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Re: ((In)) Determinate Tomato Spacing

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KAllen5@aol.com wrote:

> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>
> In a message dated 05/11/2000 2:24:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> maribou@wi.freei.net writes:
>
> << I had excellent luck with indeterminate tomatoes in the 1-per-foot
>  spacing...I trained them up trellises >>
>
> May I ask what kind of trellis you used?  I purchased several kinds of tomato
> staking items last year & wasn't really impressed with any.  I'd love to try
> this method this year.

I used Mel's plan from the book...used 1/2" galvanized pipe to make frames 6'
tall and 4' wide.    They'll cut and thread the pipe for you at Home Depot or a
similar establishment.  Connect with normal elbow fittings.  Then I strung the
frames with nylon string.  They looked great in the garden, held up in strong
winds, and should last a good long time (the pipe, not necessarily the string).
They really work best for plants pruned to a single stem...although I have a
theory that with some creative string patterns I could allow one or two side
shoots per plant to develop.  Haven't tried that yet, though.  Good luck!

M


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