Florida Style Basket Weave Trellising Of Tomatoes

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Florida style basket weave trellising of tomatoes.

There are many methods that you can employ for keeping your tomato plants off of the ground. Each weave is really just one long loop. It is a labor saving method of tomato trellising when pruning is not important. Here s how to set it up.

For determinate tomatoes the florida weave is our favorite way to trellis and support the plants. So even though i have a small crop i m trying something different the florida weave. You can review the basket information by clicking here. Florida weave method of trellising tomato plants by mike dunton.

The wisconsin farm center uwex publication a3904 02 caring for the tomato crop 2012. The easiest florida weave trellis technique is used for determinate tomatoes while tomato cages are typically used for indeterminate tomatoes in the vegetable garden. Maine cooperative extension how to grow tomatoes basket weave. There and all along the southeast coast farmers start planting tomatoes in january and february.

How to support your tomato plants using the florida weave technique choose your stakes. This trellising technique is easy to install allows air to circulate between plants thus reducing disease holds plants upright and is quicker than tying each plant to one stake. When it comes to trellising tomato plants there are many advantages that improve the overall health of these plants. Along with the method described on this page we also use tomato baskets here on the farm.

Start with sturdy stakes at least 6 to 7 feet tall. University of maine cooperative extension vegetable specialist mark hutton demonstrates how to utilize the basket weave system for growing tomatoes and disc. An easily available and inexpensive option is wood and i ve used 2 2 wooden stakes successfully for determinate tomatoes they ll last for a season or two but are prone to rotting and splintering and the tops might shatter with a forceful hammer strike. With stakes a small piece of pipe and a box of twine thi.

If you re growing tomatoes in your backyard consider the florida weave system. But calling it a weave overstates the case a bit. Basket weaving is the most common way to trellis determinate tomatoes in open field or protected culture and it is occasionally used for indeterminate tomatoes. Ohio state video tomato suckering.

Take a look at these videos to see the basket weave in action.