CanopyCo wrote:
On Jul 13, 3:58 pm, Bill who putters wrote:
In article , jeff
wrote:

I've had my fair share of broken branches on the tomato, pepper and
squash.
Not knowing what I'm doing, I've been taping a splint (usually a
small bit of branch) with masking tape after straightening the partial
break. That seemed to work for the tomato and squash and not for the
blueberry. Don't know yet on the pepper. Is there something more I
should be doing, or should this just be preventative maintenance? Not
that I've heard of pepper cages. My staking so far been on the what's
laying about the yard!
Jeff
I use stuff like this sometimes for many years.

http://www.nextag.com/velcro-plant-ties/products-html

Should be in many stores this with bamboo small stakes does the job.
But I have to find and get them ready for next year.

Bill whose Dad tied up plants with old nylon stockings.

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

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Don’t these damage the stem as the plant moves about?
Kind of like wrapping them in sand paper.

I’ve been using the plastic bags that my groceries come in.
Been considering using tape.

Hmmm. I must say that so far the tape "works". Cheap too.

Jeff