Tomato support idea
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:02 pm
Hello all. I'm new to the forum as I am gardening for the first time this year. I'm not new to growing plants as I grew up on a small farm but this is the first time that I have had a garden in my adult life.
I have created a small raised garden bed on the south side of my house that receives plenty of sun throughout the day. I plan on planting 4 different types of tomatoes and hopefully will have enough to jar up some sauce at the end of the season. Anyway I have an idea for supporting tomatoes that I can't seem to find any where on the internet and was wondering if there is something that I may be missing and its just not feasible. I have 2 different types of indeterminate tomatoes that I am planting: san marzano and black krim. I want to plant these on the ends of the garden and support them with either remesh or a fence panel. Is there any reason that I can't place these at about a 60 degree angle going outwards to save some vertical space in the middle of the garden? I think this would be a good idea as I picture the fruits hanging below the mesh and will allow harvesting without going into the soil where the other vegetables are.
Thanks for reading my long post and please reply if this idea doesn't make sense for any reason that I'm not thinking of.
I have created a small raised garden bed on the south side of my house that receives plenty of sun throughout the day. I plan on planting 4 different types of tomatoes and hopefully will have enough to jar up some sauce at the end of the season. Anyway I have an idea for supporting tomatoes that I can't seem to find any where on the internet and was wondering if there is something that I may be missing and its just not feasible. I have 2 different types of indeterminate tomatoes that I am planting: san marzano and black krim. I want to plant these on the ends of the garden and support them with either remesh or a fence panel. Is there any reason that I can't place these at about a 60 degree angle going outwards to save some vertical space in the middle of the garden? I think this would be a good idea as I picture the fruits hanging below the mesh and will allow harvesting without going into the soil where the other vegetables are.
Thanks for reading my long post and please reply if this idea doesn't make sense for any reason that I'm not thinking of.
It works for so many other veggies. I may self don't have the room for this on a mass scale. But really I do no see where it would hurt.