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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us>
  • To: "'creationsoap AT boone.net'" <creationsoap AT boone.net>, 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: RE: [Market-farming] tomato stakes
  • Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 14:30:33 -0500

The re-bar came from the local hardware/building supplies store.  I'm thinking it is 10 feet long, maybe 5/8" thick?  And we cut the length in half.  Maybe Paul will chime in and help me out (I'm sure he's outside planting/weeding/staking, etc, but maybe this evening)

 

Costs are too hard to do.  We bought it last year, it was a significant expense, and steel has continued to rise in price.  We figure we won't have to buy it again, it doesn't rot, it holds the tomato twine well, it's easy to drive into the soil.  Great for holding horizontal netting for cut flowers too.  We are using standard tomato twine, which we had to mail-order - not enough veggie growers in our area!  Remember when sizing that heirloom tomatoes are going to be pretty tall.

 

Alison

 


From: Mike Hulbert - Anna Carter - Creation Soap [mailto:creationsoap AT boone.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 2:18 PM
To: 'Market Farming'
Subject: RE: [Market-farming] tomato stakes

 

Hello, What diameter and lengths are the rebar you use?  Also I was wondering if there were any more specifics you could tell me about the twine or wire you use? Approximate costs and places to source the rebar? I know it's a lot of questions but I am new at it and have several hundred heirloom tomato plants to grow this year and this method sounds really great.

Thank You

 


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Wiediger, Alison
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 3:07 PM
To: 'Market Farming'
Subject: RE: [Market-farming] tomato stakes

 

Tom, we use 6 foot steel fence posts, set at an angle to anchor the ends.  We really like the rebar posts.

 

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

 

 




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