How to Florida Weave Tomatoes

[@rdred8693]

To the point, thank you! Some just babble on, and on. Very helpful

[@PsychologicalApparition]

I love that you don’t include filler bullshit, 🥰 I appreciate you and your knowledges. 🙏 Folks in Temple, Texas will be eatin good with the many ‘mater varieties I’ll be growing! Grazí

[@kellysoo]

As simple as A B C. Thank you so much for showing me and everyone. This is so easy and effortless; even a child can do it. I love it. ❤❤❤

[@tnmtnmorning1178]

Great video and to the point! Cool beard.

[@rufusjohnson3800]

Good, straightforward video without goofy music and a bunch of extra baloney. 👍

[@juliehamilton5890]

That's also why I picked this one. Thank you!

[@lindapedersen-hylka7170]

Perfect explanation, very understandable & to the point. Thank you so much.

[@allysonbergman3775]

Great option for indeterminate tomatoes. Works really well and must be done on a weekly basis or as needed. Thanks!

[@margretbullard8874]

Where was this when I needed it. Great tutorial!

[@lauracolby737]

Cheap and easy solution! Thank you!!

[@teddyrox3790]

Excellent , clear and concise instructions...thank you🌻

[@sue.F]

Thank you, just what I was looking for and very straightforward demonstration. 😃

[@PEDavid7269]

This is phenomenal

[@brianzalewsky5958]

Fantastic! Super helpful

[@zachgoldman8250]

Thanks a lot for the clear explanation, I'll do this for sure.

[@OSB911]

Easy, peasy. Thank you!

[@abdeton1899]

Awesome video. Thanks so much!!!

[@Twobarpsi]

Great advice!

[@luratrossello2255]

Great info.... thanks.

[@defenderofdecency7218]

Wow. Thanks a lot for the tips.

[@felforgedaxe9793]

This is brilliant, ty!

[@fieldtrippin1]

Great vid!

[@idahohoosier8989]

Thank y'all

[@NewbiaLeogetti]

Thank you for the video, very helpful! Any tips on how to prevent tomatoes from getting eaten by pests/rodents? Each year I grow ripe, beautiful tomatoes and some unknown critter takes a big bite out of them. Even covering the tomatoes in bird netting did not help as it tore through the netting.

[@moirmovies]

Do you need to prune the tomatoes as they grow?

[@kathyberry8686]

where do you get the tall stakes?

[@mattjohnson550]

What about heavy branches with tomatoes that stick out beyond the weave?

[@kimhabel]

I'm currently dealing with this situation with my similar set up

[@rufusjohnson3800]

I either let them hang down or stick them up into a higher level of horizontal strings. This is using 8 foot metal 'T' posts and strings every 8 inches or so, going up to 6 feet high or a little more above ground. If a branch is long and already has a bunch of tomatoes on it then it can be tough - the main stem of the branch can get creased or kinked or broken it it didn't grow over the string naturally. It always surprises me how far to the sides a big tomato plant can go (along the striings). 😄

[@JimmyDevere]

Where do you get those stakes? They look pretty tall.

[@rdred8693]

They look like bamboo stakes. They can be purchased, or better yet, ask a neighbor who has them.

[@TimBeitz-vp2fw]

I tee post my cages on my inderminate tomatoes tie them up zip tie. Works great.

[@andreakramer4159]

How far apart are your tomato’s

[@johndowns7536]

Sure wish I could find some of that bamboo.......

[@myown2101]

My least favorite method for indeterminate tomatoes.

[@srickmam6351]

ok, what's your favorite?

[@myown2101]

@@srickmam6351 I've heard a few names for it. String and release or string trellis. I am taking care of 300 plants at the friend's farm at the moment. This year they chose Florida weave system and it's a nightmare: hard to prune, you can work only on one side of the row, to easy to damage while stringing, bug heaven, not enough support, etc. I can see, where this method would work for determinate type better.

[@rufusjohnson3800]

@@myown2101 300 plants is a good many. 😄 I haven't found it hard to prune, though, and I'm wondering why you say you can only work on one side of the row. I just go on the other side...

[@myown2101]

@@rufusjohnson3800 Same here. But when you run semi commercial operation, you need to be officient. I find Florida weave a good method for field tomatoes or small garden at home, but not in a green house. Last year I didn't have a say in it (I volunteered to help and plants were already in a ground). It was hell! And the plants were dead mid july. This year I did it right: from soil prep to harvesting. Planing to keep them going until first frost. 🤞

[@rufusjohnson3800]

@@myown2101 Okay, yeah 😄 - I can definitely see a greenhouse being different. I have done electrical work for 'Backyard Farms' - a big tomato grower (in Maine, of all places). They grow hydroponically, year-round, and harvest about 150,000 lbs per day. I should have taken pictures to remember better. I think they have vertical support for the plants, like heavy strings hanging down, and the main stem of the plant gets tied or wrapped or loosely choked to the string. The plant roots are in rock wool, with computer-controlled irrigation and fertilization. Surprisingly good-tasting tomatoes.