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Re: [Market-farming] Horizontal trellis for staking tomatoes
- From: Karen Sutherland & Roots Farm <rootsfarm AT marpin.dm>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Horizontal trellis for staking tomatoes
- Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:17:54 -0400
Title: rootsfarm_signature
Greetings, all, and best wishes for happy, healthy, peaceful Holiday season and New Year. I have tried the polypropylene horizontal trellis for tomatoes, cukes, pole beans, etc. It works OK, but sags under the weight of vines unless one adds a supporting wire through the top mesh (or perhaps put posts closer than the approx. 5' apart I did). Also, in this latitude, the polypropylene breaks down fairly quickly. No problem with one, maybe 2 or 3 uses, but after that strength is compromised and the plastic breaks. I find that the soft nylon trellis (with a top supporting wire interlaced through the mesh) much longer lasting, cheaper and as good/better. All best wishes, Karen Karen
Sutherland
Andrew R. King wrote:
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[Market-farming] Horizontal trellis for staking tomatoes,
Andrew R. King, 12/21/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Horizontal trellis for staking tomatoes, Karen Sutherland & Roots Farm, 12/21/2005
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