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Tomato Spirals?
"FDR" wrote:
"Frogleg" wrote in message .. . -snip- Go somewhere like Home Depot and get a roll of 6" mesh concrete reinforcing wire. Ask about what kind of tool you need to cut the wire. Here's a rough illustration and directions: http://www.extension.umn.edu/project...37trellis.html -snip-. Though they are certainly sturdy, I don't think they'd be for me since my wife wouldn't appreciate the aesthetics or lack of easy storage capability. i use a variation of the concrete reinforcing mesh. [mine is 6x6 holes, BTW]. I just cut it into 4' 6" lengths -cutting close to the vertical piece on one end. Then I loop the cut tails loosely around the verticals of another and repeat until I have a foldable fence as long as I can easily handle. [24' works for me-- it happens to fit the width of my tomato section & it accommodates 6 plants. Anything over 3 sections will work] [if I cared about aesthetics, this is when I'd paint them dark green] I till the garden & rake the tomato area more or less smooth-- then unfold my tomato fence as a zig-zag with a stake about every 20 feet. Then I plant the tomatoes in the center of each section-- helping them go in & out of the mesh for a couple weeks. In the fall they fold up & hang on the back side of my garage-- outside. The original that was here when I bought the house 16 years ago has seen better times, but is still usable. [The newer ones probably won't make 20 years as the wire is much lighter.] Jim |
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