Florida Weave String Trellis

A better way to trellis tomatoes.

Florida weave string trellis.

If you re growing tomatoes in your backyard consider the florida weave system. The only reason that we chose these two materials is that we started out with a lot of t posts that were left over as a result of ripping out pasture fences. While florida weave is most popular to string trellis. We personally use steel fence t posts and sisal binder twine.

My florida weave turned out about as good as yours. This trellising technique is easy to install allows air to circulate between plants thus reducing disease holds plants upright and is quicker than tying each plant to one stake. I did weave between each plant and changed the direction of the weave as string was added with growth. Drive 12 inches into the ground you ll have one plant between each stake.

Here s how to set it up. But it all failed. To set up this trellis technique start by placing a t posts on either each end of the row and add wooden stakes. These will be the perfect height for a florida weave stake.

This system makes it easy to prune and trellis indeterminate tomatoes because each stem gets a string and any additional suckers are pruned off. The florida weave works best with determinate tomatoes. 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.

When setting up the florida weave trellis you will need t posts wooden stakes and gro tie garden twine. On this week s episode travis explains the easy florida weave trellis technique for tomatoes. This method is known as the florida weave. The florida weave method is very simple and the only supplies required are some form of posts and string.

If you want a cheap and easy way to trellis your tomatoes even the unwieldy indeterminate plants forget cages. I also pinched suckers as they grew out of each new branching spot so that there wouldn t be too much unnecessary plant growth. An indeterminate tomato plant with five or six fruiting clusters can exert 10 12 pounds of downward pull on its trellis so pruning is essential and the support system needs to be both tall and strong. I m also going to share with you a cheap homemade approach to creating a trellis for your cucumbers and squash too.

I ll share with you the process we prefer and why. Keep a little over 5 feet above ground. But i ll also share with you the alternate method as well.