppy side of one plant, admiring its effects as I did so.JuliaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795348297295716491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1148903415818512272006-05-29T06:50:00.000-05:002006-05-29T06:50:00.000-05:00Yea - that link to the bamboo stakes won't come up...Yea - that link to the bamboo stakes won't come up. It's on A.M. Leonard's side I figure. It's probably getting too many hits from your readers! LOL I've got to get my tomato cages up this week, too. Now that the heat has finally arrived the garden is growing like crazy.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202463147917151854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1148864934569512362006-05-28T20:08:00.000-05:002006-05-28T20:08:00.000-05:00Bamboo is good, I agree. And thanks for the info ...Bamboo is good, I agree. And thanks for the info about A.M. Leonard.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273873865160002759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1148850609602366372006-05-28T16:10:00.000-05:002006-05-28T16:10:00.000-05:00I love bamboo stakes and they are friggin expensiv...I love bamboo stakes and they are friggin expensive at Lowes, etc.<BR/><BR/>I think the best thing about bamboo is it lasts forever if you put it away in the winter,Stunned Donorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760806404865427760noreply@blogger.com