Staking Tomato Plants

[lilmissy]

i started to do the Florida Weave to stake my tomatoes. This is the first year I have tried it. Does anyone else use this method? How has it worked for you?
From the research I have done some use one string at each height. Others wrap same place around the pole. Does that make any sense? Lol Planted about 100 plants and want to make this a success.

 

[zoomzoom]

What's a "Florida Weave"? Pictures?

I used to run strands of ele. fence wire from stakes at either end of the row at a couple heights. Nowadays, I just let them fall over and lay on the ground. Didn't seem to make a difference so long as your plants are far enough apart so they don't choke or block each other on the ground.

 

[joel]

If this is 3/4" stake between plants with string weaved though to hold up the plants,. Yes a truck farmer I know used it for years in NC mountains.

 

[Meerkat]

 

[joel]

Yes & it worked great for him!

 

[lilmissy]

That is it! Do you like this system? Do you have to put a post every third one? So it is tied on the post, around one plant, cross over around another plant, cross over, etc.? Do you use paracord as your cording? Thanks for the info. BTW, I think Fido needs some exercise,