Masonry Ladders for Improvised Plant Protection
Around here, we make great use of masonry ladders to create hoop houses for our tender plants. Masonry ladders are incredibly inexpensive (less than $3) and readily available at any local hardware store.
The only adjustment you might need to make is cutting the length to fit your application. If you're planting directly in the ground, or if you have a low raised bed, then you'll need to trim the ladder up a bit. We were having some trouble finding a tool (short of bolt cutters, which we do not own) that would do the job. Luckily, my husband thought to pull out his handy dandy Dremel and it did the job perfectly.
The only adjustment you might need to make is cutting the length to fit your application. If you're planting directly in the ground, or if you have a low raised bed, then you'll need to trim the ladder up a bit. We were having some trouble finding a tool (short of bolt cutters, which we do not own) that would do the job. Luckily, my husband thought to pull out his handy dandy Dremel and it did the job perfectly.
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Thanks for sharing, I think this will work for our fish pond.
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I am wondering where you found the inexpensive masonry ladder. Did you shop at a chain store or a mom and pop store?
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