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  • From: "JERRY ANDERBERG" <jerryanderberg AT hotmail.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Staking tomatoes
  • Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 11:52:30 -0700

I was wondering if anyone could help with some advice. We are market gardeners in Billings, Montana with a growing season of 120 days. We grow mostly determinate tomatoes concentrating on Northern Exposure and Early Goliath. We set transplants out under row cover which is removed in about 5 weeks as blossoms begin to set. At this time we have very vigorous plants that set heavy fruit. Our problem with staking is that the fruit is so heavy that the main stems break off as the fruit grow while we are trying to get the plants to stand up. What usually happens is that the plants grow along the ground and are hard to pick and do not ripen very evenly. I believe we need to stake earlier with a better structure than just a short bean poll. Any suggestions.
Thanks
Melon Patch Kids

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