Hanging Basket

[jennyjoan]

As you know I bought sorta semi bloom basket yesterday and it is going to get large - I recall last year that the basket didn't get a chance to bloom its full bloomness because the little hook was too near the wall.

Is there a tip that I can get the basket to come further away from the wall. Please without screwing into walls etc cos I don't have the strength for that - maybe a wee tip.

[Prudie]

Well baskets are supposed to hang off brackets, not hooks straight into the wall. The back will always get squashed if you do it that way.

[jennyjoan]

that is what I mean Prude - it is brackets but they are fairly too near the wall. sorry for using hooks -

[Prudie]

Oh I see, that suggests your baskets are too big for the size of brackets. Not much you can do about that now. You could try rotating them regularly - bring the back round to the front for example to give all sides the chance to flourish.

[jennyjoan]

thought i could add more metal to the brackets (in my world)

[Prudie]

Not a good idea :-) If you had someone to help and the money to spend then your best solution would be to buy new longer brackets (or smaller diameter baskets next time)

[Mass_Hysteria]

Could you not get a longer wall bracket and using the same plugged holes will avoid re drilling/plugging etc?

[jennyjoan]

think i am going to ask the neighbour after all - hate losing my independence. blah