catman529
Well-Known Member
I used this method last year. Mine was set up with 2 plants between stakes, with 6 foot T-posts on the ends of the rows, angled away slightly, 1 foot into the ground, and tied down, for extra support. Then I just had to weave string around the plants as they grew. Worked pretty darn well for me, but make sure those steaks are as solid in the ground as possible. I grew some giant plants such as Sungold which outgrew the steaks easily. Let them sprawl over the top when they reach that height.
http://www.foogod.com/~torquill/barefoot/weave.html
Definitely give it a go if you've had problems with your tomatoes outgrowing those cheap cages you buy in the garden center. Only the determinate (bush-type) tomatoes do well in the cheap cages. Most other varieties, the indeterminate (vine-types), will grow well over 6 feet long if they are healthy. Mine get all tangled up by the end of the season but the stems probably reach over 10 feet long.
http://www.foogod.com/~torquill/barefoot/weave.html
Definitely give it a go if you've had problems with your tomatoes outgrowing those cheap cages you buy in the garden center. Only the determinate (bush-type) tomatoes do well in the cheap cages. Most other varieties, the indeterminate (vine-types), will grow well over 6 feet long if they are healthy. Mine get all tangled up by the end of the season but the stems probably reach over 10 feet long.