Stake our Tomato Plants

Our garden is getting so big. We've been eating the green beans and peas from it. We've also been eating the blueberries and strawberries everyday. The peppers are getting bigger. The tomato plants were getting huge and they needed staked.

Last year we purchased those round wire stakes. The plants got so heavy that they just collapsed. This year we decided to engineer something for ourselves.

Here is the basics of what we did.

First let me comment on how awesome my self watering planters are. Brian made these for me the first Mother's Day we were in this house. I absolutely love them. They don't need watered very often and keep the plants well watered from below.

 

We made a structure above the tomato plants. We used 2x1. We placed the main structure right down the center of the planter. Then we placed shorter 2x1s perpendicular to create crossbeams over the plants.

Next I used string with so flexible tape to string the plants up. We've been using this for a week now and it has been working awesome. The plants love having so much room to grow. Pus the flexible tape allows the plant to grow and we can just continue to stake up the new growth every week.

I cannot wait to have fresh tomatoes soon. We have many cherry tomatoes that are getting close. The romas need some time to get bigger. Our beefsteaks also need some more time to grow. We are praying for so hot sunny weather to allow all our produce to ripen.

What is your favorite thing to grow in your garden? Hope you all have a blessed day.