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  • From: "Kathy Somers" <SomersFarm AT kingcon.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: staking tomatoes
  • Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 18:49:20 -0500


Marie, We too have used woven wire tomato cages. Have you tried using
three narrow supports along the inside of the cages pounded in the ground?
Kathy in Vermont
-----Original Message-----
From: Marie Kamphefner <kampy AT grm.net>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2001 10:55 AM
Subject: [market-farming] Re: staking tomatoes


>Regards to the list:
>
>I've not tried this but it was demonstrated at the organic farming
>workshops last week. I think I might try doing it this year. So far, our
>best results have been cages made with woven wire fence. The worst trouble
>we had with them was a fierce storm with high winds came and blew a lot of
>them over. They had been anchored with bent wire, but we may try tent
>stakes this year with them.
>
>Marie in Missouri
>
>
>>Has anybody tried staking tomatoes using the method of fence posts every
>>8' and tying back plants that are between them with twine? Did it work
>>out ok? Also is it a method that works well in PYO establishments? Any
>>other methods to suggest for PYO? Jacqueline
>
>
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