The Florida Weave for tomatoes

journey11

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Hey, @HotPepperQueen , how did your Florida Weave work out once they set fruit? I'm really needing a better solution for these Romas and San Marzanos. Stuff that bears that heavily won't stay up on a stake. What a mess! :confused:
 

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We have the Dickiebird sprawl happening, even though we put cages and stakes around each plant. As soon as they got tall and started to bear fruit, over they went. What a mess. Now you can't walk in the pathways without stepping on plant or tomato! I am wondering, too how the Florida weave held up.
 

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Make that 3 people now I look like I'm stepping on Legos or walking through a bunch of large sleeping predatory animals as I tip toe through the garden trying not to step on tipped over maters
 

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Sure am glad that I put straw down under all the 'maters, 'cuz they're all laying on the ground. I did get my first tomatoes of the year this morning. Not ripe, but ready to ripen inside. Two pear, two minute cherry, and three other varieties. I haven't checked to see what varieties I harvested.

Lucky me, with the raised beds I don't need to tip-toe, just walk around a pick.
 
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