Or bungee straps easy to take off each time. The pound shop round here sells them and they come in quite small sizes
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| Author: | John M [ 18 Mar 2010, 15:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Cascade pot stability |
I have 3 shohin cascades - a satsuki, a cotoneaster, and a triple trunk juni. They are all in cascade pots about 3" square at the top and about 6" tall. They have to stand by the edge of the bonsai rack toi allow their trunks to descend below the bottom of the pots. All 3 have been wired firmly down onto the bonsai rack all through the winter, BUT: Has anyone worked out a way of securing cascade pots which doesn't involve unwiring them, and rewiring them in place, every time you want to do something? I have tried playing with twisting a wire frame, kind of square and snug to the pot at about 1" below the rim - but I simply haven't got the engineering skills or the architectural nous to work out how to secure it to the bench so I can lift the pots in and out at will but the wind can't get at them. I hope that's clear! Any suggestions would be most welcome. SJ. |
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| Author: | John M [ 18 Mar 2010, 17:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cascade pot stability |
That's what I've been trying to do, Don! (See above.) But I don't see how to make it strong enough or rigid enough to function effectively as a support. I'm beginning to wonder whether I could screw a wood block onto the bonsai rack to raise the base of the pot up above the bench by 2-3", then somehow fix some kind of sleeve or arm onto the wood block which can engage the pot on all four sides and hold it in place against the wind. Seems a bit over the top though! I have lost one cascade pot from Walsall Ceramics in strong wind and I don't fancy losing another. But wiring them down is, in the longer run, very irksome if you want to do anything with the plant. SJ. |
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| Author: | Crazeegang [ 18 Mar 2010, 17:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cascade pot stability |
going to try and describe this as best I can Ok two square pieces of wood. Top piece with hole in it. fastened to the other on legs. Screw it to your bonsai stand and you have a safe place to stand a cascade pot Other option is a spike going through the hole in the bottom of the pot. |
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| Author: | leejr [ 18 Mar 2010, 18:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cascade pot stability |
Or bungee straps easy to take off each time. The pound shop round here sells them and they come in quite small sizes
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| Author: | daryl [ 18 Mar 2010, 19:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cascade pot stability |
If you don't have any mini bungie ropes you can use garden velcro. http://www.directa.co.uk/site/scripts/p ... ct_id=3119 As long as you have slatted beches or can drill a hole to thread it through you can easily tie your pots down and untie them in seconds. Garden velcro is a brilliant invention ! |
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| Author: | hungkuen [ 18 Mar 2010, 20:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cascade pot stability |
Or four bits of wood screwed together and fix to bench. How to explain ????? If it's a squre pot place one each side of the pot and then put the other two on top to create a square like a 3d noughts and crosses board. You could fix to bench with wire incase you wanted to move it at a later date. |
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| Author: | keithmart [ 18 Mar 2010, 20:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cascade pot stability |
Hi A piece of wood inside the pot bottom, with a wire looped over it, can be tied through the slats in the bench. The ends twisted together. It won't go anywhere then, and can be easily removed when you want it. That is what I do with mine. |
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| Author: | Jerry Norbury [ 18 Mar 2010, 21:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cascade pot stability |
daryl wrote: If you don't have any mini bungie ropes you can use garden velcro. http://www.directa.co.uk/site/scripts/p ... ct_id=3119 As long as you have slatted beches or can drill a hole to thread it through you can easily tie your pots down and untie them in seconds. Garden velcro is a brilliant invention ! That's given me another idea. How about simple sticky-back Velcro? Stick some to your bench and two strips on the bottom of your pots. http://www.amazon.co.uk/GENUINE-VELCRO% ... 106&sr=8-1 |
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| Author: | jamie [ 19 Mar 2010, 04:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cascade pot stability |
keithmart wrote: Hi A piece of wood inside the pot bottom, with a wire looped over it, can be tied through the slats in the bench. The ends twisted together. It won't go anywhere then, and can be easily removed when you want it. That is what I do with mine. speaking as a tradesman i beleive this is the best idea, its quick easy, simple and effective. good work keith! |
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| Author: | John M [ 19 Mar 2010, 11:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cascade pot stability |
This is fantastic! Thanks all! Now for some very careful reading.... Lee - when I first read your post about 'bungee straps' I thought you meant that when the pot is blown off the shelf it bounces up and down like a bungee jump.  SJ. |
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