I see a lot of photos online of people's chilli plants and the one thing that always strikes me is just how many growers have bamboo canes sticking out from the canopy of their plants without anything on the top to prevent any nasty accidents. The importance of using garden cane caps can never be underestimated. How much do you value your eyesight? There are lots of horror stories online about people suffering irreversible eye damage or even losing an eye after bending down in the greenhouse or in the garden one day and accidentally impaling themselves on a bamboo cane. My mother often tells me the story about a man she once knew who accidentally lost an eye on a bamboo cane one afternoon whilst bending down in the garden to tend to his plants. Apparently, it was an awful sight — if you'll excuse the pun! 👀
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A few people have asked me recently where they can purchase garden cane caps like the triangular green ones shown in some of the photos on this blog. You can purchase garden cane caps, also known as garden cane toppers, very cheaply online if you shop around. However, keep an eye out because some places charge a lot more for them than others. I purchased mine on eBay over 11 years ago. When purchasing them, you should buy quite a few at once and then you probably won't need to buy any more. You can just keep reusing the same ones every year. It's all very simple stuff, but it could save you an eye one day!
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Rubber Garden Cane Caps
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Garden cane caps will need cleaning at the end of every growing season. To clean them, start by giving them a gentle rinse in plain water just to make sure there are no spiders or other small critters living inside, and then place them into a strong bleach solution for 24 hours. After this time, give them a rinse and then set them aside to dry for a day or two before storing them away until the following season. They'll come up looking like new every time. As I gradually start taking down my chilli plants towards the end of the growing season I place all of the garden cane caps that I've collected into a bag, and once they've all been collected I then place them into a small bucket and clean them all at the same time.
