paper lining's

[Barbara]

i was thinking of making my own hanging basket lining's,
from pape mache (sp),
do you think the wall-paper paste will be alright for plants,
or not??.
barbara

[Chuckles]

Not a clue barbara but this looks interesting and easy if you can knit

Knitted Hanging Basket Liners

Rita you'd soon whip these up with all the practice your getting ;D

[Susie Snowdrop]

I think you should find out the 'recipe' for the paste first . It'd be such a shame to lose all the plants

[andy]

Just wondering whether paper on its own would be ok.....by the time it rots away, the plats should all be well rooted and hold the whole ball together.

However, i really cant see any problems using wallpaper paste. You could also use watered down PVA glue or even a flour/water paste mix to bind the paper !!!

let us know if you do try anything and if it works

[oldmoleskins]

There may some 'mould inhibitor' in the paste that could have some effect - but (he said reaching way, way, back into primary schooldays) why not use flour and water?

OM.

[Susie Snowdrop]

Wallpaper paste is a mixture of potato starch and Kaolin (a clay mineral). If you do use it then, as OM says, make sure there's no mould inhibitor in it!

On saying all that, I think OM's suggestion of flour and water might be better!

S x

[lottielady]

look what I found! ;D

www.urbaneliving.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=Nut_wall_paste&cat=70

You can use it to sow tiny seeds too!

LLx

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greety said:

Not a clue barbara but this looks interesting and easy if you can knit

Knitted Hanging Basket Liners

What ever next? ;D

[Chuckles]

Morning Rita, I think they are quite nifty and would be good in that rough natural looking thick string. Imagine how rough it would be to knit with though