Grow tubes

[quizzical1]

Hi all,
I recently bought some grow tubes from our local garden centre. They were reasonably cheap, and I thought I might be able to sow runner beans or some such in them.

I have just one question though.

How on earth do you get them to stand up once filled with compost?

[quizzical1]

[dtw]

I would put a load of them vertically in a seed tray held together with a large elastic band,
then fill them with compost.

[quizzical1]

Thanks dtw,
I tried standing them in a seed tray, but due to the fact that it wasn't full and the sides sloped, they just kept falling over. Never thought of putting something round them..Doh!!!!

Regards Alan.

[Hyacinth]

I save those blue mushroom containers - they work a treat for tubes. Also put a used teabag in the bottom to help stop the soil falling out.

[shirlton]

I knew you would come up with a good idea. Lish

[manicscousers]

brill idea, alishka,  ;D

[cornykev]

Lish top idea tea bag and all. ;D ;D ;D

[flytrapman]

Try grouping them in small bundles & put a elastic band around, it works for me

[cambourne7]

i use, used toilet rolls and i wedge them into a pot and then fill with soil.
water then I pop an old shower cap ( liberated from hotel stay ) and then after 2 days i plant the seeds as the soil will be nice and warm.

cheap, effective and envionmentaly friendly :-)

[kitten]

Good idea about warming the soil in the tubes cambourne, i wouldn't have thought of that x

[Marymary]

Got the loo rolls just need a weekend break to get a shower cap!  :)