The idea is to use the sticks to make woven cages above the young plant, which provides support as it grows through. To build a cage, push sticks into the ground in a circle around the plant ...

Armed with an active imagination and a lopping pruner, you can transform green sticks into pretty trellises, fence panels and plant supports. These simple structures are easy to make, cost ...

It's time to sow peas and peas need support ... sticks are pushed into the ground around the seeds at planting but I like to create a more decorative effect with a lattice framework and then plant ...

A yam farm in northern Ghana, with wooden stakes used to support the yam plants as they grow. These “yam sticks” are often harvested from surrounding forest. Image by Attah Mohammed via ...

but one of the best deterrents is simple plant supports such as pea sticks. She said: “I make pea sticks from off-cuts from our shrubs and trees on site - but you can use anything that will ...