My Setup

flyfiishn · May 6, 2015

Plants went in on April 14. 20 tomatoes, 5 peppers, various herbs etc.

All is in now, cages set and irrigation all set up. Raised beds are new for me this year as is the trellis system. I am hoping to have some fun with the new challenge as I have always grown in cages.

My only real challenges at the moment are the daggone birds (notice the mylar) and slugs.

Hope you enjoy. My little tomato helper cant wait for some ripe cherry tomatoes, he's even getting good at waiting till they are ripe now!

KarenO · May 6, 2015

very nicely built raised beds by the look of them. Best wishes for a great season!
it's snowing like crazy here right now so I am jealous of your sunshine
KarenO

BucksCountyGirl · May 7, 2015

Very nice set up! Best of luck to you this season! (also, your little helper is adorable)

lexusnexus · May 8, 2015

Very nice set up. And great helper too!

matereater · May 9, 2015

Nice setup ! what's the diameter on your tomato cages ?

shelleybean · May 9, 2015

Nice, tidy set up. I like that. Wishing you lots of success this season and some rewards for your little helper, too.

flyfiishn · May 11, 2015

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Originally Posted by matereater

Nice setup ! what's the diameter on your tomato cages ?

About 2' in diameter, 5' tall for the in ground tomatoes and 7' for the container plants. I'm using 15 gallon containers and they're working well so far.

flyfiishn · May 26, 2015

Updated. Jaune Flamme Close Up. Appears to be setting a lot right now. Hope to have fruit in the next month at least on the cherry varieties.

Fiishergurl · May 26, 2015

They look awesome! Great job!

Ginny

whistech · May 26, 2015

Beautiful raised beds! I think you will do great with them.

MrsTwigg · May 30, 2015

What a beautiful setup. Thanks for sharing! And I second what has already been said about the adorableness of your helper.

I believe I read somewhere that birds will go after ripe tomatoes as an emergency water source during hot, dry times...so, I plan to move a bird bath into the tomato-growing area in my backyard to hopefully prevent this from happening. I haven't tried Mylar yet, but I figure this can't hurt!

Kazfam · June 7, 2015

How do your round cages perform? Have you used them in the past? I am considering something similar.

Thanks for any input...

flyfiishn · June 8, 2015

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Originally Posted by Kazfam

How do your round cages perform? Have you used them in the past? I am considering something similar.

Thanks for any input...

So far I really like em. I used stakes in the past and these allow for way more plant and yield. I wish I had more space I could make em even larger and really have some mega yields. As my garden is a bit smaller I have to keep up with the long shoots/new growths that want to come out the sides and either finagle them back into the cage if room or prune some but so far so good.

May 6, 2015	#1
flyfiishn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Northern CA Posts: 80	My Setup Plants went in on April 14. 20 tomatoes, 5 peppers, various herbs etc. All is in now, cages set and irrigation all set up. Raised beds are new for me this year as is the trellis system. I am hoping to have some fun with the new challenge as I have always grown in cages. My only real challenges at the moment are the daggone birds (notice the mylar) and slugs. Hope you enjoy. My little tomato helper cant wait for some ripe cherry tomatoes, he's even getting good at waiting till they are ripe now!

May 7, 2015	#3
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	Very nice set up! Best of luck to you this season! (also, your little helper is adorable) __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

May 8, 2015	#4
lexusnexus Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MD Suburbs of DC, Zone 7a Posts: 500	Very nice set up. And great helper too! __________________ Dan

May 9, 2015	#5
matereater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S.E. Michigan (Livonia) Posts: 1,264	Nice setup ! what's the diameter on your tomato cages ? __________________ Steve Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult

May 9, 2015	#6
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Nice, tidy set up. I like that. Wishing you lots of success this season and some rewards for your little helper, too. __________________ Michele

May 6, 2015	#2
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,932	very nicely built raised beds by the look of them. Best wishes for a great season! it's snowing like crazy here right now so I am jealous of your sunshine KarenO

May 26, 2015	#8
flyfiishn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Northern CA Posts: 80	Updated. Jaune Flamme Close Up. Appears to be setting a lot right now. Hope to have fruit in the next month at least on the cherry varieties.

May 26, 2015	#9
Fiishergurl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oak Hill, Florida Posts: 1,781	They look awesome! Great job! Ginny

May 26, 2015	#10
whistech Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Between The Woodlands and Spring, Texas Posts: 553	Beautiful raised beds! I think you will do great with them.

May 30, 2015	#11
MrsTwigg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maryland Posts: 47	What a beautiful setup. Thanks for sharing! And I second what has already been said about the adorableness of your helper. I believe I read somewhere that birds will go after ripe tomatoes as an emergency water source during hot, dry times...so, I plan to move a bird bath into the tomato-growing area in my backyard to hopefully prevent this from happening. I haven't tried Mylar yet, but I figure this can't hurt!

June 7, 2015	#12
Kazfam Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Upstate South Carolina Posts: 113	How do your round cages perform? Have you used them in the past? I am considering something similar. Thanks for any input... __________________ God Almighty first planted a garden, and indeed it is the purest of human pleasures. It is the greatest refreshment of the spirit of man, without which buildings and palaces are but gross handiwork. Francis Bacon