On Jan 18, 4:08*pm, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 18/01/2012 06:09, Neil wrote:

Here in Essex, we get lots of sunshine, but our plot is exposed to
wind, so tomato support needs to be secure. *Having struggled with
biodegradable twine for a year or two, I'm considering a slight change
of strategy for this year's crop. *I have a nice solid support frame,
and plan to string this with something durable, e.g. fishing line of a
suitable breaking strain (other suggestions welcome). *I'd also like
to try out tomato trellis clips if I can find any, as I grow a fair
number of plants, and string ties take a lot of time. *I'm aware that
Johnny's Seeds sell these in the U.S. (www.johnnyseeds.com/p-6245-
tomato-trellis-clips-100-count.aspx), but they won't ship to the UK,
and I can't find anyone who sells them here. *Can anyone tell me where
I might find them? *Thanks!

If you don't mind *something not designed for that purpose, and what
they look like, you could try PVC pipe clips, such as:http://www.screwfix..com/p/hinge-cli...k-of-100/19684

Many other designs and colours (but not green!) hehttp://www.screwfix.com/c/heating-pl...lips/cat831642

--

Jeff

Thanks for an interesting idea, Jeff. These look slightly heavier/
chunkier than they need to be, but I don't imagine they would trouble
the tomatoes. I never said the solution had to be beautiful -- or
green! If I don't find the lightweight ones designed for the job,
these might just do the trick instead.

--Neil.