Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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April 28, 2013 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Z5, CO near Denver
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I have used multiple types of twine/string and the cheap stuff works ok, as long as it doesn't stretch.
My favorite is clothes line - wire with green plastic. The only place I can find it, locally, is at Ace Hardware - so expensive. But I use it for years and years. It doesn't sag or give at all - so where I install, it stays. A well built weave will hold more then 2 plants between posts, and I've done 3, but prefer 2. |
April 28, 2013 | #17 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Raleigh, NC
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April 28, 2013 | #18 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cincinnati
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I use the same twine as ChrisK. The bottom rows of twine sag a little bit by the end of the season, but overall it holds up extremely well.
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April 28, 2013 | #19 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: stephenville tx
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only problem i had was with heavy wind ,you can lose somes leaves from twine cutting plants
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May 6, 2013 | #20 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: PNW
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Jute twine stretches when wet.
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May 7, 2013 | #21 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Zone 5b
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I'm pretty sure what I used was also Jute twine, in the Northeast. We get plenty of wet weather, but I didn't have any problems with the twine stretching and/or failing me anywhere.
That said, I only have one short (27') row of tomato plants hanging on it, with overkill U-Post spacing. So take that with a grain of salt! |
July 10, 2013 | #22 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Edina, MN (Zone 4)
Posts: 945
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How tight to you string the twine in the Florida weave?
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July 10, 2013 | #23 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Vermont
Posts: 1,001
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This is my second year using a form of the Florida weave, and I have just used polypropylene baling twine. It's cheap, and doesn't stretch at all. So when I string it, I just get it as tight as I can conveniently get it (I use 1" hardwood grade stakes from the lumber yard) without worrying too much about it. A little flexibility is good to allow me to tuck in wayward stems that grow too fast for me to tend to in time.
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