 |
| The tomatoes leaning into each other |
This season, I spend at least a couple days every week trellising the tomatoes. It gives the vines structure by keeping them upright, which helps with air circulation. Tomatoes are susceptible to many diseases. Trellising, pruning, and mulching makes for less contact with the soil to help prevent soil-borne diseases. All of these are good things which I try to remember while the string is wrapped around my foot, or my belt or caught on another plant.
 |
| "Wrestling" the tomatoes |
 |
| "Hugging" the tomatoes to wrap the twine around them |
The hot, muggy weather and warm nights have been great for the tomatoes. They have been growing a foot a week. The cherry tomatoes are already very close to the top of the six-foot stakes. Soon, I will have to let them flop onto themselves. By then, I will be heavily into harvest mode.
 |
| A little less unruly? |
No comments:
Post a Comment