Re: totems for climbers

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2002.05.14 at 18:31:49(8767) Hello David and all Friends, I wonder how they manage the seemingly LONG fibers seen in the photos if it is from the actual coconut, one would think that no fiber would be longer than about 11" as it is limited by the size of the nut/ fruit. Anyone know for sure?? The best totems I`ve seen were made by bending wire with about a 3/4" mesh around a 3 or 4" square bit of wood, fastening the two sides of the wire 'box' so created by bending the wire-points around the opposing side, then stuffing the tube TIGHTLY with sphagnum by compressing it with a broom-stick. It held moisture well, and the roots of climbers loved it. Julius +More >>Dear Susan, Indeed you are right, climbing aroids are cultivated on coconut fiber covered plastic tubes. They seem to really like it. These are bought here in France (www.sicatec.com) but you probably could find it somewhere in the USA or maybe you could try doing them by yourself ? With best regards, David Susan Cox a *crit : > > Here are some really neat totems, but what are they made of? I've been > looking for a good totem also. These plants and totems are featured at > the Jardin Botanique du Montet (Nancy, France), and are referenced to by > David Scherberich on his personal Ariod page here: > http://dscherberich.free.fr/. I would like to see what medium they > used. Could it be coir fibers? > > Susan Cox -- David Scherberich 2 rue Valfeniere 69001 LYON FRANCE Email: dscherberich@wanadoo.fr http://dscherberich.free.fr/

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