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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Czech republic
Posts: 2,534
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I want show you, how I grow tomatoes. I grow tomatoes on the construction, which has upside cages from concrete mesh (15x15 cm about 6x6 inches). I have three cages each 3x2 m ( in all 18 m2-194 square feet )- picture 1. I grow about seventy tomatoes on this construction- all I prune on the one sucker. For tomatoes I used strings before, I use spirals now. It is better. I worked in Telecom and these spirals were used for wiring thin telephone cables from one building to another (protection against intensive wind, etc.). I do spirals myself. I wind up zincing wire (d=2 mm) on the pipe (d=35 mm). I extend screws to the spiral then-picture 2.Hitch of spiral picture 3. Growing plan of my tomatoes for 2013 year-pic 4. Storage of spirals in winter- pic 5.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 16
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That is really creative! Is it troublesome getting to the plants this way?
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 1,992
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Nicely done! How high off the ground are your cages? |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: selmer, tn
Posts: 2,944
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imagination at work is so interesting.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A
Posts: 692
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Wow...that looks really cool! Best of luck to you this season!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Czech republic
Posts: 2,534
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I plante two raws, next distance (path) 75 cm or 90 cm (cca 3´), two raws (45 cm betwen them)…….I have no problems.
My cages are only 150 cm high off the ground. I should need six feet, but I bought cages in frames from L profile as second hand iron (six cages….800,- Czech kronen about 50 dollars). I made hooves from frames of three cages. I adapt to it for ten years. Vladimír |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Pittsboro, NC
Posts: 21
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Is this a permanent installation? Looks very stout. I use overhead cables with strings dropped down on tomato hooks that I make my self. This spiral wire, can you describe it some more. Here is a photo of my set up.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Brantford, ON, Canada
Posts: 1,341
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Ideal system. Simple and not too complicated. I do similar with about 30 tomato plants but use rebar. http://www.durgan.org/URL/?ZWBJH 12 June 2012 Tomato Support System A few more cords were added today to support fruit laden branches. The tomatoes are absolutely free growing with no obstructions.There are 32 plants. I choose a different location each year. My tie strings are 1/4 inch rope tied as necessary. What size wire do you use for the overhead lines? I would imagine that sagging is a problem. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Czech republic
Posts: 2,534
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Vladimír Last edited by MrBig46; April 25, 2013 at 12:52 AM. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Czech republic
Posts: 2,534
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I made seventy spirals (1,6 m long) in last year. I bought wire ( 4 kg) for 140 Kč- about 8 dollars.
I penciled something- pic. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Pittsboro, NC
Posts: 21
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Czech republic
Posts: 2,534
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Toamatoes are planted
Vladimír |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Brantford, ON, Canada
Posts: 1,341
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Czech republic
Posts: 2,534
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Tomatoes are planted, but I must add a compost, wooden ash, cover earth to tomatoes and mulch by wooden chippings. All about after fourteen days.
Vladimír PS.:I found Brantford on th Google maps. Is Brantford 43° NW ? |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Brantford, ON, Canada
Posts: 1,341
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Brantford, Coordinates Practically at the equator, but you wouldn't know it today since it is about 9C. |
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