Tomato trellising: Leaning and lowering

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Tomato trellising: Leaning and lowering

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Post: # 9364Unread post arnorrian
Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:00 am

I think this extremely informative video should be here, for members starting out growing tomatoes. I used leaning and lowering method of trellising last year very successfully, in the open.

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USDA hardiness zone: 7a
Elevation: 140 m

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Post: # 9373Unread post Cajun-Hydroponics
Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:51 am

I use it in the GH and it does work great.

Looking into using it out the the garden once I have it set up and ready to plant.

Works wonderful and looks amazing!

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Post: # 9938Unread post MsCowpea
Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:37 pm

That was a good video. Fish emulsion, calcium , and epsom salt-that’s interesting. That was a good explanation of the pruning and tying that goes with that system. I still get too much sunscald when leaves are removed but I find it fascinating to see how long those tomato plants can get.
I think the world record is 65 feet. I do have a pipe structure already in place and I would like to give it a go one day just to see the impact on yield.
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Post: # 9941Unread post arnorrian
Wed Feb 12, 2020 8:29 pm

Some of mine got to 5 m (15 feet) long last year, but it was a very cold May and a very hot August.

I just have to reduce the spacing.
Climate: Cfa
USDA hardiness zone: 7a
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