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Default Steel wire cut to length

I think they are decorative grasses. These are grown in a greenhouse so
no issues with wind loading.

Steve W. wrote:
RoyJ wrote:
I got a request for a couple thousand plant stakes this afternoon.
They need to be 5' long, fairly stiff but not very strong. Requester
came in with some .072 wire, not stiff enough, the .134 wire sample
was over kill. Something on the order of .109" to .125" would seem to
be about right. Galvanzied would be a plus, not required,

I don't want to deal with straightening a coil, don't want to sit and
do the cut off. Any thing come to mind where I could just buy it?
I've thought about trying to find a wire forming place, get it cut to
length. Fence place? Greenhouse supply? This would be 10,000'
somewhere near 400 pounds so it would be a non trivial pile.


What kind of plant can be supported by a thin wire like that? The stakes
I use in the garden are 6' and made from 1/2" conduit with a plastic
coating. The other stakes are 2" wood.