Do you support tom truss

Hello,

Is there any need to support a full truss of toms, if so what's the best way.

Russ.

 

I never bother, but I have seen all sorts of complicated little plastic doobreys designed to do just that




http://www.hydro-gardens.com/growsup1.htm

(Scroll down to "Tomato Truss "J" Hook" and "Arch Support")

and these people have a huge range of Tomato plant pampering packs:

http://www.klipkit.com/products.html

 

WOW I did not see that coming, was thinking there might have been some old boot lace/Indian rope trick type thing. I think I shall stay clear of the bondage and hang loose.

Russ.

 

LMAO that's the funniest thing I've read today:D

 

Jee, I refuse to believe my plants are so inept that they even need a a special plastic thingy to support the truss. What has the world come to?

 

Can you not just use a forked stick?

 

Ivory, these seem to be for commercial Tomato production. I just can't believe that the manpower cost is recoverable, especially since I have never had the need of them!

 

Please, in my old place I had a field of tomatoes just out of the garden. It was my summer view. Never seen anyone putting plastic sleeves round matoes. Only coddled plants in a greenhose, overwatered and overfed can become so thin and soft to need something like that.

 

I'm struggling to believe that even greenhouse plants could get that soft. But I assume they must be making some sales ... nuts isn't it?!

 

seriously if you are lucky enough to get a truss of tomatoes so heavy you are worried they will rip off the plant, pop an upturned flower pot or something similar to take some weight off the plant