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May 16, 2007 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Kansas
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I'm going to try this. I imagine anything will work, but wonder what you are using to stake the wire and turnbuckle??
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May 16, 2007 | #17 | |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: NY
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You raised another important question: It is very important to secure the stainless steel cables and turnbuckles. A lot of tension will be exerted to hold the poles in place. I happen to have places to anchor the SS cables. dcarch
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May 16, 2007 | #18 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Kansas
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I have no doubt your support system works. I meant to say that while I suppose lots of different things would work for use as a stake for the SS cable, I'm curious about what you specifically use to stake the SS cable to the ground.
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May 16, 2007 | #19 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: NY
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I am able to anchor the SS cables to solid raised bed structure.
You may have to make some in-ground concrete footings to anchor the cables if you don't have anything nearby stable enough to hold on to the cables. May be you can try driving pipes (6'?) all the way down in ground to hold the cables. It really depend on how long your strings between the posts and how many tomato plants the strings have to hold up. dcarch
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May 25, 2007 | #20 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Zone 6, Southeast Kansas
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How closely do you space your tomatoes? I'm sure fairly close so they can somewhat support each other from side to side.
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May 25, 2007 | #21 | |
Tomatovillian™
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The lack of space forced me to plant them about 14" apart for indeterminates. I compensate the lack of light using reflectors. dcarch
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May 29, 2007 | #22 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Woodstock GA
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Post some pictures of your reflectors in action, if you please.
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May 29, 2007 | #23 | |
Tomatovillian™
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May 30, 2007 | #24 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Kilgore Texas
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June 3, 2007 | #25 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NY
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Pictures of the system: (finally ---- )
Unistrut posts are 10 foot tall. This will let you stake tall indeterminates. The system survived many wind stroms last year. The Camouflage design is painted on by me to make the posts blend into the background. The strings are hardly visible. The entire system will be removed to make room for my removable greenhouse. No Stakes at all. Velcro plant ties are reusable and re-adjustable. Unistrut posts are sleeved in cement footings. The posts will be removed at the end of the season and re-installed. It takes seconds. Details of the nylon strings, wood spacers and adjustable hooks to the posts. Turnbuckles At the end of the season, everything is stored away and reused for next season. Note the hooks are made from wire coat hangers. I expect all the components of the system to last many years. Nothing more to buy. dcarch
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June 3, 2007 | #26 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Campbell, CA
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Wow! The first CAMO painted tomato support system I've ever seen. Does it really work to "stealth" your garden from the insects?
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June 3, 2007 | #27 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Anmore, BC, Canada
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Awesome support system dcarch - I will borrow some ideas, as I am looking for some reliable support for the tom plants in my 8' tall GHs. Last yer I used bamboo sticks, and tied them to the bars that support the GH roof. That worked great, except I had to continue tying branches to the sticks and the bars, pretty much every week or so as the plants grew.
Thank you so much for sharing your pictures and the ideas!
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Tomatovillian™
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I plan to visit Vancouver in the next few months. May be I'll drop by to see your setup dcarch
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June 4, 2007 | #29 |
Tomatovillian™
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sure thing - PM me when you plan to visit, we'll arrange something
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June 5, 2007 | #30 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Woodstock GA
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Thanks for posting the pics!
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