all planted

encore · June 9, 2017

well time will tell! all plants are in! now can sit back and relax! (i hope!)--lol ---tom

Rockporter · June 9, 2017

Looks awesome, I hope you have a great season.

SteveP · June 9, 2017

Looks great. What varieties are you growing?

encore · June 9, 2017

atkinson-blush-brad's black heart-early girl-everrett's rusty oxheart-german johnsonbenton-GGWT-maglia rosa-cherokee purple- rebel yell-sun gold-sunrise bumble bee-sky reacher-wes--and an orange russian 117 in the ground .. lol i'll see for sure what likes or dislikes the rggs! lol---tom

ako1974 · June 9, 2017

Great setup!

oakley · June 9, 2017

Fine looking set-up and a great grow list. Many in my 'stable' of favorites especially
GGWT.

encore · July 8, 2017

think they'll be ok! lol

MissS · July 9, 2017

What a great set up and your plants look great!

What do you do when the plants reach the top?

encore · July 9, 2017

i don't know! lol did'nt have the top T frame last year, put it up because a couple of plants tipped over, lol i had wooden poles last year and they snapped,.that's why i got them green ones sticking through holes in 2x4's any suggestions?--tom

jtjmartin · July 9, 2017

Tom:

You could:

1. Just let the vines eventually fold over and come back down. I would prune a lot of the inner leaves before they fold over.
2. Get bigger poles!
3. Transition to a lean and lower system so that the plants end up wrapping themselves around the frame but never reach beyond the top.

Bipetual · July 9, 2017

Nice work! Your plants look really happy. I think when they get to the top you should just see what they do. Stop tying them a couple of feet below the top. They may just sprawl apart and make room for the wood piece, depending on the variety.

I use the five foot cone shaped cages in my containers and my plants spread out at the top. Once in a while a big cherry plant will flip over the top of the cage and start growing back down, but it's not a big deal to me. Especially as short as our seasons are in the north!

encore · July 25, 2017

LOOK WHAT I'VE DONE!!! lol i knew there was a reason i did'nt want to plant 14 buckets again! lol---tom

Rockporter · July 25, 2017

LOL, oh boy are you in trouble now. Looks like some pruning is in order for you.

encore · July 25, 2017

not really sure what to cut and not to cut tho. lol

My Foot Smells · August 1, 2017

best 5 gallon bucket plants I have ever seen.

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Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Looks awesome, I hope you have a great season. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

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ako1974 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: New Jersey Posts: 109	Great setup! __________________ Arne Zone 6A, Northern NJ

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,149	What a great set up and your plants look great! What do you do when the plants reach the top? __________________ ~ Patti ~

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Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	LOL, oh boy are you in trouble now. Looks like some pruning is in order for you. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

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SteveP Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 1,398	Looks great. What varieties are you growing?

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encore Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: wisconsin Posts: 536	atkinson-blush-brad's black heart-early girl-everrett's rusty oxheart-german johnsonbenton-GGWT-maglia rosa-cherokee purple- rebel yell-sun gold-sunrise bumble bee-sky reacher-wes--and an orange russian 117 in the ground .. lol i'll see for sure what likes or dislikes the rggs! lol---tom

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oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	Fine looking set-up and a great grow list. Many in my 'stable' of favorites especially GGWT.

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jtjmartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Williamsburg VA Zone 7b Posts: 1,110	Tom: You could: 1. Just let the vines eventually fold over and come back down. I would prune a lot of the inner leaves before they fold over. 2. Get bigger poles! 3. Transition to a lean and lower system so that the plants end up wrapping themselves around the frame but never reach beyond the top.

July 9, 2017	#11
Bipetual Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Illinois, zone 5a Posts: 579	Nice work! Your plants look really happy. I think when they get to the top you should just see what they do. Stop tying them a couple of feet below the top. They may just sprawl apart and make room for the wood piece, depending on the variety. I use the five foot cone shaped cages in my containers and my plants spread out at the top. Once in a while a big cherry plant will flip over the top of the cage and start growing back down, but it's not a big deal to me. Especially as short as our seasons are in the north!

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My Foot Smells Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Pulaski County, Arkansas Posts: 1,239	best 5 gallon bucket plants I have ever seen.