What is a good method for trialing a large number of varieties?

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Originally Posted by JoeP

Steve,

What do you use for the overhead support?
How long are your rows?
By tomato clips, do you mean the plastic clips sold by Johnny's?

How many do you trial?

Thanks,
Joe

Joe,

Here are a couple of photos showing part of the overhead structure from our early season trial garden in Sacramento. I use a similar method in San Diego except I plant in the ground and in a single row. My setup isn't as pretty as my sister's - I use 8' t posts to support 20' long irrigation pipes. So, my rows are in increments of 20'. The plants are pruned as shown in the closeup, to a single stem. Between the two of us we grow about 1000 plants.

Steve