Florida Weave Trellis

I m also going to share with you a cheap homemade approach to creating a trellis for your cucumbers and squash too.

Florida weave trellis.

There are many methods that you can employ for keeping your tomato plants off of the ground. There are two ways to use this method. But i ll also share with you the alternate method as well. Florida weave method of trellising tomato plants by mike dunton.

Along with the method described on this page we also use tomato baskets here on the farm. To set up this trellis technique start by placing a t posts on either each end of the row and add wooden stakes. This method is known as the florida weave. Staking is important to reduce fruit rots sunscald and foliar diseases.

I ll share with you the process we prefer and why. There are also determinate slicing tomatoes like mountain pride and celebrity that are popular with commercial growers that are compatible with florida weave. This is the same technique farmers use. The florida weave method goes up fast and uses everyday supplies you might already have around the yard.

If you use wooden stakes think about using metal stakes every four or five stakes to make the trellis stronger or at least for end posts. On this week s episode travis explains the easy florida weave trellis technique for tomatoes. You can review the basket information by clicking here. You ll need a different trellis system like concrete wire cages if you re growing indeterminate slicers like better boy or cherokee purple as they keep getting taller and taller.

If you want a cheap and easy way to trellis your tomatoes even the unwieldy indeterminate plants forget cages.