Nice Job! i would put the clip a bit below the Axil leaf stem. They do best when allowed to drop to 90 degrees! I would put a bottom wood rail with screw hooks so the wind doesn’t pull at the tomato roots. the top wire, instead of just string, you can hang Double tomatoes hooks and use the lower and lean method. They are relatively inexpensive. Attach the Double Tomato Hook above your plants on your steel wire. As the plants grow to the top of the wire, you can unwrap the twine, gently lower the plant, and shift the hook down the wire. Combine these with the tomato clips you mentioned to hook the plant to the twine. At harvest, release any tension to reach any tomatoes located at the top of the plant.
LOVE this!! Appreciate your thoughtfulness and recognition... unfortunately, as we get towards the end of the year, they aren't nearly as neat and tidy!
So good to see this. I built metal pergolas with t-posts and horizontal cattle panel at the top. String all my tomatoes throughout a 3' x 14' bed. It's so good to see others stringing outdoors. I ended up doing the lower and lean around its outside perimeter. Gobs of tomatoes (with good soil).
THANK YOU for actually demonstrating the whole process except for what to do as the tomatoes grow. Would have been nice to see what you do a week or two later. Did you just move the clips higher or...did you keep adding more clips??
You’re the new Handy ma’am. My brother has been trying to teach me how to use a power drill but I always seem to tune him out. After all, what’s a big brother for? Even my ex - husband did not know how to operate one! Anyway, my favorite things to plant are tomatoes and I use a string method using landscape staples. I anchor the staple to the ground with the one end of the string attached to it, then I wind the string around the stem of the tomato, then attach the other end of the string to a bamboo pole that’s secured to the top of the tomato cage that I got from Gardener’s Supply, Whew! One 6 foot bamboo pole (Amazon) covers 2 tomato cages. All that work does not require the use of a power drill 🤭
I am growing everything I can with this system this year and looking forward to a great harvest. Thank you so much for your awesome videos now following :)
Great video! I've been tossing around different ideas for next years tomatoes. This year I am experimenting with a couple different things, but next year I may be trying this! Great work!
stumbled upon this video and loved it..how detailed! I have seen many videos in the last week on making a trellis but this video was the best out of all of them as you took the time to show how to make this exactly step by step..how nice. New subscriber!
Thank you for your video. For the vertical strings, they are not good enough to hold tomatoes when they grow bigger and branch out multiple directions.
You know Klare, early spring time they definitely got their full 8 hours but I wouldn't be completely surprised if they only get 6 or 7 now with all the leaves on the trees behind the garden. Some of that is dappled sunlight too. It seems to me that the taller they get the more sun exposure they'll be able to get. 🤞 Hopefully I'm not just dreaming.
Great question and I figured I could show you better than describe it via text so i just uploaded a quick short video to try to answer your question. I hope it helps!
I had not given much consideration to the strength of wire/cable needed. Maybe I’ve been pushing the limits? And a bumper crop would break mine? Not yet anyway! I like this trellis. I have been using more of a T (or maybe a capital I, with a board along the base also). With a T at each end, I put a 8’ board between the two ends, at the intersections in the T’s. Along with some angled, short boards at the right-angles, to provide more rigidity. That said, I like your design because the two vertical boards at each end would provide a "guard" to prevent accidents when I drag the hose around beds. This design is also simpler. With the T design I’ve been using, 8’ boards allow the trellis cables to be 8’ above the growing surface, not just 6.5’ or so. Hmm. Trade offs!
Great video. I noticed you didn't sink the string into the soil, but just tied it to a lower portion of the plants? Is there a reason you didn't go the full length and sink the string into the soil beneath the plants?
Hi Jenn! thanks for watching and the great question! Now, I don't know that this is completely logical, but I didn't want disease, later in the year, to be able to climb the string to the plants (tomato diseases can live in the soil beneath the plant); so I make it short a few inches as I find that it doesn't require the extra support of a buried string. Wishing you the best in your gardening adventures!
Does your metal bed have bolt holes? If so, you may be able to secure your wooden post/s on the inside of the bed by barrying at least a foot into the soil with the use of a mallet and then secure with outdoor screws. This is what we did last year. If your metal bed doesn't have bolt holes you could consider either an outdoor self-tapping or self-drilling screws which both do well at joining metal and wood together. I hope this helps. Sorry for the delay in responding!
I don’t know how thick and sturdy metal raised bed frames are, but if you think they may not be rigid enough, you could also just use a nut and bolt along with a couple of washers. You would still need to have or create/drill the holes for the bolts to feed through. If the metal is not thick enough, I would be concerned about a metal screw ripping or distorting the metal frame when torque is applied to the trellis. A washer helps to spread the load across the metal surface (if it is smooth).
Love your video. Can you tell me where you bought your clips at? I have some similar ones but they don't have the teeth on them to hold the string. Thanks
I got both of my orders from Amazon from different retailers. The last shipment I ordered was from here and they seem to be higher quality. Blvochnnt 300 Pcs Plant Garden Support Clip,Tomato Vine Clips,Garden Trellis Clips for Vegetable,Cucumber,Orchid,Flowers a.co/d/a4EXed0
I've not tried this on cucumbers since I let there be multiple branches, but I don't see why not! For cucumbers I let them climb up a cattle panel or our fence where it can take over. Peppers have done well for me with just the thin bamboo stakes placing nice and close to the base of the plant for stability. If it starts leaning to the other side I'll reposition to that side.
I've not yet experienced this but a quick Google search mentioned possibly too high nitrogen content and too little calcium/potassium, as well as it being too hot or overly watered, or just a characteristic of the variety. I hope that helps!
Do you ever worry about a possible lightning strike due to all that metal wire hanging in the air above your garden? Do you have that metal wire attached to a ground post?
honestly, I haven't thought of it once! They've done well so far but I'm sure if I ever walk out to find all my plants up in smoke, I'll (now) have an idea what hit them. I imagine it would burn the twine and leave them to drop though.
In a certain spot I have had some long grass make its way through but was easy to pull up. I did place a weed liner and cardboard underneath when we put the new beds in this spring though, so I think that was a big help. Thanks for watching!
Hi wild child! We used a 14 gauge galvanized wire we found prepackaged at Lowes with 100ft of wire to work with. Hope that helps and thank you for watching!!
Hi Matt, we get some pretty good wind here with our thunderstorms and tornado warnings although not like I've experienced in Colorado and Midwest states. While the string seems like a pretty flimsy support system, the tomato clips really secure it when fastened under the branches to where it lifts the plant a bit. This creates tension on the string stabilizing the plant between the roots and the top support to which the string is secured, making it similar to a long stake. None of my stems have broken yet over these last 2 tomato seasons. I hope that helps!
2x10 on my 2 narrow tomato beds. I did learn this year that at least in my climate, with the extra humidity, it actually does better in my 3x10 bed with just a bit more space between the plants.
Of course! The straw is there because our temperatures are getting into the 90's here already and we go through dry spells. This way I don't feel the need to water as often since the straw acts as a barrier to keep the moisture in the soil from evaporating. Also, I'm thinking it acts as a barrier to keep the mold spores and bacteria in the dirt from splashing up onto my tomato plants when it rains.
Great work but I must say for people who have a long season and want more plants don't pluck your sucks off and throw them away that is a waste put them in water they will make a new tomato plants and add to production of your already great garden
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Nice Job! i would put the clip a bit below the Axil leaf stem. They do best when allowed to drop to 90 degrees! I would put a bottom wood rail with screw hooks so the wind doesn’t pull at the tomato roots. the top wire, instead of just string, you can hang Double tomatoes hooks and use the lower and lean method. They are relatively inexpensive. Attach the Double Tomato Hook above your plants on your steel wire. As the plants grow to the top of the wire, you can unwrap the twine, gently lower the plant, and shift the hook down the wire. Combine these with the tomato clips you mentioned to hook the plant to the twine. At harvest, release any tension to reach any tomatoes located at the top of the plant.
I use the same ryobi compact drill. Your garden is so neat and pretty. Great job! I know it was more work then showed.
LOVE this!! Appreciate your thoughtfulness and recognition... unfortunately, as we get towards the end of the year, they aren't nearly as neat and tidy!
Got any video of the end result. A fully loaded vine of tomatoes suspended on that string?
What a stunning garden , absolutely awesome ❤😮🎉💯🙏🏾
So good to see this. I built metal pergolas with t-posts and horizontal cattle panel at the top. String all my tomatoes throughout a 3' x 14' bed. It's so good to see others stringing outdoors. I ended up doing the lower and lean around its outside perimeter. Gobs of tomatoes (with good soil).
THANK YOU for actually demonstrating the whole process except for what to do as the tomatoes grow. Would have been nice to see what you do a week or two later. Did you just move the clips higher or...did you keep adding more clips??
That's an awesome trellis! Good looking garden 👍
You’re the new Handy ma’am. My brother has been trying to teach me how to use a power drill but I always seem to tune him out. After all, what’s a big brother for? Even my ex - husband did not know how to operate one! Anyway, my favorite things to plant are tomatoes and I use a string method using landscape staples. I anchor the staple to the ground with the one end of the string attached to it, then I wind the string around the stem of the tomato, then attach the other end of the string to a bamboo pole that’s secured to the top of the tomato cage that I got from Gardener’s Supply, Whew! One 6 foot bamboo pole (Amazon) covers 2 tomato cages. All that work does not require the use of a power drill 🤭
Thank you for taking your time with your detailed description…
I am growing everything I can with this system this year and looking forward to a great harvest. Thank you so much for your awesome videos now following :)
So appreciate your support!! I hope you have a great harvest too, keep me updated!!
Very nice video, I like how you explained everything out, made it easy to understand.
Thank you, Patti. I appreciate your kind support!!
One of the better videos I’ve seen…very good instructions!
Great video! I've been tossing around different ideas for next years tomatoes. This year I am experimenting with a couple different things, but next year I may be trying this! Great work!
Appreciate it!! Good luck and keep me posted!!!
Sooo smart!!
Just shared with a bunch of folks!
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How did you build the fence around your garden area? Would love to see a video on that as it looks very nice and easy to maintain?
Hi.what type of wire and size do you use.loved video
thank you for the nice video. I have been thinking about doing my trellis like this way. You give me a better idea...
I hope it works fantastically for you!!
this is so beautiful! love that garden
Thank you, Jalesa!
stumbled upon this video and loved it..how detailed! I have seen many videos in the last week on making a trellis but this video was the best out of all of them as you took the time to show how to make this exactly step by step..how nice. New subscriber!
Such a very kind and encouraging review! Thank you Mary for taking the time to comment and subscribe!!
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Thank you for your video. For the vertical strings, they are not good enough to hold tomatoes when they grow bigger and branch out multiple directions.
Can you provide link for tomato clips? Great job. Thanks. I am a novice gardener and this video was very inspiring!
Very nice and quite informative. Thank u
Thank you, Audrey!
Very nice 👌 garden 👌👌
Great idea. God bless you and your family. Duane.
Appreciate that! And may He bless you and yours!
Amazing 🥰🥰
for my horizontal support, I use galvanized electrical conduit.
That sounds like it would be extra sturdy! Depending on how things go this year we may decide to do that next year!
Thanks for the tutorial!
I noticed large shade trees, how many hours of sun do your tomatoes get? They are so nice and green. Very nice step by step video! Thank you!
You know Klare, early spring time they definitely got their full 8 hours but I wouldn't be completely surprised if they only get 6 or 7 now with all the leaves on the trees behind the garden. Some of that is dappled sunlight too. It seems to me that the taller they get the more sun exposure they'll be able to get. 🤞 Hopefully I'm not just dreaming.
Enjoyed your video, but how do you secure the other end of the string? Please explain.
Great question and I figured I could show you better than describe it via text so i just uploaded a quick short video to try to answer your question. I hope it helps!
What soil do you use in the raised tomato bed?
I had not given much consideration to the strength of wire/cable needed. Maybe I’ve been pushing the limits? And a bumper crop would break mine? Not yet anyway!
I like this trellis. I have been using more of a T (or maybe a capital I, with a board along the base also). With a T at each end, I put a 8’ board between the two ends, at the intersections in the T’s. Along with some angled, short boards at the right-angles, to provide more rigidity.
That said, I like your design because the two vertical boards at each end would provide a "guard" to prevent accidents when I drag the hose around beds. This design is also simpler. With the T design I’ve been using, 8’ boards allow the trellis cables to be 8’ above the growing surface, not just 6.5’ or so. Hmm. Trade offs!
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Great video. I noticed you didn't sink the string into the soil, but just tied it to a lower portion of the plants? Is there a reason you didn't go the full length and sink the string into the soil beneath the plants?
Hi Jenn! thanks for watching and the great question! Now, I don't know that this is completely logical, but I didn't want disease, later in the year, to be able to climb the string to the plants (tomato diseases can live in the soil beneath the plant); so I make it short a few inches as I find that it doesn't require the extra support of a buried string.
Wishing you the best in your gardening adventures!
Did you mention the gauge on the wire?
Awesome
Where did you get those clips?
Wonderful. You don’t need the music to make me watch the video.
It’s annoying that background noise
Great job! I wonder how I can do this with metal raised beds…?
Does your metal bed have bolt holes? If so, you may be able to secure your wooden post/s on the inside of the bed by barrying at least a foot into the soil with the use of a mallet and then secure with outdoor screws. This is what we did last year. If your metal bed doesn't have bolt holes you could consider either an outdoor self-tapping or self-drilling screws which both do well at joining metal and wood together. I hope this helps. Sorry for the delay in responding!
I don’t know how thick and sturdy metal raised bed frames are, but if you think they may not be rigid enough, you could also just use a nut and bolt along with a couple of washers. You would still need to have or create/drill the holes for the bolts to feed through.
If the metal is not thick enough, I would be concerned about a metal screw ripping or distorting the metal frame when torque is applied to the trellis. A washer helps to spread the load across the metal surface (if it is smooth).
Love your video. Can you tell me where you bought your clips at? I have some similar ones but they don't have the teeth on them to hold the string. Thanks
I got both of my orders from Amazon from different retailers. The last shipment I ordered was from here and they seem to be higher quality.
Blvochnnt 300 Pcs Plant Garden Support Clip,Tomato Vine Clips,Garden Trellis Clips for Vegetable,Cucumber,Orchid,Flowers a.co/d/a4EXed0
Are there other uses for this trellis such as Cucumbers or peppers? Have you used it for anything else?
I've not tried this on cucumbers since I let there be multiple branches, but I don't see why not! For cucumbers I let them climb up a cattle panel or our fence where it can take over. Peppers have done well for me with just the thin bamboo stakes placing nice and close to the base of the plant for stability. If it starts leaning to the other side I'll reposition to that side.
great vid i grew tons of tomatoes this year in my green house but a lot of them are soft on the plant any taughts?
I've not yet experienced this but a quick Google search mentioned possibly too high nitrogen content and too little calcium/potassium, as well as it being too hot or overly watered, or just a characteristic of the variety. I hope that helps!
Thank you im gone try this
Do you ever worry about a possible lightning strike due to all that metal wire hanging in the air above your garden? Do you have that metal wire attached to a ground post?
honestly, I haven't thought of it once! They've done well so far but I'm sure if I ever walk out to find all my plants up in smoke, I'll (now) have an idea what hit them. I imagine it would burn the twine and leave them to drop though.
So am i right that you do not secure the bottom of the twine? It just hangs loose?
That's right!
Nice.
Do you have problems with grass growing into your raised beds?
In a certain spot I have had some long grass make its way through but was easy to pull up. I did place a weed liner and cardboard underneath when we put the new beds in this spring though, so I think that was a big help. Thanks for watching!
Very nice video! Thank you for the idea! What gauge wire did you use?
Hi wild child! We used a 14 gauge galvanized wire we found prepackaged at Lowes with 100ft of wire to work with. Hope that helps and thank you for watching!!
Is there no wind there? Or how do you manage during storms?
Hi Matt, we get some pretty good wind here with our thunderstorms and tornado warnings although not like I've experienced in Colorado and Midwest states. While the string seems like a pretty flimsy support system, the tomato clips really secure it when fastened under the branches to where it lifts the plant a bit. This creates tension on the string stabilizing the plant between the roots and the top support to which the string is secured, making it similar to a long stake. None of my stems have broken yet over these last 2 tomato seasons. I hope that helps!
Hi there What's the size of ur garden bed
2x10 on my 2 narrow tomato beds. I did learn this year that at least in my climate, with the extra humidity, it actually does better in my 3x10 bed with just a bit more space between the plants.
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Where did you get the wire?
Lowes
May I know why you put those hay on your tomato's soil?
Of course! The straw is there because our temperatures are getting into the 90's here already and we go through dry spells. This way I don't feel the need to water as often since the straw acts as a barrier to keep the moisture in the soil from evaporating. Also, I'm thinking it acts as a barrier to keep the mold spores and bacteria in the dirt from splashing up onto my tomato plants when it rains.
Great work but I must say for people who have a long season and want more plants don't pluck your sucks off and throw them away that is a waste put them in water they will make a new tomato plants and add to production of your already great garden
Agree, I love that trick!
Next time save yourself some time, money and labor by using a med grade para cord. Its stong, flexible and will last several growing seasons
Appreciate the recommendation!
Simple???
My name is Terfe Fikru. I really want to do agriculture from Ethiopia, especially tomatoes, but I don't have money.
its great to out and pick a handfull of tomatoes and make a sandwich with them
Every simpl and ship efectiv tool can i call it trellas in may opinion hhhhh
Those 2x2 are going to bite you in the ass !! They will warp and break eventually
Haha yeah I don't think it'll hold up for more than a couple years at a time