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vertical gardening & tomato cages
Those tiny little plants are growing every day and maybe I didn't
plant them far enough apart. I wonder which plants, other than tomatoes, would benefit from the tomato conical cages? Going or growing up would three demensionally give me more space. What about peppers? I staked them but should I also put cages round them? I think zuchinni and eggplant might be to heavy to grow vertically. I planted the cucumbers near the fence, so they should climb and be somewhat out of the way. Do you put stakes in for Rosemary plants? |
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You can grow squash, cucumber, melons.. vine plants in general as long
as you provide some means of support. One recommended support (? from Bob Thompson of The New Victory Garden?) is used pantyhose; the fruit is cradled in the toe/foot area. Strong and lightweight, etc. My tomato cages are industrial strength, i.e. concrete reinforcing wire. Tomatoes are up to my shoulder as of today (zone 5 Iowa). |
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gonzo wrote:
You can grow squash, cucumber, melons.. vine plants in general as long as you provide some means of support. One recommended support (? from Bob Thompson of The New Victory Garden?) is used pantyhose; the fruit is cradled in the toe/foot area. Strong and lightweight, etc. My tomato cages are industrial strength, i.e. concrete reinforcing wire. Tomatoes are up to my shoulder as of today (zone 5 Iowa). Tromboncino zucchini is a vining type. It will do fine on any reasonably strong trellis. No need to support the fruit, it hangs on strong stems. The fruit get up to three feet long but I usually harvest it at about half that. It is long and slender with a bulbous area on the blossom end that some times turns up, giving it it's trombone resemblance. All the seeds are in the bulbous end leaving the long main section solid flesh. Picture and ordering info: http://www.territorial-seed.com/stor..._P2395C155.cfm Lorenzo L. Love http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” Cicero |
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"gonzo" wrote:
One recommended support (? from Bob Thompson of The New Victory Garden?) is used pantyhose; the fruit is cradled in the toe/foot area. I wonder if anyone sells used pantyhose at a reasonable price with reasonable shipping? -- My previous cat Rocket thought that every time I ate something he should get some canned cat food. Marmaduke, the cat I have now, thinks that he should get canned food and be allowed to get on the table and eat what he wants off my plate. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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I am sure EBay has some...
John! Daniel Prince wrote: "gonzo" wrote: One recommended support (? from Bob Thompson of The New Victory Garden?) is used pantyhose; the fruit is cradled in the toe/foot area. I wonder if anyone sells used pantyhose at a reasonable price with reasonable shipping? |
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Daniel Prince wrote:
"gonzo" wrote: One recommended support (? from Bob Thompson of The New Victory Garden?) is used pantyhose; the fruit is cradled in the toe/foot area. I wonder if anyone sells used pantyhose at a reasonable price with reasonable shipping? I picked up a whole bag full for $1.00 at a yard sale last year. I also use them to tie up plants that want to go the wrong direction. -- Susan N. "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy." Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974) |
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GA Pinhead wrote:
I am sure EBay has some... I searched for "used pantyhose" on ebay and found nothing. Daniel Prince wrote: "gonzo" wrote: One recommended support (? from Bob Thompson of The New Victory Garden?) is used pantyhose; the fruit is cradled in the toe/foot area. I wonder if anyone sells used pantyhose at a reasonable price with reasonable shipping? -- I have found several good doctors. I just have not been able to figure out how to climb through my TV screen to go to them. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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