Don't bother growing tomatoes any other way! This trellis system is the BEST and CHEAP.

Cool idea and cool hat ❤

Would this work for Cherokee purples. They take a little longer to ripen on the east coast. Would they be to heavy for this system?

Instead using PVC "t's" I cut 10" pieces of 1 1/2" PVC to place on top of t-posts. Drill slightly oversized holes in the PVC to put the EMT pipe through.

I grew tomatoes on a trellis this year and I'll never go back. I still put a few plants in pots, but they're hybrids and are early producers that don't get very big. Next year I'm going to let 2 leaders grow, because this year production wasn't as good as I hoped. No problems with bugs or diseases

I'm going to try getting rid of the suckers next year. My plants this year were way too bulky and fell over. @San Diego Seed Company: Should I start training only 2 main vines from when the plant is a seedling, or wait until some stage of growth?

You look like a model for gardening. Beautiful in that outfit. Gorgeous garden as well. This is the good life. Your living the dream. Thanks for share. I'm hooked on gardening at age 52 now. Life's a garden DIG IT. Guru Joe dirtai

I tried this method this year and the 3/4 inch conduit was not strong enough to support the weight of my tomatoes and bowed terribly by end of summer. I’ll need to try something with wood next year. Good concept, but conduit just not strong enough.

Why do NONE of these videos tell us the size of the Tee they are using for standard T posts? Frustrating :(

After trying the Florida weave two years now and struggling with it each time, I’m trying this method next year.

Exactly. Old school home gardener here; I'v been growing toms 60 years and this is an idea I haven't tried yet. Something so simple yet ingenious at the same time; I almost feel stupid. Thanx for sharing.

How do you anchor the string?

I have never had a tomato plant like that until this year. Yeah, I don't know what I'm doing. Usually I plant the tomato plant, throw a tomato cage over it and let it go. This year I had no idea I had one of the hot mess vine plants and I've just let it go naturally. One plant has taken over a whole corner of my yard... Wish I had seen this video before planting. Oh well, next season, I'll know better.

very nice , what do you do when the plant grows taller than your trellis?

What do u do when plant reaches the top of trellis?

Love the calendar

I root suckers occasionally; however, I enjoy adding tomato suckers and leaves to salads or dehydrate them for teas.

Not concerned about paint leeching from those posts?

This has become my favorite tomato trellising system too, after trying three other methods of trellising indeterminate tomatoes. You mention this works great with your row gardening layout, but I also use this method with my raised beds. I've also used this method for my pole beans. For one thing, once you get it set up, it's the lowest maintenance trellising system I've used. And it's very strong. The vertical stakes get strapped onto the sides of the bed and anchored into the adjacent ground with rebar, and in the time I've used it, it has stood up to some very high winds and kept the plants firmly in place. They'll stand up to just about anything short of a tornado.

Here in Minnesota I grow heirloom tomatoes and just let them grow. I get gallons and gallons of tomatoes off of them but a trellis system for someone who doesn’t prune is what I’m looking for.

That's a good idea I live in San Diego to. You could probably use that system but run some lines horizontal for string beans. 😎👍

I was tying tomatoes up back in the late 60's for my friends greenhouse

If by leaving suckers ( laterals ) or some of them and only getting a few tomatoes then you are doing something wrong. I have the main stem to about 1 ft and clean everything off below that, choose the best suckers out of several and remove the rest , leave a gap before again picking the best ( 1 or 2 ) suckers. Every flower becomes a tomato by gently shaking them every day. I have always tied the tomatoes and growing suckers too an overhead point. I am 72. I prefer an elastic type string which is kinder on the plants and allows the stem to grow without being strangled. and wind the string around the plant, or vice versa, as the plant grows.

Thks for trellis idea. I’m making several wide teepees….and laying a long lightweight yard branch across all those horizontally for strings. I used a long deck railing one year. That worked great too. Ahna usa

You didn't mention what type of twine you used?

The background music shouldn't be as loud as the person talking. Do you want me to listen to you, or the music?

I like that trellis looks like a really good idea. I may give it a go this year!

Do you do this even for cherry tomatoes, or just for the regular indeterminates?

For a ‘ How To’ video on tomato trellising, you do not even state how far apart your T Posts are!!!!

I've been doing it this way since 1991.

i disagree, i never cut off any growths and get more tomato's ..hundreds of cheery and grape tomotos, on a single plant

I did the same thing with an old trampoline safety frame . I knew it would be of use sometime . I drove four foot long wooden stakes into the ground then simply slipped the arch shape post over them . Total cost, zero. Eight foot high .

great video! I watched Satin Farms video on this topic. I noted he stated 1/2' conduit & that you chose 3/4". I'm just interested if you feel the 3/4" is the way to go and why?? Thank you

What are the strings anchored to on the bottom

How long are those steel tee posts?

Helpful video thanks! Can you please tell me where you got your hat ?! Or the brand? It’s beautiful! 🌻

What is the size of the PVC T connectors?

How do you know if a tomato plant is determinant or indeterminant?

Thank you so much for this video. I haven’t had a garden in a long time and had forgotten a lot. Your video is a Very helpful insight to what needs to be done to tomato plants as they grow. Thank you so much again!

Omg, thank you! This is the simplest, shortest video explaining the technique and essential tips. I've watched many videos trying to learn and I have a short attention span. Lol. Gosh, thank you!

How tall are t posts?

Forgive my ignorance. Do you root the string to the ground in some fashion or to the plant’s base? If on the ground, how do you do this? If tethered to the plant, will the plant get damaged? Lastly, will this technique work for other climbing plants such as cucumbers?

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Barely talked on the specifics of the trellis... How tall are the T-posts, how long are the conduits, and if the conduits are 10' how many plants can it handle without compromising it's strength?

Sometimes we have heavy dry winds in Ramona, as you know? Wondering how this works at your Ramona farm? My area is exposed at present.

Hi. love your video. However, I am confused about the lower and lean methods that you describe in another video (yes, I watched that as well. It was well explained.). In this video though, you don't use the tomahook, only a rope around the conduit?

It helps when doing this outside to run a string horizontally to stop the wind from blowing them around.

you can stick the suckers in the ground and they will root. It helps to clip off most of the top growth before sticking it in the ground. If you have the space you can easily plant a second bed with them. They are already mature plants, even if they are suckers so they produce quickly.

Do you move your trellis rows ,or keep them year after year.

Ok I want this hat❣️ Can you tell me where I can find it? Kind of garden related