I live in a city so my backyard and front yard are mostly well maintained lawns 😂 No neighbors have gardens. We have deer and rabbits and all kind of animals coming around. So I decided to plant some tomatoes but not in a “garden” setting and more in an a spot where I knew I won’t have a hard time watering, which is in front of my back porch, along the fence and the walkway. Last year I had 3 plants and they did okay. This year o planted 8 and I’m hoping for the best.
by Divinityemotions
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I think that’s clever and looks really neat! The only thing I would worry about is the ones at the top getting enough water, but you’ve had success last year so I’d say you have a good idea of how to manage them!
Chaos gardening is very acceptable. Plant where you can!
As long as you have plenty of sun ,you will be fine .
Pretty clever and if the plants get too big you can tie them to the fence (quite likely if indeterminate)
If these are indeterminates, they can grow pretty big and you’ll find those thin poles won’t be strong enough. But it’s helpful to have the fence and I could see you tying line from it to provide support where needed. If deer are on the other side of the fence they will chomp on the leaves that grow above and through the fence, but the lower stuff will be yours! It’s good to have more plants than you really need since these critters will try to get what they can
When branches grow through the fence to the other side your neighbor will own whatever tomatoes grow on those branches. My plants grow to about 3 feet wide. I see lots of issues for you in 2 months. But if it works…
Sure, and you can use the fence to support the plants.
Growing your own food on your own land, always acceptable, I wished people had raised beds instead of all green lawns
I wouldn’t mess with poles at all. That fence provides a perfectly good and functional support system, and it’s maintenance free.
I’d say that’s the perfect spot.
Pretty sure it’s a time-honored tradition if you got chain link fence. That and watermelons.
Probably works great. I wouldn’t use dyed mulch around my plants though.
I like to use t posts from tractor supply. You should also look up the Florida weave method, I think it would work well here!
Sure as long as you are planting determinate tomatoes
Lol using the fence for support would be pretty easy too
It is a very good way to grow tomatoes. I plant my indeterminate plants in grow bags at the base of the fence, and they end up growing up and over the fence.
Is that Poke on the other side of the fence?
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yes
Maybe use natural mulch instead of painted mulch, but this is a great idea!