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Darkman · 11-05-2016, 12:10 PM

How to tie a Tall bunch to your support.

1. Your support can be a V or a C but it must be capped on one side only.
2. Before you attach the cap, drill a hole in it slightly larger than whatever you are using to secure the banana. Also cut a hole in the side of the support pole about four foot off the ground. Alternatively if you think ahead instead of using a coupling to join your two pieces pipe use a tee and your hole is ready made. Make sure you put the ten foot section as the top.
3. Cut your strap as long as your support pole is. Your strap will be running through the support pole so make sure it will fit easily.
4. Run the strap through the hole in the cap and tie it in a knot that will not pull through the hole.
5. Secure the cap to you V or C. I suggest screws to do this.
6. Fish a cord twice as long as your support pole through the opposite side from the capped end with the strap. The cord should be equally split half through pole and out the tee or hole and half hanging out
7. Place your support where it is at the apex of the bloom stalk.
8. Take you strap and throw it over the top of the bloom stalk.
9. The strap should now be over the top and and hanging on the side of the stalk with the long cord hanging out.
10. Attach the cord coming out of the top to the strap. Make this a streamlined as possible. You could probably use electrical tape to make this connection or use twine to tie them together. Remember make this connection as small as you can.
11. Now pull the cord from the pole side and you will fish the strap through the top, through the support pole and out the hole. Now you can wrap it several times around the pole and tie it off.

This is all easily done. The critical part is using a strap that will pull through the 2" PVC pipe and making you cord strap connection as small and flexible as possible. Pulling the connection into the pipe and into the support pole is the hardest part. How flexible you connection is will determine how easily this works.

Have actually done this? NO but I have pulled many wires and ropes through pipe. This can be done with minimal effort. I don't have winds high enough to warrant strapping the bloom stalk. I just make sure I have a support pole long enough to lift the apex point about a foot which loads the pole with weight. The tee on the bottom with three foot side pipes provide a very secure brace preventing side to side movement.

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Darkman Dirt Master Darkman's Photo Gallery Location: Pensacola, FL South of I-10 Find me on the map! Zone: 8b/9a Name: Darkman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,249 BananaBucks : 242,944 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 9,263 Times Was Thanked 1,582 Times in 702 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 243 Times	Re: propping the tall ones, best materials? How to tie a Tall bunch to your support. 1. Your support can be a V or a C but it must be capped on one side only. 2. Before you attach the cap, drill a hole in it slightly larger than whatever you are using to secure the banana. Also cut a hole in the side of the support pole about four foot off the ground. Alternatively if you think ahead instead of using a coupling to join your two pieces pipe use a tee and your hole is ready made. Make sure you put the ten foot section as the top. 3. Cut your strap as long as your support pole is. Your strap will be running through the support pole so make sure it will fit easily. 4. Run the strap through the hole in the cap and tie it in a knot that will not pull through the hole. 5. Secure the cap to you V or C. I suggest screws to do this. 6. Fish a cord twice as long as your support pole through the opposite side from the capped end with the strap. The cord should be equally split half through pole and out the tee or hole and half hanging out 7. Place your support where it is at the apex of the bloom stalk. 8. Take you strap and throw it over the top of the bloom stalk. 9. The strap should now be over the top and and hanging on the side of the stalk with the long cord hanging out. 10. Attach the cord coming out of the top to the strap. Make this a streamlined as possible. You could probably use electrical tape to make this connection or use twine to tie them together. Remember make this connection as small as you can. 11. Now pull the cord from the pole side and you will fish the strap through the top, through the support pole and out the hole. Now you can wrap it several times around the pole and tie it off. This is all easily done. The critical part is using a strap that will pull through the 2" PVC pipe and making you cord strap connection as small and flexible as possible. Pulling the connection into the pipe and into the support pole is the hardest part. How flexible you connection is will determine how easily this works. Have actually done this? NO but I have pulled many wires and ropes through pipe. This can be done with minimal effort. I don't have winds high enough to warrant strapping the bloom stalk. I just make sure I have a support pole long enough to lift the apex point about a foot which loads the pole with weight. The tee on the bottom with three foot side pipes provide a very secure brace preventing side to side movement. __________________ Darkman in Pensacola AS ALWAYS IMHO AND YOUR MILEAGE MAY DIFFER!!!!!!!! Life - Some assembly required, As is no warranty, Batteries not included, Instructions shipped separately and are frequently wrong! Kentucky Bourbon - It may not solve the problem but it helps to make it tolerable! Statistics - Data that analyst twist to support the insane opinions of those that pay them. Last edited by Darkman : 11-05-2016 at 12:17 PM.