A couple of rows

[Randall]

I'll shoot another one in 4 weeks or so. Thanks!

[Father'sDaughter]

Look neat and tidy to me! That's a great set up and the plants seem to be doing quite well. Having the space to walk between the rows is a big plus -- I grow in raised beds and have to do all my tying and pruning from one side of the plant

[MissS]

Your plants look great and loaded with fruit. Nice garden.

What varieties are you growing?

[Randall]

Thanks! The row on the left is Rose and Brandywine(Sudduth's) and to the right is a row of Italian Heirloom, A row of Gary'O Sena, and at the far right of the pic is Lucky Cross. Further to the right, but not in the shot are Captain Lucky, Lillian's Yellow Heirloom, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Opalka and Black Cherry.

Here's a shot of some ripe fruit: Italian Heirloom, Opalka, Brandywine(Sudduth's), Rose and Gary'O Sena

[BucksCountyGirl]

LOVE the pic of your harvest! Best of luck to you the rest of the season

[KarenO]

Really beautiful plants and that photo of ripe tomatoes is a work of art!
KarenO

[peppero]

Originally Posted by KarenO

Really beautiful plants and that photo of ripe tomatoes is a work of art!
KarenO

i AGREE COMPLETELY.

JON

[SuperSteak]

Great looking plants and the tomato pic is just mouthwatering.

I'm going make that my new desktop wallpaper!

[drew51]

I have a question about how you maintain plants to the stakes. Cut off suckers? How are they secured to stakes? What's the distance between plants? Height of stakes?

[Randall]

Thanks a lot, folks!

@SuperSteak I'd be honored although I hope to get a better one in the next few days or so.

@ drew51 The plants are spaced 2 1/2 ft apart in rows that are 4 ft apart. I sucker them to 3-4 main leaders and then let those split once more each. I tie them up with Jute twine.

The stakes are 8 ft tall and only into the ground 8 inches or so to keep the height and insure I can pull them at the end of the season. To secure them, I set 8 ft metal stakes in concrete at the ends and middle of each row. I pull 14 gauge wire tight and secure each stake to the wire with a washer and wood screw to make sure it can handle the weight and the wind. It has treated me well for 5 yrs now but it's only one of many ways to do it!

[Randall]

Update from the Brandywine patch:

[ChristinaJo]

Where's Randall?

[drew51]

Nice, thanks for the info, it gives me some ideas. I like to use conduit electrical risers for support. Here is an example with pole beans. In this space (12 feet), I plan to put tomatoes next year, maybe garlic the year after, back to pole beans etc. Rotate the crops.
So appreciate the info, I can tie stakes into this easily.