Florida Weave Trellis

The basket weave or florida weave is a common way to stake field tomatoes.

Florida weave trellis.

I ll share with you the process we prefer and why. On this week s episode travis explains the easy florida weave trellis technique for tomatoes. This is the same technique farmers use. There are many methods that you can employ for keeping your tomato plants off of the ground.

You ll need a different trellis system like concrete wire cages if you re growing indeterminate slicers like better boy or cherokee purple as they keep getting taller and taller. There are also determinate slicing tomatoes like mountain pride and celebrity that are popular with commercial growers that are compatible with florida weave. Staking is important to reduce fruit rots sunscald and foliar diseases. You can review the basket information by clicking here.

I m also going to share with you a cheap homemade approach to creating a trellis for your cucumbers and squash too. When setting up the florida weave trellis you will need t posts wooden stakes and gro tie garden twine. This method is known as the florida weave. The florida weave method goes up fast and uses everyday supplies you might already have around the yard.

To set up this trellis technique start by placing a t posts on either each end of the row and add wooden stakes. A better way to trellis tomatoes. If you want a cheap and easy way to trellis your tomatoes even the unwieldy indeterminate plants forget cages. But i ll also share with you the alternate method as well.

Florida weave method of trellising tomato plants by mike dunton.