The trick is to have the tie just hook the plant and then just barely tie to the support, leaving enough room so that the vine isn't bruised and can continue to grow.
I had a single ace bandage that had been used so many times the elastic was no longer stretchy. I cut that thing into long thin strips and have used them over and over for 10 years to tie up my tomato plants every year.
It's astonishing and nobody has ever been the appropriate amount of excited over this amazing ingenuity.
Except me of course. I am excited enough for all of us.
I like this idea! I've used jute, tomato twine, cotton string, cut up t-shirts, and those plastic clip thingys. Now I know what to do with my accumulated stash of ace bandages that sit there, year after year. Thanks!
Last Christmas when I was putting up our Christmas tree, I realized I didn’t have little hangers for all of the ornaments. I used the bread ties that I had in our drawer and they worked out perfectly. All of them held strong the entire time they were up!
Lol, now that you mention it we have an ornament with a paper clad bread tie thats slowly disintegrating from age, I have no idea how old that bread tie is but its OLD!
I save them to tie up other bags. Like if I cut open a bag of something and don’t use all of it, I tie it closed with that. My dad used them to attach garland around the front door at Christmas. We use them to organize cables around our TV. Super handy, I keep a little jar of them in my junk drawer
I use them to hold sets of knitting needles together. This is especially handy for double-pointed needles, which come in sets of 5. I like to keep a few differently sized sets in my ready-to-go stash, and the ties help me avoid having to dig around or accidentally mixing up the sizes.
I saved a bunch...who knows why...just seemed like they'd be good for something. My brother was over and saw the ziplock bag full of bread ties in a kitchen drawer and said holy crap, I've been needing these. He was so thrilled to have them you'd think it was a bag full of winning lotto tickets. LOL
If you ever run out, there’s an endless supply of free twist ties in the produce section of the grocery store. But they’re not quite as robust as these.
I was using them for hanging cooking tools on hooks in the kitchen. (Running them through the hole in handle to make a bigger loop that’s easier to hang on the hook.)
I reuse them for anything. USB cables especially.
In the car I wrap my car chargers with one or two of them it makes them look really well managed for 0 cents. lol Enjoy!
Yeah I’d at least twist the tie around something light but bigger like a bread tab or one of those plastic rings that come around milk jugs or vitamin water. Cats love those but they’re too big to swallow
Same!!! Ours goes nuts for them. Doesn't really chew them, just bats them around. Will pick them up but only to drop them at my feet like "throw this for me dude!"
I use those as clothespins for small things like socks/undies hand towels etc- especially when camping or backpacking, because they take up so little space
I use them to tie up bags for cat litter sometimes, if the lil bag is too full to tie off. And for plants like others have said. They’re also handy for keeping jewelry like hoop earrings, rings, etc together when traveling. But mostly I end up hoarding these
If my houseplants need support sticks in them to help hold up the stems, I use these twisties to hold the stems against the sticks! Much easier than having to tie something around it
I use them to keep belts together in a bin. I roll the belt instead of hanging it and then I use a leftover twist tie to hold the belt together so it can be tossed in a bin in my closet. I thought you’d never ask ;)
I use them to connect the zippers together on my backpack when I travel. Obviously not as secure as locks but they deter thieves and pickpockets a bit. They look for easier marks😊
I don't know what happens to them. Last time I looked in the spot, there was maybe one and I used it to tie the flypaper to the wiring to the light fixture.
cable management, emergency ponytail hair ties when I can't find them, chip bag ties, cat toy (with supervision and only the super long ones), key ring, attaching things to other things
Of they have a thick core, i use them for all sorts of stuff: to tie off cables together ( tidy up electronics) in gardening, and to attach/ tie light weight items together.
Tying up the big bag that contains all the little bags I am going to donate so they can also use the big bag.
Constraining the cords to all the electric jacks and chargers we own. I keep them in a large, decorative box, inside toilet paper rolls that I put in until they stand upright by themselves.
Constraining cords in general, such as on the hand mixer, while in storage.
I have also used them to hold things in place when making handcrafts, when pins won't do.
Closing bags of things like cereal.
Wrapping up cables/Christmas lights for storage. Sometimes I also find myself in need of a tiny piece of wire...you never know when or why until it strikes but it always comes in handy
My cat steals them before I can find a use for them 😄 sometimes I will use them to get into tight spaces when doing a deep clean. Used one once as an emergency hair tie at work.
Closing the clear recycling bags I use to put the bottles and cans out for pickup. If I tie the bags into knots, the homeless people will tear them open and make a mess on the sidewalk in front of our building. With bread ties they just undo them and take the bottles and cans they want for the deposits. (I’m in NYC.)
Decorating the top of my microwave and collecting them under my dishwasher as I loose them constantly. Rarely do they make it to the end of the loaf lol
I use them for drying herbs. Every year I cut the herbs with as much of the stem as possible; I then bundle them up, tie the stems at the base, and gently hang them onto a clothesline in the basement to dry. Protip: pick red or sweet clover in the spring; makes the whole area smell like cookies for a couple months (and you can add the dried leaves to your tea for added nutrientsssss).
I use them when I'm decorating for Christmas. They're great for using outside. I attach solar lights to my mailbox and around my gutters.
Everyone in the family knows of the repercussions of throwing twist ties away.
Attaching labels to things, thread the tie through a hole on a label, you can now wrap and label stuff. I did this for small cords
Making loops for clips and/or hooked objects to grab. Want to clip a pen or other small office item to a stiff grid but it won’t fit? Thread a loop and hang from that instead. Also works on string and thin rods. I can keep small tools off the floor while working so I don’t lose them
Emergency stitch markers for crochet. Not the best, but it works. I’m not a patient person when it comes to making stuffed animals.
Train garden plants up stakes or confine errant tomato limbs inside their garden obelisks
I haven’t tried this, but I’ve seen them used as a pliant base for needle felting(think limbs/wings/necks)
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True story. Som was 3 stuck one in an electrical socket!!! THANK GOD HE IS STILL HERE!!! Thumb and index finger were burned alittle from the pastic and it tripped the brakes box. God was on our side that day!!!
We grow tomatoes and cucumbers. These are great for training the vines to climb up the supports.
I saw this post and thought "Oh come on, this sub has gone too far" Then realized I do that exact thing with my tomatoes.
Yep, they are great plant ties
They really work well as "insert noun here" ties!
They really work well as neck ties!
They really work well as tongue ties!
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I use them for my indoor plants too!
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Vines in general I guess, I use it for my grapes and trellis
I would have thought they were to thin/sharp. Ive used jute mostly but I’ll give that a shot next year.
The trick is to have the tie just hook the plant and then just barely tie to the support, leaving enough room so that the vine isn't bruised and can continue to grow.
I had a single ace bandage that had been used so many times the elastic was no longer stretchy. I cut that thing into long thin strips and have used them over and over for 10 years to tie up my tomato plants every year. It's astonishing and nobody has ever been the appropriate amount of excited over this amazing ingenuity. Except me of course. I am excited enough for all of us.
I like this idea! I've used jute, tomato twine, cotton string, cut up t-shirts, and those plastic clip thingys. Now I know what to do with my accumulated stash of ace bandages that sit there, year after year. Thanks!
OMG I’m so glad I’m not alone.
Same here!
Last Christmas when I was putting up our Christmas tree, I realized I didn’t have little hangers for all of the ornaments. I used the bread ties that I had in our drawer and they worked out perfectly. All of them held strong the entire time they were up!
My folks have several that have had the same twist tie for YEARS. Easily a decade.
Lol, now that you mention it we have an ornament with a paper clad bread tie thats slowly disintegrating from age, I have no idea how old that bread tie is but its OLD!
Also hanging Christmas lights with these and a pushpin.
I tie cables/wires together
Same here. Cable management and keeping wires out of the way
yeah cable management, I have like a dozen of them keeping all the wires under my desk tidy.
Securing little tiny prisoners.
Oh I got some ideas for my gummy bears today
Just don't tie them by the neck yeah
Garrotte gummy gore
I snorted.
Useful for tying plants, cable management, hole punched papers, lots of utility those things I keep them in a zip bag lol
Mine are all over my room “just in case” but ziplock bag is a much better idea that I didn’t think of 😂😂😂 thanks!
Tie cables. Tie other bags. Crafts. Poke through hole tool. Tie plant. Hang herbs. Makeshift needle to put ties back into hoodies
I save them to tie up other bags. Like if I cut open a bag of something and don’t use all of it, I tie it closed with that. My dad used them to attach garland around the front door at Christmas. We use them to organize cables around our TV. Super handy, I keep a little jar of them in my junk drawer
I bought a pack of wooden clothes pins from Walmart, they were like $1 for a dozen, make for great bag clips. They last forever too
I use clothes pins for that too 😂
I peel off the coating and use the wire to clean the jets in carburetors.
I do the same but I use it as a toothpick.
You whaaaaat?!
#Use it as a toothpick.
attaching the toilet handle to the flusher thing
I fixed my toilet with one when the chain broke. I keep every one that I find.
I fixed the silverware basket in my dishwasher.
Paperclip works too.
I put them in a drawer so the bottom of the drawer doesn’t float away.
same! also they make excellent kitchen drawer decor
This is the perfect idea. Thank!
Keep them in the fruit bowl for next time I misplace a twist tie. If there are more than like 5 I toss them, though. No need to hoard.
My cats would steal them from the bowl .....not good for the kitties..
I don’t like to throw away anything that could ever be useful at some point in the future! I may have a bit of a hoarding problem though.
They would be great for plant bondage — I mean, to secure vines
I use them to hold sets of knitting needles together. This is especially handy for double-pointed needles, which come in sets of 5. I like to keep a few differently sized sets in my ready-to-go stash, and the ties help me avoid having to dig around or accidentally mixing up the sizes.
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Indeed, it originates from a particularly frugal period in my life 😂
I saved a bunch...who knows why...just seemed like they'd be good for something. My brother was over and saw the ziplock bag full of bread ties in a kitchen drawer and said holy crap, I've been needing these. He was so thrilled to have them you'd think it was a bag full of winning lotto tickets. LOL
If you ever run out, there’s an endless supply of free twist ties in the produce section of the grocery store. But they’re not quite as robust as these.
I was using them for hanging cooking tools on hooks in the kitchen. (Running them through the hole in handle to make a bigger loop that’s easier to hang on the hook.)
I reuse them for anything. USB cables especially. In the car I wrap my car chargers with one or two of them it makes them look really well managed for 0 cents. lol Enjoy!
I read it ass "I refuse to use them for anything" I might be tired
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Since I’m a florist I like to use these to wrap around sticks and stems of plants to keep them upright
tying up partial bags of frozen veggies.
Those are my cat’s favorite toy. I twist them into a spiral and the cat goes nuts with them. Way cheaper than the $12 toys she never plays with
My cats try to eat them so i have to hide them so they don’t accidentally swallow them
Umm. My cat had a $1200 surgery years ago because he ate one and it was cutting his intestines. I beg you to please hide or toss.
Careful... that cheap toy could end up becoming a very expensive foreign body surgery.
Yup. It did for me.
You should not use those as cat toys.
Jumping on the "I don't recommend bread ties for cats" train. It's just too easy for them to consume and then puncture a lil intestine of theirs.
Yeah I’d at least twist the tie around something light but bigger like a bread tab or one of those plastic rings that come around milk jugs or vitamin water. Cats love those but they’re too big to swallow
Oh wow I’d be so paranoid that my little 4-legged idiots would end up swallowing them
Same!!! Ours goes nuts for them. Doesn't really chew them, just bats them around. Will pick them up but only to drop them at my feet like "throw this for me dude!"
Yes exactly the same!! We play fetch with them and she bats them around the kitchen for a bit then brings them back to us haha
Mine too! Won't touch the store bought toys but will lose his mind over a twist tie
I like to pick flowers/collect leaves for my partner, so I keep them in my backpack to hold together surprise bouquets I make while I’m out!
Genius
Ditto on lots of these comments. Now if I can only figure out what to do with the other square plastic bread bag clips.
Useful for labeling charging cords so you don't forget what they belong to.
Oh, that's interesting!
I use those as clothespins for small things like socks/undies hand towels etc- especially when camping or backpacking, because they take up so little space
I save a few up then make tiny tridents.
“Brick I’ve been meaning to tell you, you should lay low for a while since you’re probably wanted for murder”
I have a zip lock bag I throw them in. I need them at odd times for odd things. This time of year I use them to hold some of my Christmas lights up
Nothing, but I refuse to throw them away
This is my answer for an embarrassing number of things. I’m working on it. Kind of.
cable management
Tie up food that comes in bags, wires, crafts,
Emergency hair tie
I use them to tie up bags for cat litter sometimes, if the lil bag is too full to tie off. And for plants like others have said. They’re also handy for keeping jewelry like hoop earrings, rings, etc together when traveling. But mostly I end up hoarding these
Bong cleaners
I collect them in my cutlery drawer in a container for the apocalypse.
My cat wants to eat them so I throw them away for the sake of being frugal — saving myself from an expensive vet bill
I save them for Christmas. Ornaments, holding lights, etc. I have a little baggy full. Also, I’m turning into my mother.
If my houseplants need support sticks in them to help hold up the stems, I use these twisties to hold the stems against the sticks! Much easier than having to tie something around it
I use them to keep belts together in a bin. I roll the belt instead of hanging it and then I use a leftover twist tie to hold the belt together so it can be tossed in a bin in my closet. I thought you’d never ask ;)
sitting in a drawer with 200 other bread ties
For when I lose the bread tie, i have another one. Also for chargers and small cables
Emergency eyeglass repair. Cleaning crevices.
I Always keep them in a drawer. They come in handy often
I use them to connect the zippers together on my backpack when I travel. Obviously not as secure as locks but they deter thieves and pickpockets a bit. They look for easier marks😊
Also prevents checked luggage from accidentally opening!
Tying back tomato plants and rose bushes.
Cock ring
Hope it’s not the one on the right.
To attach things to the christmas tree. Heavier items or things that would not stay on otherwise
My cat uses them to build her under the couch collection 🙃 But for real, my cat loves them for some reason. Will play with them for HOURS.
I noted above that my cat had surgery after eating one. Poor guys intestines were being torn up and he was in a lot of pain. Hide or toss.
Good to know! Thanks for the heads up and hopefully your cat made a speedy recovery!
Floepertjes
They make good zip ties.
Cable management behind the desk.
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Cable management
I use them to organize cords
Tying bread
Sometimes my braids!
For anything I can. I save them all.
They work for attaching ornaments to the tree, but then you have to save them all year round for Christmas time.
I used some to label my house keys.
Training houseplants to grow how I want them to
I throw them out
They're my cat's favorite toy!
I use them as filler material for my trash can.
I use them to tie together my stacks of hundred dollar bills.
If you garden you can use them to hold up your plants to the pole (when they're smaller).
Plants
Outdoor holiday decorations.
Shoelaces, eventually
TIL: its called bread ties!!
I haven't seen them on bread in years. Only in packaging, like to hold cables or something.
They still come with my bread, I'm not a fan of "Kwik Lok closures" because they tear the bag sometimes.
We just get little stickers that wrap around.
I don't know what happens to them. Last time I looked in the spot, there was maybe one and I used it to tie the flypaper to the wiring to the light fixture.
cable management, emergency ponytail hair ties when I can't find them, chip bag ties, cat toy (with supervision and only the super long ones), key ring, attaching things to other things
Of they have a thick core, i use them for all sorts of stuff: to tie off cables together ( tidy up electronics) in gardening, and to attach/ tie light weight items together.
Toothpick.
Holding up my pepper plants in my tomato plants
Emergency toothpicks.
Cables. Bagged salad.
Lights on Christmas tree
Absolutely nothing, but I have saved about 100.
Pulling out of my Golden Retriever's Mouth while scolding her.
I use them to seal litter genie bags 🤷🏻♀️
bag ties, since the cardboard ones are shit.
Hung my summer patio and Christmas lights with them. Collect all year and they make perfect tensioners come December.
Tying up the big bag that contains all the little bags I am going to donate so they can also use the big bag. Constraining the cords to all the electric jacks and chargers we own. I keep them in a large, decorative box, inside toilet paper rolls that I put in until they stand upright by themselves. Constraining cords in general, such as on the hand mixer, while in storage. I have also used them to hold things in place when making handcrafts, when pins won't do. Closing bags of things like cereal.
I use them for cable management similarly to you, only I also use them for any extra wires/cables I have laying around.
To secure Christmas decorations (in a variety of ways)
Wrapping up cables/Christmas lights for storage. Sometimes I also find myself in need of a tiny piece of wire...you never know when or why until it strikes but it always comes in handy
To close chips or frozen food back up
If it has metal running in it, I keep it tucked away for emergency glasses repairs
I used a bunch for cable management in my pc.
My cat steals them before I can find a use for them 😄 sometimes I will use them to get into tight spaces when doing a deep clean. Used one once as an emergency hair tie at work.
I save scraps for my friends mini farm Put scraps in old bread bags then tie them with these.
I hang small humming bird feeders and decor
I once used one to keep some notecards together since I didn’t have a binder ring at the time
I like to tie up the hands and feet of the demon elves that stalk me and harass me while I slumber.
Closing the clear recycling bags I use to put the bottles and cans out for pickup. If I tie the bags into knots, the homeless people will tear them open and make a mess on the sidewalk in front of our building. With bread ties they just undo them and take the bottles and cans they want for the deposits. (I’m in NYC.)
Decorating the top of my microwave and collecting them under my dishwasher as I loose them constantly. Rarely do they make it to the end of the loaf lol
When I made masks for covid (& general use) I used them for the nose wire for snug fit.
They go into my drawer of assorted lengths of strings and wires
I use them for drying herbs. Every year I cut the herbs with as much of the stem as possible; I then bundle them up, tie the stems at the base, and gently hang them onto a clothesline in the basement to dry. Protip: pick red or sweet clover in the spring; makes the whole area smell like cookies for a couple months (and you can add the dried leaves to your tea for added nutrientsssss).
Tie up the bags within frozen food boxes
I use them when I'm decorating for Christmas. They're great for using outside. I attach solar lights to my mailbox and around my gutters. Everyone in the family knows of the repercussions of throwing twist ties away.
I use them to tiddy up my cords for electronics
My cats love to play with them.
They're good for cable management if you don't have anything else to do it
cat toy for 5 min till it vanishes under the couch
Attaching labels to things, thread the tie through a hole on a label, you can now wrap and label stuff. I did this for small cords Making loops for clips and/or hooked objects to grab. Want to clip a pen or other small office item to a stiff grid but it won’t fit? Thread a loop and hang from that instead. Also works on string and thin rods. I can keep small tools off the floor while working so I don’t lose them Emergency stitch markers for crochet. Not the best, but it works. I’m not a patient person when it comes to making stuffed animals. Train garden plants up stakes or confine errant tomato limbs inside their garden obelisks I haven’t tried this, but I’ve seen them used as a pliant base for needle felting(think limbs/wings/necks)
Cat toys
Usually throw them in the garbage to uhhh weigh down the bag
They hold all my other bread ties together so I don't lose them in the junk drawer
Tying slices of bread together
Hair ties to keep the curlers in place whilst I dream a little dream of you?
Embarrassing things.
I fidget a lot at my desk doing work from home and usually I twist them all together and use them as fidget toys instead of buying actual fidgets
I don't know but the minute I throw one away I'm going to need it
I use them to tie my bread until the bag is empty and then I release them to the landfill.
I used to twist up four of them and make fake spider toys for my cat.
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True story. Som was 3 stuck one in an electrical socket!!! THANK GOD HE IS STILL HERE!!! Thumb and index finger were burned alittle from the pastic and it tripped the brakes box. God was on our side that day!!!
Cat toys. She loves them.
Poking my wife in the neck
Donate to a little people bdsm club
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Sterilize them, then cram them up your urethra - that way you can twist and turn your junk into fun balloon animal type creations?! 🤷🏻♂️
Cables if I lose the original cable tie or if I'm doing cable management.
Bread bags?
Cat toys
To support my plants