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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Texas Coastal Bend
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Yes the cable mounts are bolted on, but the adhesive from the cable mount loses it's sticky strength and then swivels around. You can't tighten the nut and bolt too tight on the box, just snug enough!
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Northeast TN (7a)
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Metro Denver
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Bumping this. Ray's original pics are no longer available to see the finished products. Has anyone got pictures they would be willing to share? Also, did the Gurney's or Burpees pea cages work best? Since this is an old thread not all the links are currently carried products. Wondering if anyone has built these recently for their new Earth boxes?
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I don't see why the pea cages wouldn't work, mine are still in great shape even though I used them on earthboxes, not raybo's earthtainers.
What links are you interested in?
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Join Date: Dec 2017
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No,maybe my writing was unclear. I am sure these cages work really well! Great ideas... I would like to amass the components now to start making them even though I don't need them until May. I was talking about some of the links not working in the thread kind people posted to purchase their components. The Gurneys link leads to a mole product and the link for the clamps didn't work because the thread was from so long ago. I just wondered if anyone had pictures or more current links they had used.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Texas Coastal Bend
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Here you go. Got your wire rope clips link by looking at my old order confirmation. They are still the same price as when I bought them so long ago. If you order the pea cages today you can get $25 off any $50 order. Through today only, though the coupon comes back often. I think I made separate orders a couple of times to get my pea cages at a great price.
Wire Rope Clips-Malleable http://www.pambinaimpex.com/malleabl...rope-clip-1-8/ Gurney's Pea Fence https://www.gurneys.com/product/pea_fence
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Join Date: Dec 2017
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Thank you Rockporter!
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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You are very welcome!
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Hi Rockporter! I am wondering how many of the wire clamps I need to order for each earth box? Thanks in advance!
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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You will need a set of two pea fence to make one tall cage, one single to make a short cage. If you are making tall cages you will fold them into an oblong shape and stack one on top of the other one. You need to add clamps where the two cages meet to hold them together. You will then add clamps all the way down the side of the pea cages. I hope this makes sense if not just ask again. Basically you are putting a clamp where each section of the cage has a wire meet another wire from one cage to the next. I wouldn't try to skip on these clamps, you don't want your plants growing between the cages and causing damage to the plants. You also want a strong cage to keep it's shape with a heavy laden plant growing out the sides and using the cage for support.
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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Another EB user here. I bought a pair of Pea Fences but never could figure out how to use them stacked in an EB.
Any pictures of how they clamp to the EB and what to buy? I have spent a fortune on cages for the EB and Root Pouches. For the EB, I've been using the 14" cage and bend the bottom posts so they all fit into the EB. If I clamp at all, I use the T-POST Clamp (like $.44 for 50) and bend it with pliers so they loop around the cage and under the EB rim. I live in a wind tunnel and have had many EB tip over, but never had the cage come out. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Campbell, CA
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Unfortunately, the bozos at Photobucket deleted hundreds of my photos from their Hosting site so all of my old photos are gone. Here are 2 photos that should show you the technique I used to "clamp" the cages between the EarthBox and its metal stand:
![]() ![]() I bent the tip 1/2 inch of each leg inwards toward the EarthBox to tuck-in between the 'Box and the stand. You could fashion something similar for an EarthBox sitting on the ground (think of using concrete blocks around the outer edges to sit the EB on). Raybo ![]() |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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Edit: Take a look at post #69 because there is a part of this design I had forgotten to add to it. It's mentioned in post #69.
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Metro Denver
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Thanks Raybo for the new pics and all your great posts about earth boxes.!
Rockporter I ordered 100 of the clamps as well as 2 sets of pea fences from Gurneys. Just for others who may want to do this- after you place your first order, they immediately send you a second coupon for another 25, 50 or 100 off...breaking your orders up as you suggested to take advantage of these discounts is the plan! I will go back to post 63 to see what else my hubby will need to make these for Mothers Day. Yay! |
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