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Re: Too Tall Tomatos


Susan L. Grimshaw wrote:
>
> Hello SQFTers,
> I've planted tomatoes for the first time (Beefsteak) and got them the wire
> cone cages (3ft. tall) and now I've got five foot plants lolling about - so I
> would really appreciate some advice on handling them. They are in a planter
> box against a 8 ft. fence.

        Tie them to the fence? I have some 'shadow box' privacy fence and I
found that thin bamboo makes a good thing to hold tomatoes against the
fence. I stick one end in a gap in the fence then bend it around the
tomatoes in a arc, then stick it in the fence on the other side of the
tomatoes.
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