"Dave" wrote:

This year I planted my tomatoes in holes filled with mulch and as a
result I'm getting bigger plants than I am used to. The problem is
keeping them tied up. I need so much material to tie them that I have
started using twine rather than the traditonal cloth strips torn from
old sheets. Is twine the standard for those who don't use cages?

Thanks

They other day I needed to tie a friend's tomato plant to a stake (I'm
plant and fish-sitting while they are vacationing). I didn't have wire
handy and was in a rush, so I broke a wild onion/chive plant that was
growing from a crack in the patio. Threw off the flower head and used
it like cord. Worked great for now. I think I'm just going to give
them a cage to make it easy.

DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email)
Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound
3rd year gardener
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