| Yikes! First posted in 2004, and your question is a couple of months old now, but I've been learning how to do it too, although I haven't yet tried my hand on it. (Found directions somewhere online, a while ago.) I learned to do it using chicken coup wire, but filling the form with spignum (sp?!) peat moss. It's lightweight, but gives the plants something to cling onto. As far as attaching to the basket, not so sure that requires anything heavy-duty, since, once the plants have taken over the form, it won't be blowing away. Why not just stick a stick/bamboo pole/dowel right through the whole thing, on into the soil below? (Also, read that in the directions, although these directions were for a shape other then a ball.) If you need to attach the stick to the frame, wouldn't good old fashioned wire ties that are used for twisting trash bags shut, do the trick? I'm thinking that blob of hot wax on top of that would help to avoid getting stabbed while caring for your plants, once they've taken shape. Or maybe, even a pipe cleaner, instead. Also, in the future, sometimes, if you click onto the different links from authors of previous post, you might find a link, so you can contact the original poster, giving you a better chance at getting quicker answers. (I'm guessing you tried that, and it didn't help, but thought I'd add this, in case, you didn't think of it, and it would work. I'd try it with you now, but I'm having trouble sleeping, and this was a side venture, while working on something else, so I'm too tired and lazy to follow my own directions. Sorry. LOL) Lynn |
