Wire mesh greenhouse staging - anyone use it?

[Paul in Essex]

And, if so, what do you use? Needs to be sturdy enough to support without sagging and small enough mesh so the pots don't fall through

[NickHitchcock]

I tried some that looked like it would do the job but it sagged, I then put loads of extra fixings to hold it really tight and the wire snapped, luckily nothing fell through. It does look a very good idea and I have spotted photos where people are using it. You have to buy some good quality wire (I thought mine was) which is actually quite expensive. Good luck and hopefully you will be given some answers that I may also make use of.
Nick

[Chris in Leeds]

I even bought some b&q staging and that bowed when I put the plants on it so built a wooden section
The wire mesh ones I have seen never look sturdy enough

[Tony R]

An example of the mesh staging used at Kirstenbosch:

[Rich45s]

I doubt you can get it with small enough holes in, but I’m planning to espalier pears, apples etc along rebar sections around the outside of the garden once I move

‘smallest rebar size available small mesh’ I just ‘binged’ that on image search and there’s plenty of choice out there (I get points for using bing over google)

Also and I know this isn’t a solution, but I was amazed at the extra strength cable ties around the edge of my cheapo £10 ‘greenhouse’ gave when I added them

[esp]

I have used this, seems to work fine. I've used a double thickness, so a strong layer (25mm mesh?) supporting a finer grade mesh. More details tomorrow when I've reminded myself what I did.

[Apicra]

I've used wire mesh upon wooden staging at a lower level. The problem with this construction is that water and bits fall through so that you can't keep/grow anything underneath. It also attracts spider webs, but otherwise is quite practical.

I add hardboard edging all around to stop pots falling off, shade the pots (important for small pots) and make it all look nice.

Best wishes,
Derek Tribble

[Terry S.]

This is the sort of thing that orchid growers tend to use, so it might be worth checking out websites that specialise in supplies for these. Any staging requires quite a lot of support for heavy succulent plants and I have found that even the robust Two Wests commercial-type staging needs some extra cross-pieces.

I tend to utilise all possible space, including the floor, so I use solid aluminium sheet staging to avoid drips going onto the plants underneath.

[Paul in Essex]

Thank you for your replies, folks I was hoping for a stand-alone mesh but, actually, the regular 100 x 200 rebar mesh with aviary mesh over the top would work a treat.

Having said that I have just got hold of some of this stuff for my outside benches, where I place larger potted plants:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Green-Heavy- ... 2749.l2648

The chap came down in price vertiginously to under a fiver per sheet as I had a few! But for inside the greenhouse I am not sure, it is a bit heavy looking. So perhaps rebar and aviary would work.

[N.D.]

I use aluminum mesh supported by joists. I lay down two types of mesh. The wider spaced mesh provides strength, but smaller pots tend to be unstable on it, so I use a top layer of finer mesh.