Morning Glories: I got one., 1 by Colderwild

Colderwild wrote:
Thanks for the replies regarding the plastic snakes; I'll have to look into that one. The birds may wonder how a little snake was able to climb all the way up to a third-floor balcony, but I'll leave it to them to figure it out.

I just put my most recent starts out on the balcony, and put up some netting to let them get established, hopefully without interference from the birds. They're all still there this morning, so it may be working. The plants may not be able to get through the mesh with anything except the very tips of their vines though, so it may impede their ability to climb the railing as I am hoping they will do. Once they established a little more (and after I've bought some toy snakes), I'll probably remove the bird netting and let them climb on their own.

The morning glories are part of a project I have been working on, to both grow some shade on the side of my balcony, and monitor the growth of said plants as well. I've set up a "sort-of-live" webcam, and though I am still tweaking it and experimenting with the settings, it can be found here: http://www.rthtg.net/beancam/index.html

Dee: I received your D-mail, and have sent a reply - thanks!

Image: A sample shot from the BeanCam - lots of little morning glories, which I'm sure are just itching to climb all over that railing.