http://homesteadadvisor.com/ There are several ways to tie tomato plants. In this video I show you a handy kit I built to make tying them easier. And I’ll sh…
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How To Tie Tomato Plants Using The Florida Weave
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Alan, where were you 25 years ago!? Oy!
Alan – said you weren”t sure about knot strength. Tensile strength is the
force required to break a filament. Filaments are much weaker when a knot
is tied (due to deformation of the knuckle). So knot strength is the force
required to break a filament that has a knot in it.
(Spent a lot of years in a monofilament plant).
I think you and I have the same brand of weed wacker. I cut that bad mofo
sign off of mine though. I never like to advertise my awesomeness, catches
the gals by surprise.
Forget the tomatos! Great intro!
Don’t get me wrong, I like the jute for that very reason. When you go to
pull plants out and compost, you don’t have to worry about separating out
all the twine. I would think that best with the tangled mess you’ll have on
these tomatoes when you do finally pull them out. Oh, I just rewatched the
video and you specify it’s poly right at the beginning. So much for
listening!
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
Almost makes me want to raise tomatoes. Almost, I say.
You’re very clever to use that PVC pipe! I can’t wait to try that
technique, too! Thanks!
Lots of folks have told me that… but I’m a lot cuter !
Brilliant my friend.
Is that twine the biodegradable stuff, or the poly twine? The description
on the link doesn’t specify. I tried using the non-poly type for some stuff
but found that it came apart way too fast and wouldn’t hold much weight. I
used it to run a straight line for setting fence posts, about 80′, and
stretched it tight, 4′ off the ground. Next day it had sagged to just off
the ground in the middle, and when I pulled it tight again it broke! Just
something to think about. Maybe I just got a bad batch.
I have used that procedure before but now days I use cattle panels one on
each side of plan one foot apart. Then all I have to do is walk by an just
push the plant inside. Use metal post to hold the up. Initial investment
was well worth how long they will last (a life time) Geat videos keep up
the good work.
my family used to have a large produce business and that’s how we tied up
our tomatoes. works great, not to mention saves a lot of post driving,
especially when your dealing with 2500 tomato plants. also used the same
twine ran between post about every 4 inches for English peas. much cheaper
and easier than using chicken wire.
That’s one handy setup. Very cool I’ll have to give that a try.
Well said…
If you have watched my channel for any length of time, you know I LOVE
cattle panels. I have thought about using them like that too, but for MY
raised beds it might not work as well. My beds may be too wide for me to
reach all the tomatoes… but I will look into it a little closer. thanks !
I really like what you did here, good idea. I only wish I had a large
Good video.
enough piece of property to put it to good use!
I saw this done on another video a few months ago with two women wearing
long skirts. One carried the twine and the other one tied using PVC. Leave
it to a man to make this task cause to be “armed and dangerous”. Love your
videos.
I just pulled out a bunch of old tomatoes. I didn’t compost them. I just
put the plants and the twine into a burn pile. Yes… if I had to separate
all the plants from the twine to compost them… it would have been a pain.
Not worth the trouble to me, right now. thanks for the comment
Great video.
The twine I used is poly. You’re right, the description for the yellow
twine doesn’t say whether it’s poly or not. I just included a link for some
orange twine that IS poly. I have heard that the jute (natural
biodegradable) does not hold up, like you said. That’s why I recommend the
poly. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
You trip me out. Funny guy. Any tell you that u sound like Matthew
McConaughey? Good info. Thanks