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RE: Tomato Supports

You might try using hemp or twine to make loops around the teepee, kind
of like a hoop skirt.  I would agree with planting one plant per stake
and trimming off the suckers.  I trellis my tomatoes and always trim off
the suckers.  I haven't noticed any difference in yield, but it looks
neater.  Your 'maters should be easy to train up the pole.

Tamara
Arlington, Texas

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	A.G. Pitsilos [SMTP:agp@FAST.NET]
> Sent:	Sunday, January 11, 1998 9:32 AM
> To:	sqft@lists.umsl.edu
> Subject:	Tomato Supports
> 
> Has anybody ever hear about a "bermuda" method for supporting
> tomatoes?
> I think I saw it on tv and I think it involved Martha Stewart. Anyway,
> I
> think it used bamboo stakes to form a teepee. I'm wondering how the
> tomatoes will cling to the bamboo?
> 
> I can use cable ties at the top to "tie" the top together and I was
> thinking about putting various size metal or plastic rings around the
> teepee for the plants to cling to.
> 
> Also, with 4 stakes I was thinking about putting one plant of each
> stake
> and trimming the plants off to one stem each and let em climb.
> 
> Any thoughts
> 
> A.G. Pitsilos
> Zone 6 Eastern PA
> 
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