Easy Tomato Trellising with the Florida Weave Technique
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- For determinate tomatoes, the Florida Weave is our favorite way to trellis and support the plants. With stakes, a small piece of pipe and a box of twine, this technique is quick and easy!
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I'm new to the Hoss tools family. The quality of your product and the little tips and tricks you give on your Channel is unmatched.
Thanks Paul! Glad you found us.
I love the use of the pipe to feed the string so you don't have to bend over! Ingenious!!!
Thanks!
Ingenious with the pipe.Cutting the lower branches helps a lot with the first strng application
This is the coolest thing since sliced bread! Lol!
I wish I knew of this 40 years ago!
Most excellent!
Just wanted to let you know that I started using this method on my tomato plants last week. This week, we got (and are getting) some big thunderstorms, and due to the collision of our east and west coast sea breezes in Central Florida, they're pretty much an every day occurrence. My plants are standing tall, blossoming, and will need to run a third line of twine next week. This is working so much better than the flimsy tomato cages I used last year!
We like to call it the hurricane-proof method. Ours survived Irma two years ago and Michael last year.
I love this system of tying up tomatoes.
Deep South Homestead fast and effective. That’s why we like it.
I tried this system and got sidetracked weeding and harvesting other things in the garden, came back and my florida weave was COLLAPSED! And once that junk is down it ain't coming back up using your original weave work you put in. I recommend avoiding this system.
I bought metal posts for EVERY single tomato plant, and use plastic zip ties to keep the stems and branches onto the post and up and off the ground (metal posts actually better than wood because they have little gripping bumps and hooks built in to cinch the zip ties to). IMO a far better system than this weave! And, if you get sidetracked and your plants get big on you and go down to the ground, it's totally possible to zip them up and salvage the situation with metal posts and zip ties, I have done it!
Thank you man. I'm living in Ohio now but my wife and I lived just south of Asheville for 12 years. We hope to be back soon. But until then I have some tomatoes that need weaved.
You my man are a genius. I am going to adopt your belt box and PVC piping method. Happy Harvesting!
Good luck!
Every once in awhile I stumble back onto my muddy boots with the gift of a simple solution. I GOT THIS!
Easy peasy!
When you're looking for your knife later, it is at the end of that tomato row on the ground
Haha. It was picked up right after that scene and in his pocket currently.
Thanks for your Efforts 😊
Super cool pipe sting guide!
Thanks Kathy!
Wow! love this idea for doing the Florida Weave saves the back and knees.
It sure does!
I have used twine and stakes for years but never tried the pipe before. It is a great idea to say the least. I have to try that pipe the next time I add some twine to my tomatoes and peppers.
The pipe takes it to a whole other level. Thanks for watching!
Can't believe I've never seen this method before...it's a keeper.
Now I know what to do w/ my 15 year old / 10# box of nursery poly twine. Thanks!
Yes! That would work great!
Never saw that done before, and bet others haven't either, so am sharing this!
It was not our idea. The hispanic field workers around here have been doing it this way for a long time.
Awesome tip, really like the Florida weave, will use this next year.
It works like a dream when done right.
Salome job. I like the way you explained things!
I've got a bad back this will help. me so much. I like to garden but some times is hard to do with back problems. so much thanks. we will watch you blog. Gene
Gene Holland the pipe definitely helps from having to bend over as much. Thanks for watching!
So nice to see a family which love gardening. Thank you for sharing
I cant wait to try that.
It's so nice -- even hurricane proof. Our peppers that were trellised like this survived a gulf hurricane last year and didn't even lean one bit.
I am probably the most likely person to make knots and tangles in baling twine on accident! I quit using that in favor of mason twine and it is way better but this idea of using a box and pipe makes it look easier still. Plus I uses t-posts between every 3 to 4 tomato plants but I don't use stakes. I'm gonna also use stakes next time. I wonder if it is cheaper to buy taller wooden stakes and then just chop off the bottom part every year and reuse what's left for the next year or two. It wouldn't have a pointy end, though. Maybe it would work out cheaper in the long run to use rebar or those step-in plastic posts. Just thinking....Thanks again for a really good video.
Wooden stakes work well because they provide some friction to keep the string tight. Thanks for watching!
Just wondering what I was going to do for tomatoes this year. Good video.
The Florida Weave has never failed us over the years.
Anyone reading this, DON'T use sisal twine. It streches after it rains and is exposed to the weather. It will make you mad. The poly twine is the best because it's plastic and it doesn't stretch!
Correct!
Nylon is a pain in the butt too.... it keeps unwinding itself when you go to tie it or after you cut it
Thanks So Much For the Video :) Now I now understand better how to trellis tomatoes. I can't wait to plant my tomatoes this year, I have to wait until June to start planting up here in Canada. How's the Eggplants doing ? Can't wait to see an update video on them.
They're starting to take off. They'll probably be next on the trellising list. Thanks for watching!
Do you prune your tomato plants to increase fruit yield? If so you should make a how to video on it.
We might prune them on occasion to increase airflow and alleviate disease pressure, but not convinced that pruning leads to more fruit yield. It does make the plants taller.
looks like the last plant @6:55 you have run it on the same side of the plant :)
Good eye! It was getting dark and we did miss that last one!
the back ground chorus of frogs sound like my hood.
There's a big pond right behind those pine trees and the frogs start singing around dusk.
That was slicker than snot . I'm getting fat and old . I'm trying that method in a few weeks.
Works like a charm!
Why didn’t you wrap up the last tomato? Both strings were on the same side. I trellis my indeterminate tomatoes using woven balers twine. One t-post every three plants and you wrap the string around the tomatoes.
We were waiting on someone to catch that. It was getting pretty dark and we mistakenly missed the last one. Good eye!
Hello, nice video. Your tomato plants stem is very thick and healthy. Tell us what fertilizers you used?
We use 20-20-20 when growing the transplants. Planting them deep and hilling them also promotes the thick stems.
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I like that you can get under the plants to keep them weeded. But how do you feed the plants and how do you clean up at end of season? Do you prune just bottom leaves and leave rest alone? Thank you so much. I will be using bailer twine. My garden is small but have four areas with tomato plants to extend my crop hopefully..
velma summerford plants are fed via injection through the drip tape that is under the plants. At the end of the season, we unwind the twine, pull up the plants and throw them in the burn pile.
Why not compost the plants? Also I've always just cut my plants at the base and left the roots to decompose in the ground, is that a bad things? @@gardeningwithhoss
@@heartlandheritagefarm5954 it's not a good thing. Fungal spores can overwinter and become a big problem in future years. We like to get old plant material, especially tomatoes and squash plants, as far as away from the garden as we can. We throw that material in the burn pile.
Thanks for the info. Do you do more pruning after the initial clean up at the bottom of the plant? Thanks. JB
On the indeterminate tomatoes, we will. But not on the determinate varieties, because they don't get very big.
Great video and technique, my problem is not knowing if the tomato plant is determinate or indeterminate.
If you're buying seeds, it should tell you on the product page. If you're buying plants, google the variety and you should easily be able to find if it's determinate or indeterminate.
I use this system but i find when the stakes are taller between t posts its easier for me not to use the pipe
It definitely works better with smaller stakes. Thanks for watching!
Great idea with the string.
What kind of fertilizer do you use on your tomato plants ?
Lately we've been alternating our 20-20-20 + MicroBoost and our Calcium Nitrate. Fertilizing every two weeks, alternating those products.
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On that last plant you didn't criss cross. You ran it on the same side of the plant. I assume that was a mistake.
Good eye John. Yes that was a mistake. It was getting pretty dark by the end of this shoot.
So Cool!!!! How do people think of these things!!! xoxo
It wasn't our idea. The commercial tomato growers down here have been doing it for years.
Travis, why can’t you use the Florida weave on the indeterminate tomatoes 🍅?
You could, but sometimes they'll outgrow it. Greg did it last year with some Sungold tomatoes and it worked pretty well.
I’m gonna give it a try with nice tall pine poles as posts. It’s such a good system I reckon!
Great demonstration/process. Is it OK to do Florida Weave with indeterminate tomatoes?
We did it last year with some cherry varieties. You'll just need to use all t-posts instead of the wooden stakes, as the indeterminate varieties will outgrow the wooden stakes pretty quickly.
@@gardeningwithhoss Awesome. Coincidentally that is just how I set mine up!
You're good to go then!
Do you single stem your tomato’s? And if so how does that work with the Florida weave?
We don't single stem them. We do prune the bottoms some so the first line of string is close to the stem. But we let them get nice and bushy after that. Seems to help protect the plants and fruits when temperatures warm.
What do you have planted next to the tomatoes? Is that Swiss chard?
yes
What kind of spacing did you have in between your rolls I do the Florida weave this year but I think I got my tomatoes too close together with the rolls
We use 4 ft. spacing between rows, and 2' spacing along the row.
Thanks
Can you please tell us how far apart you vertically space your twine. Our tomatoes will get pretty tall.
Usually every 5-6" along the post.
Will you use the Florida weave on indeterminate/heirloom tomatoes?
No because they get too tall. We just use it on indeterminates.
Hoss Tools do you mean the indeterminates get too tall so you only use this method for determinates?
I noticed that you trellis the determinate tomatoes but cage the indeterminate tomatoes. Do you recommend to cage indeterminate and not trellis them
We have caged indeterminate tomatoes in the past. We have some really strong cages. Here's a video showing them: th-cam.com/video/kxaQxcl4TsQ/w-d-xo.html
What spacing did you use on the determinates?
2 ft. on determinates.
So do u use hay Bailng twine?
We use this stuff: hosstools.com/product/gro-tie-garden-twine/
Where are you guys located
south GA
How come the mosquitoes ain't eating YOU up like they do me every evening in the garden
Mphymel you gotta keep moving. Although a thermocel is helpful sometimes.
How tall are your T-post?
We've got some 6' and some 8'. We just use what we have.
Am I missing something here? As small plants this looks fine but as they grow, then what? I have plants that get 6' tall, others that bush out several feet. A single string would be useless and additional stringing would be difficult as well as potentially damaging to the plants. So, how do you use this method on plants as they approach harvest?
Sounds like you may be growing indeterminate tomatoes. Determinate varieties (like these) only get about 4-5' tall and produce large harvests within a shorter window. Then they're toast come mid-summer.
Sounds like you may be growing indeterminate tomatoes. Determinate varieties (like these) only get about 4-5' tall and produce large harvests within a shorter window. Then they're toast come mid-summer.
Sounds like you may be growing indeterminate tomatoes. Determinate varieties (like these) only get about 4-5' tall and produce large harvests within a shorter window. Then they're toast come mid-summer.
Sounds like you may be growing indeterminate tomatoes. Determinate varieties (like these) only get about 4-5' tall and produce large harvests within a shorter window. Then they're toast come mid-summer.
Sounds like you may be growing indeterminate tomatoes. Determinate varieties (like these) only get about 4-5' tall and produce large harvests within a shorter window. Then they're toast come mid-summer.