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Staking tomatoes
I have ten plants in containers on my deck that are all going
gangbusters. So much so, I'm having trouble supporting them. When I bought the original plants, I bought several of the wire cages, but put off using them until the plants got too big to get into the cages. I started staking with 4' bamboo, but I'm already past the ends of those and now side shoots are starting to need staking. I lost one really vigorous plant because it got top heavy and snapped off at the base before I got to stake it. Fortunately, it's coming back from the base and should be OK. Then the big wind came through last night and knocked them all over, causing more damage. Should I: A. Continue staking, using longer stakes and adding stakes for the side shoots? B. Prune the side shoots and continue to stake the main stems? C. Other? The last tomatoes I did, when I had a real garden, got to over eight feet tall. I don't know how I'll handle that if the current crop gets that big. |
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I bought steel stakes that are three sided and that are over 5 feet tall. Wood will not work, because they will rot in the soil when the plants are the heaviest. Get some rebar and put them on three sides after putting them in the soil then wire them together to add strength.. One stake ain't goona do it.
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Staking tomatoes
On 2009-05-17, bullthistle wrote:
I bought steel stakes that are three sided and that are over 5 feet tall. Wood will not work, because they will rot in the soil when the plants are the heaviest. Get some rebar and put them on three sides after putting them in the soil then wire them together to add strength.. One stake ain't goona do it. I have always made tomato hoops from 4 or 5 foot tall wire. 2x4 welded wire works, but you have to cut some larger access holes. Concrete reinforcing wire is my favorite for the garden since the holes are 6x6 and it it 5 feet tall. the 2x4 would work for you and but you would hav e to anchor it down with boards or staples. you probably need some pruning also on a deck. I like to make mine about 2 feet in diameter which means 6-7 feet of wire per hoop. -- Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. is a garbage address. |
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