Supporting Hundreds of Tomato Plants

Jimche · April 9, 2009

This is a slight twist on threads that have been posted already. Lots has been written about how gardeners support 5 of 10, perhaps up to 50 plants. I'm interested in whether there are any economically viable techniques used by growers to support hundreds of tomato plants. Have heard of a "bar" technique where the plants are allowed to drape downward over a horizontal bar set a few feet off the ground, but nothing else. I guess sprawling is the best option, because maintaining the ties on staked plants takes tons of time and buying hundreds of cages, even the concrete reinforcement mesh approach, is quite costly. Looking forward to hearing what ideas people may have on this!!

April 9, 2009	#1
Jimche Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 58	Supporting Hundreds of Tomato Plants This is a slight twist on threads that have been posted already. Lots has been written about how gardeners support 5 of 10, perhaps up to 50 plants. I'm interested in whether there are any economically viable techniques used by growers to support hundreds of tomato plants. Have heard of a "bar" technique where the plants are allowed to drape downward over a horizontal bar set a few feet off the ground, but nothing else. I guess sprawling is the best option, because maintaining the ties on staked plants takes tons of time and buying hundreds of cages, even the concrete reinforcement mesh approach, is quite costly. Looking forward to hearing what ideas people may have on this!!