Really great vid! I followed your instructions this year and my plants are so tall that I have a bit of a self inflicted dilemma....I planted them near a hill so setting a ladder up to pick the tomatoes is a little dangerous! Hypothetically,if I fall it's going to be an embarrassment for sure... People will not unfortunately understand how this could happen (picking a tomato? Lol) and I'll have to take some pics to prove my situation was not bs! Awesome channel for the organic farmer! My favorite!
you're right thats a perfect size for a "clone".... now I wish I would've remembered to mention that in the video lol... just stick it in water and within a week it'll have loads of roots
I just watched this after watching your how to grow lots of potato video. I like how your videos don't drag on and on. You do and intro, and then get to the point without dragging out the video for time. You watch to many of those video's the only roots you'll grow are on your butt from time wasting! Great stuff, good info and to the point! Thank you sir. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some planting to do!
I have seen tomato plants growing up a twine trellis in people's gardens and always wondered just how it was done. You did a fantastic job at explaining. Very helpful.
If you want to sell some plants, root those suckers and sell them to your neighbors, or start a second planting, or have replacements for the ones the critters get, or just give them away to neighbors, friends and family. Great video as usual. No beating around the bush. Short and packed with useful information.
I do basically the same thing except I use a long landscape staple to put nylon twine into the ground about 6 inches from the stalk then pull it tight up the top of the T-bar. As the vine outgrows the length of the twine, I unreel a metal “reel” and gently lower the bottom of the stalk to the ground. I’ve seen this done in indoor commercial tomato grow operations. I use dry hay under the stalk to prevent rot and so far I’ve not had any issues with disease or breakage. So interesting to see how we all come up with similar ideas, it goes to show how this is in our DNA if we just listen to our bodies and the Earth.
I love this system in my garden as I always grow too many plants. I did a couple things different, I put PVC T's at the top of the t-post and ran the conduit right through the top. It's quite windy where this system is so I ended up tying the line to a cut off piece of bamboo stake at the base of the plant and then twined the line around the plant and up to the conduit. I used to attach the string to the plant, but the wind actually ripped one right out of the ground. I've also seen people attach a board at the base of the t-post on each end and tie directly to that. Just stay on top of those suckers because they can get out of hand before you know it.
wow the wind must be brutal where you are!!... I also did it with the PVC connectors but I didn't like how the whole bar could move around so I decided to secure it.... attaching a board to the t-post is a great idea! thank you
The wind is crazy here, too. My last few years of gardening have been in Wyoming and the Colorado mountains. I do the pvc on top of the t posts as well, and run my conduit that way.
Great content..I grow a lot of tomatoes…500 or so plants. This way is really good for larger varieties and smaller gardens..I used it last year on 30 beefsteak plants. My only problem was this portion of my garden consumed a lot of time and maintenance. Was it worth it? Absolutely, the fruit was larger than other beefsteak grown against cattle panels. Removing suckers does promote larger fruit…grow perfect fruit not perfect plants.
DUDE! Your videos started coming up on my feed for some reason and this is the second one I have watched after the potato one. I really like how you keep everything to a point and informative instead of being one of those folks that are dramatic/feckin' go on and feckin' on and can't get enough of themselves. You know --- "Look at meeeee". Anyhoo, I would REALLY like to know what specific varieties of tomatoes you have grown with this method. Cheers!
welcome to the channel my friend and thank you for the positive energy and feedback!!... the very best of all varieties for this method IME is the Purple Bumble Bee from Baker Creek Seeds... its phenomenal by any standards and it will grow up the 6foot trellis and then just let it grow back down to the ground for a total of 12 to 15 foot tomato plant and yes it gets that massive!!
@@gardenlikeaviking Thanks so much for your quick reply! I am a HUGE fan of Baker Creek Seeds - they rock! Do you have an opinion on another variety to experiment with other than a cherry type? I imagine Amish Paste would perhaps be too heavy... I do fancy the First Lady tomato plants that I purchase from a local greenhouse - whaddya think?😀
Did this last year , essentially walling in my gazebo. Great place for studying and having friends over! Will do again this year, hoping after watching some other of your videos that it will be a much more productive season, weather permitting! Happy gardening!!
I did this method last season with 2 rows of 6 plants, 3 varieties back to back but slightly staggered for the back row to catch sun East to West. I planted mini bell peppers just in front of the South most row which grew up as I pruned the bottom tomato leaves to prevent splash diseases. It was an outstanding success and I did the same with 2 varieties of paste tomatoes which I couldn't can all of them...gave them away. Early and late blight was so minimal! They were picture perfect plants up until early November! I will only grow this way going forward
Try to make it short, I have a 3x5 box I normally could only grow two tomatoes with cages. This year I went vertically, same box I'm growing 3 tomatoes, 8 pole beans & 8 cucumbers plus some spring green onions. All are producing very well.
Thanks for sharing, Nate! I find that a 2" PVC "T" slides over the T-post and I can slide the conduit thru the PVC. Quick and easy. I also set the post outside the plants so the plants lean a bit and have good airflow between the two rows.
I have grown new plants from the suckers (heirloom variety not hybrid variety)by cutting them off and immediately put them in a small pot of compost and water them which then turn into a more stocky shorter plant than plant you cut it from and still produces good tomatoes 🍅
I've seen this method (more or less) a few places, planning on trying it this year. The only real difference in methodology is that instead of tying to the base of the plant, I will be putting the cord UNDER the plant.
Good video! I do something similar, but with a slight twist. Instead of a noose at the bottom, I tie the twine to a spike pushed it at the bottom of the plant (no chance of over-tightening). Then I have a slip knot at the top. This way, when it's time to wrap I can loosen the rope, wrap gently and then tighten again. I can also let the line down as the plant gets to the top, letting the stem lay on the ground and grow more roots. Sadly, I never have the discipline to trim all of the suckers.
Love the idea I have been using cages with a 8 ft stake inside the cage then using pipe cleaners to adhere the stem to the stake above the cage- this looks to be a better solution !
Thank you Nate, such simple, helpful advice 🙏Getting beds ready for spring planting here in Blue Mountains Australia 💚 Loving watch your channel explode❣️
Nate, so glad I saw this, as I was going to put seeds in near a shed, made me realise I need this method or I would get fungus on plant not being able to get the air from all sides. So now to change my plan to try this. That’s why I come to you for great advice Thanks Nate/Mate
Good stuff Nate, my grandad did a similar thing but stuffed the loop of the string under the plant when planting out, rootball held it just fine, he also made a point of twisting the plant round the string clockwise, going off the Sun rising in the East setting in the west, the apic tip will naturally follow it clockwise; finished reading the JADAM books, prefer Master Chos original tbh
It looks very neat and clean, well organized. I planted a big corn hill this year, with pole beans and pumpkins. After a while it gets to be such a mess it is hard to weed or spray soil drench on the ground next to the stem of each plant. So I give a Double Thumbs up. I would use two hose clamps criss crossed, like your twine, holding the emt up there. It will stay for years.
We will have to try your technique. We have used cattle panels, weaving or the ground. Do you remember the tomato variety in the video? They look impressive. Thanks
I'll confirm this is a game changer. Like it adds up to way more than the sum of its parts. I'm in a tight spot so I have them on a staggered 12" and it still works. I even forgot to read the package and strung up a determinate tomato. And guess what, it's making tomatoes. I made the structure out of reprocessed shipping crates.
Nice!! I used this system last year: but, and this is an anaconda sized butt, I didn't realize the importance of keeping the "one vine" moving higher. THANKS!!!
@@gardenlikeaviking YES!!! is it worth pointing at the obvious: The one vine is "indeterminate"- It could actually even be inside, in a container? WoW!! Am I mixed up on this? I have a sun room and want to keep a vine in a 5 gallon container!! Tomatoes all winter? Or at least "overwinter' the tomato vine?
Wonderful! Thanks...I have taken some of the suckers earl in the season and rooted them fo some extra plants...but originally only had three to for plants and ended up with eight....I had the hoops and they grew too tall fell over and kinked the stalks and damaged the plant and production..now I have a different plan for next year
Excited to be using your method this year! Saw your method last year, but it was too late at that point. Am limiting my space to allow room for those Cinderella pumpkins. Started seeds for Purple Cherokee, Pink German, and San Marazano. So, they need room, height, and AIR! Thanks friend.
Wow Nate! Love that system. First time gardening and using grow bags and my tomato plants got away from me, the suckers took over. will try this method next year. Thanks
This is very close to what I've done for many years but with one crucial difference. I cannot stress enough that tying the string to the plant stem is an unnecessary risk. If anything at all (like falling off the ladder when picking tomatoes!) should yank the string, it will uproot your plant ot break the stem. Instead, I tie to an anchor in the ground beside the plant. Often, I have an anchor on either side and allow the plant to have two growing points. I bend rebar into a hairpin shape. They've never pulled out.
My "next evolutionary moment" with tomatoes came when I learned about the "lean and lower" method using Toma-hooks, which is the next step up from this method, in my opinion. Even on my patio garden, I lean and lower my plans and am thus able to keep the "business" end of the plant easily within reach.
I have yet to experiment with the lean and lower because the main thing I don't understand is what am I gaining by doing it that way over just letting the plants loop over the support beam and grow back downwards like they have the previous two years and done great?... what are your thoughts? thank you
@@gardenlikeaviking You can keep the "business end" of the plant always at the height you want; no bending or climbing ladders. The plant doesn't have to grow upside down after it gets to the top of beam. Keeps bare stalks running along the ground instead of taking up valuable vertical space. Keeps the plants neater. You might just try a couple of plants to see if you like it, since you already have a place to hang the toma-hooks.
@@gardenlikeaviking You get apx 20% more tomato apx 3 or 3 extra cluster. Tomatoes grow to a saltern level and produce ex 5 o 6 clusters so by lowering the plant it get trick in produce more i believe
I didn't have many tomatoes last season so I pruned them in the same way and just put in a sturdy stake to tie the tomato up as it grew, worked perfectly. This year I'm doing it this way though because I don't want to individually tie up 50 or so plants every week.
yes this method makes it quite simple to just wrap the main vine around the string once a week or so just be absolutely certain to keep the suckers pruned!!
Nice. I'll be doing this with one small difference -- using hooks wrapped with twine at the top, and as the vines max out the height of the trellis I can rotate them all in one direction to effectively "lower and lean" them to a different place on the line. Looking forward to it!
yes the lower and lean method works great too... personally I find it easier to just let the plant grow up over the bar and then freely grow back down to the ground... usually they're touching the ground by the end of the season so about 12-14 feet long in total
I do the same and use fishing line. It’s fine if you do it not too tight at wrap enough spirals around…. If you just used it to support the whole plant it would cut thru but the way I do it works great (basically how you wrap yours) but not sure why the cowboy know is so essential…. I just anchor the bottom with an upside down u shaped stake
Prowadzenie pomidorów na jeden pęd po sznurku to metoda od dawna popularna na Starym Kontynencie :) Można prowadzić w ten sposób i na dwa i na 3 pędy dodając kolejne sznurki . Można też nie budować całej tej konstrukcji a zastosować długie na 2m , mocne paliki i przywiązywać do nich pęd główny usuwając boczne. Do takiej uprawy najlepiej się nadają odmiany kolumnowe, bo odmiany krzaczaste lepiej prowadzić na 3 pędy - zyskując większy plon z krzaka. Pozdrawiam serdecznie Wikinga Odkrywcę :) PS (Zawsze się zastanawiałam czy wsadzanie pomidorów do popularnych u was klatek nie ściąga na nie więcej patogenów chorobotwórczych).
thank you for your suggestions my friend and yes I am going to grow them up a single stake next year to experiment with that method... yes the large metal cages also seem to bring more disease!!
On your Instagram could you share about the lack of pollinators and how to get it done. We are planting to attract insects, but often they are not here when needed. For example, if you have starts in the greenhouse in March and no pollinators around that early in the Spring.
yes I can do that!... depending on what zone you live in the pollinators are still in hibernation at that time so I'm not exactly sure how to get them to come out sooner... but for sure people need to be aware of how deeply important pollinators are! thank you Vicki
Thank you for your video. I'm sticking with the cages for now because we have a wind issue here beside the windmill farm. This would work great in a greenhouse with the protection it provides. As it is, I have three plants out now that are leveled after a two day blow, .. and it's not over yet. Our big winds are south west in the summer shifting to northeast in the fall/winter and it's crazy today with this two day blow out of the West. Interesting times indeed Have a great one and good luck.
actually this method if done right is extremely tolerant to high winds!... I would just put a stake in the ground at the base of each plant and attach the string to that instead of the plant for high winds area... your cages will still need secured in some way I'd imagine
@@gardenlikeaviking The cages are the metal ones with three/four legs you drive into the ground like tent pegs. And yes, even they blow over with the plant. I've driven hardwood stakes for stabilisation, ... but even then, the winds are wicked by times.
Honestly... I think this method would be better than cages... unless of course you have solid, heavy... 10+ feet high cages. I've never found a cage yet that was remotely affordable, that could properly handle tomatoes.
If you have too few tomato plants, do not throw away the sockers. Instead put the sockers in a glass of water and they will set roots and you now have a new tomato plant that can be planted out in soil where it will produce tomatoes.
thank you my friend!!... the red ones were bonnie best tomato but I actually wouldn't recommend that one due to it being somewhat bland compared to the amazing Purple Bumble Bee which is similar in size and growth habit but out of this world flavor!!!
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Really great vid! I followed your instructions this year and my plants are so tall that I have a bit of a self inflicted dilemma....I planted them near a hill so setting a ladder up to pick the tomatoes is a little dangerous! Hypothetically,if I fall it's going to be an embarrassment for sure... People will not unfortunately understand how this could happen (picking a tomato? Lol) and I'll have to take some pics to prove my situation
was not bs!
Awesome channel for the organic farmer! My favorite!
gotta say as a new gardener I ignored the suckers.... 3 plants and HOLY HUGE MESS with few tomatoes. This channel and others like are priceless.
@ 7:42 a perfect cutting to start a new plant! My daughter took cuttings and rooted them. We had cherry tomatoes growing indoors during winter!
you're right thats a perfect size for a "clone".... now I wish I would've remembered to mention that in the video lol... just stick it in water and within a week it'll have loads of roots
I just watched this after watching your how to grow lots of potato video. I like how your videos don't drag on and on. You do and intro, and then get to the point without dragging out the video for time. You watch to many of those video's the only roots you'll grow are on your butt from time wasting! Great stuff, good info and to the point! Thank you sir. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some planting to do!
thank you for the positive energy and helpful feedback my friend... best of luck this growing season!!
I have seen tomato plants growing up a twine trellis in people's gardens and always wondered just how it was done. You did a fantastic job at explaining. Very helpful.
If you want to sell some plants, root those suckers and sell them to your neighbors, or start a second planting, or have replacements for the ones the critters get, or just give them away to neighbors, friends and family. Great video as usual. No beating around the bush. Short and packed with useful information.
yes thats a fantastic idea and works really well so long as you have something to do with all those new plants!!... thank you for sharing!
I do basically the same thing except I use a long landscape staple to put nylon twine into the ground about 6 inches from the stalk then pull it tight up the top of the T-bar. As the vine outgrows the length of the twine, I unreel a metal “reel” and gently lower the bottom of the stalk to the ground. I’ve seen this done in indoor commercial tomato grow operations. I use dry hay under the stalk to prevent rot and so far I’ve not had any issues with disease or breakage. So interesting to see how we all come up with similar ideas, it goes to show how this is in our DNA if we just listen to our bodies and the Earth.
Tomahooks are amazing with this type of trellis. Recently I saw someone bury the twine, when planting. I thought this is so smart.
I love this system in my garden as I always grow too many plants. I did a couple things different, I put PVC T's at the top of the t-post and ran the conduit right through the top. It's quite windy where this system is so I ended up tying the line to a cut off piece of bamboo stake at the base of the plant and then twined the line around the plant and up to the conduit. I used to attach the string to the plant, but the wind actually ripped one right out of the ground. I've also seen people attach a board at the base of the t-post on each end and tie directly to that. Just stay on top of those suckers because they can get out of hand before you know it.
wow the wind must be brutal where you are!!... I also did it with the PVC connectors but I didn't like how the whole bar could move around so I decided to secure it.... attaching a board to the t-post is a great idea! thank you
The wind is crazy here, too. My last few years of gardening have been in Wyoming and the Colorado mountains.
I do the pvc on top of the t posts as well, and run my conduit that way.
@@gardenlikeaviking Do we apply same method for cucumber plants
Great content..I grow a lot of tomatoes…500 or so plants. This way is really good for larger varieties and smaller gardens..I used it last year on 30 beefsteak plants. My only problem was this portion of my garden consumed a lot of time and maintenance. Was it worth it? Absolutely, the fruit was larger than other beefsteak grown against cattle panels. Removing suckers does promote larger fruit…grow perfect fruit not perfect plants.
Such a genuine insightful lovely man🙏🏻
DUDE! Your videos started coming up on my feed for some reason and this is the second one I have watched after the potato one. I really like how you keep everything to a point and informative instead of being one of those folks that are dramatic/feckin' go on and feckin' on and can't get enough of themselves. You know --- "Look at meeeee".
Anyhoo, I would REALLY like to know what specific varieties of tomatoes you have grown with this method.
Cheers!
welcome to the channel my friend and thank you for the positive energy and feedback!!... the very best of all varieties for this method IME is the Purple Bumble Bee from Baker Creek Seeds... its phenomenal by any standards and it will grow up the 6foot trellis and then just let it grow back down to the ground for a total of 12 to 15 foot tomato plant and yes it gets that massive!!
@@gardenlikeaviking Thanks so much for your quick reply! I am a HUGE fan of Baker Creek Seeds - they rock! Do you have an opinion on another variety to experiment with other than a cherry type? I imagine Amish Paste would perhaps be too heavy... I do fancy the First Lady tomato plants that I purchase from a local greenhouse - whaddya think?😀
Love this system. I've been using it for years with great success.
Did this last year , essentially walling in my gazebo. Great place for studying and having friends over! Will do again this year, hoping after watching some other of your videos that it will be a much more productive season, weather permitting!
Happy gardening!!
you'll have a great season!!... tomatoes want lots of leaf mulch to shade the roots and keep everything evenly moist
this method works really well for cucumbers too
I did this method last season with 2 rows of 6 plants, 3 varieties back to back but slightly staggered for the back row to catch sun East to West. I planted mini bell peppers just in front of the South most row which grew up as I pruned the bottom tomato leaves to prevent splash diseases. It was an outstanding success and I did the same with 2 varieties of paste tomatoes which I couldn't can all of them...gave them away. Early and late blight was so minimal! They were picture perfect plants up until early November! I will only grow this way going forward
Try to make it short, I have a 3x5 box I normally could only grow two tomatoes with cages. This year I went vertically, same box I'm growing 3 tomatoes, 8 pole beans & 8 cucumbers plus some spring green onions. All are producing very well.
Thanks for sharing, Nate! I find that a 2" PVC "T" slides over the T-post and I can slide the conduit thru the PVC. Quick and easy. I also set the post outside the plants so the plants lean a bit and have good airflow between the two rows.
This works....I've used it for years!!! "The LUV" is what it's all about: the beautiful tomato clusters
I like your backyard garden. you might try a shade cloth for your maters. They like partial shade.
Thats a great method Nate. I use cattle fence because it was free.
I have grown new plants from the suckers (heirloom variety not hybrid variety)by cutting them off and immediately put them in a small pot of compost and water them which then turn into a more stocky shorter plant than plant you cut it from and still produces good tomatoes 🍅
Thank you doing this next growing season
Really great way to grow tomatoes. We're going to try this method. Thanks.
Bailing twine/sting is good stuff. I use it around the garden for lots of stuff. lol
I've seen this method (more or less) a few places, planning on trying it this year.
The only real difference in methodology is that instead of tying to the base of the plant, I will be putting the cord UNDER the plant.
Good video! I do something similar, but with a slight twist. Instead of a noose at the bottom, I tie the twine to a spike pushed it at the bottom of the plant (no chance of over-tightening). Then I have a slip knot at the top. This way, when it's time to wrap I can loosen the rope, wrap gently and then tighten again. I can also let the line down as the plant gets to the top, letting the stem lay on the ground and grow more roots. Sadly, I never have the discipline to trim all of the suckers.
that's great advice thank you!... do you bury the stem when it gets to that point?
@@gardenlikeaviking I don’t. But you probably could. It’s usually toward the end of the season and the tomatoes have massive roots already.
Love the idea I have been using cages with a 8 ft stake inside the cage then using pipe cleaners to adhere the stem to the stake above the cage- this looks to be a better solution !
Thank you Nate, such simple, helpful advice 🙏Getting beds ready for spring planting here in Blue Mountains Australia 💚
Loving watch your channel explode❣️
I wish you a fertile growing season my friend and thank you yes I too like watching the channel grow!!!
Nate, so glad I saw this, as I was going to put seeds in near a shed, made me realise I need this method or I would get fungus on plant not being able to get the air from all sides. So now to change my plan to try this. That’s why I come to you for great advice
Thanks Nate/Mate
Good stuff Nate, my grandad did a similar thing but stuffed the loop of the string under the plant when planting out, rootball held it just fine, he also made a point of twisting the plant round the string clockwise, going off the Sun rising in the East setting in the west, the apic tip will naturally follow it clockwise; finished reading the JADAM books, prefer Master Chos original tbh
It looks very neat and clean, well organized. I planted a big corn hill this year, with pole beans and pumpkins. After a while it gets to be such a mess it is hard to weed or spray soil drench on the ground next to the stem of each plant. So I give a Double Thumbs up. I would use two hose clamps criss crossed, like your twine, holding the emt up there. It will stay for years.
Nice video, I have done this for years now.
WOW stupendous advice! I have always just grown big bushes but I can take advantage of this as my plants are still young this season.
Awesome!
Use a PVC Tee one the top of the T bar and slide the conduit thru the Tee.
i was planning to do this for 2023, you've helped me a lot!
We will have to try your technique. We have used cattle panels, weaving or the ground. Do you remember the tomato variety in the video? They look impressive. Thanks
Your wisdom is very helpful and simple! Experience is knowledge. Thx gib
I'll confirm this is a game changer. Like it adds up to way more than the sum of its parts. I'm in a tight spot so I have them on a staggered 12" and it still works. I even forgot to read the package and strung up a determinate tomato. And guess what, it's making tomatoes. I made the structure out of reprocessed shipping crates.
Nice!! I used this system last year: but, and this is an anaconda sized butt, I didn't realize the importance of keeping the "one vine" moving higher. THANKS!!!
lol yes the importance of keeping it trained to the one stalk cannot be overstated!!
@@gardenlikeaviking YES!!! is it worth pointing at the obvious: The one vine is "indeterminate"- It could actually even be inside, in a container? WoW!! Am I mixed up on this? I have a sun room and want to keep a vine in a 5 gallon container!! Tomatoes all winter? Or at least "overwinter' the tomato vine?
I wish I had property that could support a beautiful big garden. 💜
Thanks!
Wonderful! Thanks...I have taken some of the suckers earl in the season and rooted them fo some extra plants...but originally only had three to for plants and ended up with eight....I had the hoops and they grew too tall fell over and kinked the stalks and damaged the plant and production..now I have a different plan for next year
Love your videos! Thank you for sharing your garden knowledge.
Excellent information, thank you.
i used toprail from an old chain link fence. i bought connectors in chain link parts department that fit the pipes together.
Great video, thanks for sharing a better way
Thanks! I’m going to try that method this year.
Excited to be using your method this year! Saw your method last year, but it was too late at that point. Am limiting my space to allow room for those Cinderella pumpkins. Started seeds for Purple Cherokee, Pink German, and San Marazano. So, they need room, height, and AIR! Thanks friend.
Bravo Viking, we love it we use it ❤
It looks so organised as well
Wow Nate! Love that system. First time gardening and using grow bags and my tomato plants got away from me, the suckers took over. will try this method next year. Thanks
Best tomato advice I’ve seen to date.
thank you my friend!
Nice I will defo try this just planted loads of different seed as it's the first time planting In my new garden so wanted to see witch ones work best.
This is very close to what I've done for many years but with one crucial difference. I cannot stress enough that tying the string to the plant stem is an unnecessary risk. If anything at all (like falling off the ladder when picking tomatoes!) should yank the string, it will uproot your plant ot break the stem.
Instead, I tie to an anchor in the ground beside the plant. Often, I have an anchor on either side and allow the plant to have two growing points. I bend rebar into a hairpin shape. They've never pulled out.
This is a great way to grow tomatoes.
I hope you have video tutorial for how to proper tomatoes pruning.frm philippines
Great information. Do you tie the plants in as they grow back down. Thanks, 🍅🏵
Wow .. good job , why didn’t I think of that ?
You can also root the suckers and grow a whole new plant!
Very strong and healthy tomatoes you had there. Well done
You can use pvc t fittings
I will do this on a small scale for my Cucumbers 🥒 growing in in a 5 gal bucket.
yes it will work but I highly suggest only putting one cucumber plant per 5gal bucket
My "next evolutionary moment" with tomatoes came when I learned about the "lean and lower" method using Toma-hooks, which is the next step up from this method, in my opinion. Even on my patio garden, I lean and lower my plans and am thus able to keep the "business" end of the plant easily within reach.
I have yet to experiment with the lean and lower because the main thing I don't understand is what am I gaining by doing it that way over just letting the plants loop over the support beam and grow back downwards like they have the previous two years and done great?... what are your thoughts? thank you
@@gardenlikeaviking You can keep the "business end" of the plant always at the height you want; no bending or climbing ladders. The plant doesn't have to grow upside down after it gets to the top of beam. Keeps bare stalks running along the ground instead of taking up valuable vertical space. Keeps the plants neater. You might just try a couple of plants to see if you like it, since you already have a place to hang the toma-hooks.
@@gardenlikeaviking You get apx 20% more tomato apx 3 or 3 extra cluster. Tomatoes grow to a saltern level and produce ex 5 o 6 clusters so by lowering the plant it get trick in produce more i believe
I didn't have many tomatoes last season so I pruned them in the same way and just put in a sturdy stake to tie the tomato up as it grew, worked perfectly.
This year I'm doing it this way though because I don't want to individually tie up 50 or so plants every week.
yes this method makes it quite simple to just wrap the main vine around the string once a week or so just be absolutely certain to keep the suckers pruned!!
Very good idea sir
I use tent steaks and tie the string to the tent steak and put it in next to the tomato plant so I’m not girdling the plant at all
WOW! Nice system! 👍
Beautiful!.. thanks for the lessons❤
Definitely doing this
Great video thanks for sharing 👍
Been waiting for this information
Awesome tip my friend 👍. Will be utilizing this for sure.
That's a fascinating method. I am going to try it next year and see how it works out for my plants.
Nice. I'll be doing this with one small difference -- using hooks wrapped with twine at the top, and as the vines max out the height of the trellis I can rotate them all in one direction to effectively "lower and lean" them to a different place on the line. Looking forward to it!
yes the lower and lean method works great too... personally I find it easier to just let the plant grow up over the bar and then freely grow back down to the ground... usually they're touching the ground by the end of the season so about 12-14 feet long in total
I do the same and use fishing line. It’s fine if you do it not too tight at wrap enough spirals around…. If you just used it to support the whole plant it would cut thru but the way I do it works great (basically how you wrap yours) but not sure why the cowboy know is so essential…. I just anchor the bottom with an upside down u shaped stake
wow I'm really surprised the fishing line doesn't cut through the plant!!...
You can use pvc t fittings for this instead of rope and zip ties.
Thanks so much for sharing this knowledge.
Great video. Thank you!
Amazing and very well explained, perfect for three different tomatoes, my first non-volunteers this year.
Have you seen the tomato trees in Epcot in Disney ? I am going to try to do that !
you can prune suckers and plant them, basically you can prepare new tomato plants using suckers. plants created this way fruits more
Prowadzenie pomidorów na jeden pęd po sznurku to metoda od dawna popularna na Starym Kontynencie :) Można prowadzić w ten sposób i na dwa i na 3 pędy dodając kolejne sznurki . Można też nie budować całej tej konstrukcji a zastosować długie na 2m , mocne paliki i przywiązywać do nich pęd główny usuwając boczne. Do takiej uprawy najlepiej się nadają odmiany kolumnowe, bo odmiany krzaczaste lepiej prowadzić na 3 pędy - zyskując większy plon z krzaka. Pozdrawiam serdecznie Wikinga Odkrywcę :) PS (Zawsze się zastanawiałam czy wsadzanie pomidorów do popularnych u was klatek nie ściąga na nie więcej patogenów chorobotwórczych).
thank you for your suggestions my friend and yes I am going to grow them up a single stake next year to experiment with that method... yes the large metal cages also seem to bring more disease!!
Thank you so much for sharing!! Really nice tomatoes!!!
Pretty cool...i will try it...
On your Instagram could you share about the lack of pollinators and how to get it done. We are planting to attract insects, but often they are not here when needed. For example, if you have starts in the greenhouse in March and no pollinators around that early in the Spring.
yes I can do that!... depending on what zone you live in the pollinators are still in hibernation at that time so I'm not exactly sure how to get them to come out sooner... but for sure people need to be aware of how deeply important pollinators are! thank you Vicki
love your content and how you explain everything ✨️ 👌 ❤️ 😌
Love this method. I have tried it and it does work well.
Beautiful!! Thank you for this!👍
Thank you for your video.
I'm sticking with the cages for now because we have a wind issue here beside the windmill farm.
This would work great in a greenhouse with the protection it provides.
As it is, I have three plants out now that are leveled after a two day blow, .. and it's not over yet.
Our big winds are south west in the summer shifting to northeast in the fall/winter and it's crazy today with this two day blow out of the West.
Interesting times indeed
Have a great one and good luck.
actually this method if done right is extremely tolerant to high winds!... I would just put a stake in the ground at the base of each plant and attach the string to that instead of the plant for high winds area... your cages will still need secured in some way I'd imagine
@@gardenlikeaviking The cages are the metal ones with three/four legs you drive into the ground like tent pegs. And yes, even they blow over with the plant. I've driven hardwood stakes for stabilisation, ... but even then, the winds are wicked by times.
Honestly... I think this method would be better than cages... unless of course you have solid, heavy... 10+ feet high cages. I've never found a cage yet that was remotely affordable, that could properly handle tomatoes.
So awesome!!
Great info
How do you deter cut worms ? If you even have any.
What about fertilizer what type , how often and how much?
If you have too few tomato plants, do not throw away the sockers.
Instead put the sockers in a glass of water and they will set roots and you now have a new tomato plant that can be planted out in soil where it will produce tomatoes.
thats a great tip thank you!
I did this using an old swing set frame. Use what u got!
thats a great idea!!... I'm all about using what you already have!
Excellent!!! You area wealth of information!!!
What variety of tomato was this?
thank you my friend!!... the red ones were bonnie best tomato but I actually wouldn't recommend that one due to it being somewhat bland compared to the amazing Purple Bumble Bee which is similar in size and growth habit but out of this world flavor!!!
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that looks amazing! thanks for the great explanation of the method.
Awesome thank you
Looks amazing. Can’t wait to try it. Thanks 😉👍