Garden 2006

Tomstrees · June 1, 2006

Just a quick picture of my homemade
cages, and the garden !
I will try to do a timeline this year !

~ Tom

Kamper420 · June 1, 2006

What did you make your cages out of?

Suze · June 1, 2006

Great job! You're going to stake your cages, right?

Tomstrees · June 1, 2006

Kamper420 -
I used concrete reinforcement wire
from Lowes ~
Was alittle tricky to work with when you get
towards the middle of the roll -
pliers, boltcutters, heavy duty gloves and beer
were a must !

Suze -
I thought the 8+ inches that
were in the ground was enough
to hold them up ??? No ???

~ Tom

Suze · June 1, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomstrees

Suze -
I thought the 8+ inches that
were in the ground was enough
to hold them up ??? No ???

It wouldn't be where I live. I usually use a two ft length of rebar and drive it about a foot into the ground, attaching it to the cage with cable ties.

What's your winds like there?

JerryL · June 1, 2006

Tom,

I completely agree with Suze. You got to stake them dudes. Even if you don’t have heavy winds sometimes the weight of those huge plants your going to be growing will cause the cages to topple over.

I use whatever stakes I have. I’ve been known to use tree limbs that I gather in the woods. (Yes I’m cheap).

I like about a foot and a half in the ground and a foot or more above ground.

JBinKC · June 2, 2006

Looks great, love that little picket fence. Can't wait to see the tomato plants filling them out.

Tomstrees · June 2, 2006

re Suze:
What's your winds like there?

re:
I live @ the Bay ( 5 minute walk ) so no matter
whats going on with the weather, there
is always a lite breeze ~
In the end of April / begining of May, we
had severe wind (40+ mph) and rain.
Everything was fine ~
But that could be because there was no resistance
for the wind (aka big plants and maters).

huh ... a "misprint" in my blue-prints ???!!!

re:
JBinKC
Can't wait to see the tomato plants filling them out.

re:
Either can I ! But sounds like I need for fortify
before they mulitply ???!!!

~ Tom

JBinKC · June 2, 2006

me too(fortify), i have those tiny little wimpy cages around mine, I'm gonna have to start tieing them off to the fence before to long hehehehe

Tomstrees · June 3, 2006

I'm going to Lowes to get rebar today -
After all that rain ? These plants are monsters !!!
Tom

**nctomatoman** · June 3, 2006

Garden pics after a nice 1.5 inches of rain over the last 24 hrs -

The Driveway garden -

The main garden - staking completed yesterday just as the rains began -

Closer look -

Driveway has 25 tomato plants (the nine dwarfs are along the side and back edges of the driveway), 16 eggplant, and nearly 50 peppers. Main garden, 75 tomato plants, dozen or so hot peppers, 2 tomatillos, and lots of basil.

Tomstrees · June 3, 2006

Craig,

I agree ~
My plants have doubled in size
just a couple of days after the
rain ~ really amazing !
Nice pics ~

Tom

Suze · June 3, 2006

Whew! I bet you're tired after driving all of those tall stakes.

Tomstrees · June 6, 2006

I've thought about staking ...
I'm gonna try a few next year just to
see the difference in maintenance ~

Tom

giardiniere · June 6, 2006

Here's a few pics of my garden taken about a week ago. In the first photo, the row in the foreground, has 4 Arkansas Tarveler and 4 Box Car Willie. The middle row has 4 Cuostralee and 4 German Red Strawberry. The third row, which can be seen better on the second pic, has an Earls Faux, Opalka, one that is unknown, Grape, Green Zebra, two Mortgage Lifter, and another GRSB.

June 1, 2006	#1
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Garden 2006 Just a quick picture of my homemade cages, and the garden ! I will try to do a timeline this year ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

June 1, 2006	#4
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Kamper420 - I used concrete reinforcement wire from Lowes ~ Was alittle tricky to work with when you get towards the middle of the roll - pliers, boltcutters, heavy duty gloves and beer were a must ! Suze - I thought the 8+ inches that were in the ground was enough to hold them up ??? No ??? ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

June 1, 2006	#6
JerryL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: S.W. Ohio z6a Posts: 736	Tom, I completely agree with Suze. You got to stake them dudes. Even if you don’t have heavy winds sometimes the weight of those huge plants your going to be growing will cause the cages to topple over. I use whatever stakes I have. I’ve been known to use tree limbs that I gather in the woods. (Yes I’m cheap). I like about a foot and a half in the ground and a foot or more above ground. __________________ Jerry

June 2, 2006	#8
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	re Suze: What's your winds like there? re: I live @ the Bay ( 5 minute walk ) so no matter whats going on with the weather, there is always a lite breeze ~ In the end of April / begining of May, we had severe wind (40+ mph) and rain. Everything was fine ~ But that could be because there was no resistance for the wind (aka big plants and maters). huh ... a "misprint" in my blue-prints ???!!! re: JBinKC Can't wait to see the tomato plants filling them out. re: Either can I ! But sounds like I need for fortify before they mulitply ???!!! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

June 3, 2006	#10
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	I'm going to Lowes to get rebar today - After all that rain ? These plants are monsters !!! Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

June 1, 2006	#2
Kamper420 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: So Cal Posts: 9	What did you make your cages out of?

June 1, 2006	#3
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Great job! You're going to stake your cages, right?

June 2, 2006	#7
JBinKC Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 174	Looks great, love that little picket fence. Can't wait to see the tomato plants filling them out.

June 3, 2006	#11
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Garden pics after a nice 1.5 inches of rain over the last 24 hrs - The Driveway garden - The main garden - staking completed yesterday just as the rains began - Closer look - Driveway has 25 tomato plants (the nine dwarfs are along the side and back edges of the driveway), 16 eggplant, and nearly 50 peppers. Main garden, 75 tomato plants, dozen or so hot peppers, 2 tomatillos, and lots of basil. __________________ Craig

June 6, 2006	#14
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	I've thought about staking ... I'm gonna try a few next year just to see the difference in maintenance ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

June 6, 2006	#15
giardiniere Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Zone 6, Southeast Kansas Posts: 364	Here's a few pics of my garden taken about a week ago. In the first photo, the row in the foreground, has 4 Arkansas Tarveler and 4 Box Car Willie. The middle row has 4 Cuostralee and 4 German Red Strawberry. The third row, which can be seen better on the second pic, has an Earls Faux, Opalka, one that is unknown, Grape, Green Zebra, two Mortgage Lifter, and another GRSB. __________________ Dave