Comments on: Willow Weaving 2

By: goo

goo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:07:12 +0000

Hi, Mrs DB. Olive suckers sound intriguing and yes a little safer than blood suckers! Getting round to things is nearly always the most difficult thing isn’t it?

By: goo

goo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:59:42 +0000

NO, Thank you Bird! Nice to see you here. We all need a Winter rest, especially our veg plots and no doubt you’ll be having a mad planting frenzy come Spring like the rest of us.

By: goo

goo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:57:17 +0000

Definitely sounds fun, really you shouldn’t go giving me these ideas because there’s a good chance I’ll attempt them!

By: Bird

Bird — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:07:04 +0000

The cloche looks great – you may think it’s wonky but it looks pretty serviceable to me! I’ve never tried willow weaving and the idea of being allergic to the wands intrigues me – are you by any chance allergic to aspirin?

Your plot looks so vibrant – we have nothing growing but spinach at present, we just harvested our Jerusalem artichokes, the last of the chillies and tomatoes and the garden is now looking bereft. Hope to get the garlic in soon.

Thank you by the way for the wonderful comment you left on my Hampstead Heath post, I think that place is a very special one for many.

By: Kester

Kester — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:31:25 +0000

Hi Goo
Cool willow weaving. You mentioned in your post not having a greenhous, one idea I have read about, but not tried out myself, is to weave a frame from willow, with some into the ground to grow and then to put UV trapping poly over the frame et voila! You have a polytunnel which when it is time to move leaves you with the foundation of a nice sheltered willow arbor/coppice. Don’t know if the idea is of any use but it sounded fun.

By: MrsDirtyBoots

MrsDirtyBoots — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:55:17 +0000

Oooo, you’ve inspired me. I have been meaning to start weaving a similar contraption for bird-proofing the brassicas. I plan on using olive suckers which are in abundance and pretty bendy but have yet to actually get on with it. You have motivated me, so thanks!

ps, bit scary up there with you eh?