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Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
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Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
Hi,
I've got a tip for people who are growing tomato's and have no time to make all these soficticated trellies. Maybe it is usefull for people that grow other climbing veggies to (maybe not for pumpkins) In english, I find this under spiral tomato stake. I would describe it as an iron bamboo stick that is not straight but curled. You put it next to your tomato plant, and as it grows, it grows between the curls, supporting the plant. So you don't have to tie it up. And it works really well. The past week we had heavy rain in the Netherland, and the tomatoes where still standing proudly in the garden.
I've got a tip for people who are growing tomato's and have no time to make all these soficticated trellies. Maybe it is usefull for people that grow other climbing veggies to (maybe not for pumpkins) In english, I find this under spiral tomato stake. I would describe it as an iron bamboo stick that is not straight but curled. You put it next to your tomato plant, and as it grows, it grows between the curls, supporting the plant. So you don't have to tie it up. And it works really well. The past week we had heavy rain in the Netherland, and the tomatoes where still standing proudly in the garden.
Zephyros- Posts : 100
Join date : 2010-04-30
Location : the Netherlands
Re: Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
Thanks Zephyros! I have seen a few posts about tomato spirals here on the forum, looks really interesting. My problem is that even my 6.5 foot trellis appears to be too short for my tomatoes!
Re: Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
How tall are the spirals? I definitely had a problem with my supports not being tall enough. Some of my tomatoes bent and carried on, some of them bent and broke.
martha- Posts : 2188
Join date : 2010-03-03
Age : 67
Location : Acton, Massachusetts Zone 5b/6a
Re: Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
I think there are different lengths. The ones I saw, and the ones that are here, are approximally 1.70 cm. Maybe you feed your tomatoes to well, because here, the tomatoes are still shorter than the spiral (I think they have 20 cm left, and it doesn't look like they going to growing a lot untill the end of season, but I might be wrong).
Zephyros- Posts : 100
Join date : 2010-04-30
Location : the Netherlands
Re: Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
I hope you meant 170 cm? Talk about dwarf tomatoes!
My tomatoes are over 200 cm tall and still growing. Perhaps yours are determinant variety? Mine are all indeterminate.
My tomatoes are over 200 cm tall and still growing. Perhaps yours are determinant variety? Mine are all indeterminate.
Re: Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
It is a new type. Here in the Netherlands they try to make everything dwarf sized (I don't know why because people here are quit tall) No I am kidding. I meant 1.70 m or 170 cm
Zephyros- Posts : 100
Join date : 2010-04-30
Location : the Netherlands
Re: Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
I am also wondering if it is 170cm before shoving it into the ground? What is the length after?
I know I have some tomatoes plants that are pushing 365.8 cm!
I know I have some tomatoes plants that are pushing 365.8 cm!
Re: Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
I love the spirals! I like Mel's trellis idea better but the spirals are second. I usually end up using both due to deciding to plant more tomatoes.
Re: Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
170 cm is the total length of the thing. I think what is left might be... 140-150 cm? I am not really well in guessing lengths of something. Your tomatoes are really huge. The ones over here and the ones my mom is growing, aren't that tall. They are still shorter than the spirals
Zephyros- Posts : 100
Join date : 2010-04-30
Location : the Netherlands
Re: Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
Our spirals in New Zealand are just on 6 foot in length with 1 foot straight for inserting into the soil leaving 5 feet usable.You need to go beyond the depth of Mel's mix for stability.You twist the vine around the spiral as it grows.Bean would run up without assistance.Have only used on tomatoes.
greenfingers- Posts : 17
Join date : 2010-08-20
Age : 79
Location : New Zealand
Re: Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
Hi, Zephyros (welcome to the forum, by the way!)-- I can get spirals here in France that are 2m AFTER they're stuck in the ground.
My moneymaker tomatoes are well past the end, but are so well-supported that they're still doing well.
I had to brace two of mine yesterday, just because the weight of the fruit makes them lean precariously...but I had some spirals from other plants, so just made a modified pyramid, and they're standing up straight now...
My moneymaker tomatoes are well past the end, but are so well-supported that they're still doing well.
I had to brace two of mine yesterday, just because the weight of the fruit makes them lean precariously...but I had some spirals from other plants, so just made a modified pyramid, and they're standing up straight now...
LaFee- Posts : 1023
Join date : 2010-03-03
Location : West Central Florida
Re: Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
Than there must be a spiral for everyone. I found some colored ones too somewhere. I think when these are used more, more different lenghts will be sold.
Zephyros- Posts : 100
Join date : 2010-04-30
Location : the Netherlands
Re: Tip for tomato growers (maybe usefull for other veggies that go high in the sky)
I have never seen any but would love to give them a try. Hopefully they will become widely available here soon.
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