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    Has ripped the lining out of my hanging ( well more sitting ) basket!
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    So next time I water (tomorrow) or it rains all the compost is going to get washed out.

    I'm having trouble coming up with a solution. Ideas anyone?

    The basket is starting to flower and look quite good ( at the moment )

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    Could you weave/thread bands of plastic (maybe fleece or weed suppressant membrane ?) in and out of the metalwork...then tuck moss in between the plastic and metal to hide the plastic?
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

    Location....Normandy France

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    • #3
      Plant some more plants through the wire?

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      • #4
        gently shove pieces of card board down the sides to hold the soil in place, so that it doesn't fall out, then add your chosen linings i.e weed membrane as nicos suggested, or even a black bin liner perhaps.
        and if you want to you can add plants through the sides ,idea courtesy of vc
        Apart from the mishap , basket looks great, as does butter would not melt
        Last edited by chillithyme; 31-05-2018, 08:03 PM.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Nicos View Post
          Could you weave/thread bands of plastic (maybe fleece or weed suppressant membrane ?) in and out of the metalwork...then tuck moss in between the plastic and metal to hide the plastic?
          Weaving might work, thank you.

          Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
          Plant some more plants through the wire?
          The only things I've left for planting out are edibles. I think they would go the same way as the liner! My little black furry friend makes the Labrador look like a fussy eater

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          • #6
            Hee hee, got to love ‘butter wouldn’t melt’ ! Is that Breeze? Or have I got completely the wrong family?
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Jay22 View Post
              Hee hee, got to love ‘butter wouldn’t melt’ ! Is that Breeze? Or have I got completely the wrong family?
              Breeze is the Labrador. That little black ******* is skew .

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              • #8
                Oh sorry Breeze almost getting you in trouble! Poor Skew, I’m sure you forgive him, funny how you forgive them no matter what they do...he does have a guilty look though!
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                • #9
                  My MiL uses tights over the outside of hers....obviously trimmed afterwards

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Small pumpkin View Post
                    The only things I've left for planting out are edibles. I think they would go the same way as the liner! My little black furry friend makes the Labrador look like a fussy eater
                    You could always try feeding him that might save your baskets
                    it may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.

                    Member of the Nutters Club but I think I am just there to make up the numbers

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                    • #11
                      On the bright side he didn’t chew your plants,if there’s nothing to chew will he chew your plants,have you got some chew toys placed strategically around the beds? Your nasturtium has big leaves for a small container,looking at the design of the basket,to a dog it does look like something to unwrap & there might be food in there.
                      Location : Essex

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                      • #12
                        I'd probably stick it in a compost bag, trim and tuck, then poke holes for drainage. Won't look great, but the plants will soon cover it, and I think it's the option that's going to give you least compost loss.

                        Or tights. I love the tights idea.

                        Also: He's goooooooorgeeeeeooooooouuuuuuuus.......!

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Jungle Jane View Post
                          On the bright side he didn’t chew your plants,if there’s nothing to chew will he chew your plants,have you got some chew toys placed strategically around the beds? Your nasturtium has big leaves for a small container,looking at the design of the basket,to a dog it does look like something to unwrap & there might be food in there.
                          They both know the basket is out of bounds, because we had a very long chat about it when it got put back there for the summer . You think the nasturtium is big wait till the lupin catches up!!! ( I know, I'm not right in the head ! )
                          Yeah they have a few toys. The toy basket Click image for larger version

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                          This is the pile of toys waiting to be sown up again Click image for larger version

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                          And they have an outside toy box.

                          They can destroy as many toys as they like, I don't care. They have never chewed any furniture or anything they shouldn't in the house

                          There's just the occasional unappreciated chewing of things outside. But none of its the end of the world. The plants aren't necessarily safe

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by 1Bee View Post
                            I'd probably stick it in a compost bag, trim and tuck, then poke holes for drainage. Won't look great, but the plants will soon cover it, and I think it's the option that's going to give you least compost loss.
                            !

                            What a great suggestion I thought, then I realised you weren't referring to the dog

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                            • #15
                              ^^^^
                              OMG
                              Some of those are so funny/cringe making!

                              OH's parents had a huuuge deerhound which shredded a really valuable chaise longue once....well, he implied he had absolutely nothing to do with it...which was why he tried to hide under a chair if you pointed at the piece of furniture...even years after it had been repaired!
                              "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                              Location....Normandy France

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