What do you do to manage the tall growth of tomato’s so they don’t bend and fall over about 6.5 feet tall currently zone 6b
What do you do to manage the tall growth of tomato’s so they don’t bend and fall over about 6.5 feet tall currently zone 6b
by Yippers_
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Unlucky_Caregiver242
Trellis or cage. I build a trellis with small metal piping and a net.
PO-TA-TOES___
I do trellis. I grow cherry tomatoes so I let three stems get to 6 ft, snip them when they get to 6 ft, and allow a new stem to grow from the bottom. The old stem, once all harvested, gets snipped off. I have to constantly prune it.
I pull the suckers so I only have 2 or 3 stems. Then I use plant Velcro to tie to an 8 Ft cane pole.
bestkittens
I am growing my tomatoes, melons and cucumbers up some $30 arches I got off of Amazon.
4 arches and I reinforced them with some metal posts on one corner of each side. I have about 14 plants going. It’s working a treat!
TrickyDickyAtItAgain
Since you already have tomato cages, you can flip one upside down and zip tie it to your current cage. Double your height. You could also just drive a pole or a 2×3 into the ground and tie it up to that.
CaprioPeter
When they’re young I pull suckers out and usually train my plants to have 1 stalk (sometimes I miss one and I end up with 2). It becomes a lot easier to manage their late growth and helps the plant direct energy towards a single point
Lumpy_Branch_4835
It’s a good problem to have. I have 6ft. 4,×4 treated poles. If I have to and I usually do I’ll screw some old fence slats. I know that doesn’t help this year but there’s always next year.
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Trellis or cage. I build a trellis with small metal piping and a net.
I do trellis. I grow cherry tomatoes so I let three stems get to 6 ft, snip them when they get to 6 ft, and allow a new stem to grow from the bottom. The old stem, once all harvested, gets snipped off. I have to constantly prune it.
https://joegardener.com/video/the-ultimate-tomato-cage-in-5-simple-steps/
I pull the suckers so I only have 2 or 3 stems. Then I use plant Velcro to tie to an 8 Ft cane pole.
I am growing my tomatoes, melons and cucumbers up some $30 arches I got off of Amazon.
4 arches and I reinforced them with some metal posts on one corner of each side. I have about 14 plants going. It’s working a treat!
Since you already have tomato cages, you can flip one upside down and zip tie it to your current cage. Double your height. You could also just drive a pole or a 2×3 into the ground and tie it up to that.
When they’re young I pull suckers out and usually train my plants to have 1 stalk (sometimes I miss one and I end up with 2). It becomes a lot easier to manage their late growth and helps the plant direct energy towards a single point
It’s a good problem to have. I have 6ft. 4,×4 treated poles. If I have to and I usually do I’ll screw some old fence slats. I know that doesn’t help this year but there’s always next year.