Telly's Happy Place in Tacoma, WA

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The Tomatoes are in!

By: FreyjaW
May 26, 2012
After working hard putting the rows together and sad breaking of some stems :( the tomatoes are in the ground. Notably the San Marazano Gigante 3 did quite poorly for the second year of trying them. I was hoping it was just the early planting that stunted them, but alas it wasnt. I wont be planting them next year. My 2nd year Yellow Pears are doing awesome (fingers crossed will produce well too) Happy Gardening, Go Go Green Thumbs!!!!
Groundskeeper replied 9 months ago
What keeps the metal posts from tilting with the weight of the plants?
FreyjaW replied 9 months ago
40 in long 3/4in conduit "stakes" put 20 in into the ground. The poles you see are 5ft long 1/2in conduit and slide inside the "steaks" you can adjust the height with sand (we have a lot of rocks, so soil level inside the steaks varies) 
Groundskeeper replied 9 months ago
I see. The stakes anchor the poles and you can take out the poles for the winter, if you like. I'm thinking of a similar scheme for poly tunnels to keep the beds going longer in late fall/early winter.
FreyjaW replied 9 months ago
yep thats the idea and the "steaks" are movable/reusable (we are still playing with the garden layout) oh and its galvanizedÂ... 10ft pieces at home improvement stores for $2-3 cheapest garden poles I've found just requires a little cutting (hacksaw) and I added eye bolts with nut (drill hole) at the top to reuse the support wire. If you go to johnnys seeds site they have a video about hoop house making/set up, good info even if you dont buy the bender.  
Groundskeeper replied 9 months ago
Thank you for the note about the video at johnny's.  Heading over there now.
Apropos of inexpensive garden supplies, I use conduit too and a lot of 3/8 inch rebar (and I have a pipe bender that makes making curved pieces very easily). There's a photo of  a clematis tower made of re-bar at "Our Grounds" here on YourGardenShow.com

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