MY CUSTOM TOMATO PLANTS TRELLIS In a Raised Garden Bed

[@makeyourlifeeasier5794]

Another great idea even a year later...thanks Mark from a fellow NJ gardener

[@iamorganicgardening]

THANK YOU so very much.

[@nancymathisen9707]

The panel doesn’t need to be so far down on the bottom. It could provide more height at the top if the holes were drilled a foot or so higher.

[@just_ducky_acres7561]

Zone 6b here in CT. All plants have tomatoes but none red yet with one exception. In spring I found a plant that germinated on it's own in the garden. Didn't have the heart to discard it so I put it in a 5 gal bucket. Don't you know that I got several red tomatoes off that hardy little plant yesterday. What a nice surprise.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Oh WOW, that's fantastic. So great to hear. THANK YOU.

[@patrickguyot1290]

Im just watching everyone of your videos , i love them. Im in S/W Scotland with a fair size garden and trying to learn all i can about gardenening.really glad i found you

[@iamorganicgardening]

Hello Scotland. Thank You so very MUCH. Here to help and share. Thanks Again

[@RandyFelts2121]

I'm Watching this at 7:30pm and it's 88 degrees F here in Texas. I reckon ya'll got our weather, and we have yours for now. Yes eating them with my eggs for breakfast. Nothing like the taste of tomato in the morning. Thanks for the vid.

[@iamorganicgardening]

So GREAT to hear... YUMM. Thanks

[@ihopeugrow]

I used EMTs, wire mesh and metal ties too along with a couple of rebars and pipe clips. I needed almost no tools except for the rubber mallet I used to pound a foot or so of the rebar on the ground. I’m a 45 yr old female with a really messed up back. I was able to do it myself, taking my time with very little effort. I’m not good with tools (electric or manual) so building this very sturdy trellis makes me feel so proud. More blessings to you!

[@iamorganicgardening]

VERY NICE. I fully understand how well you build your trellis. Awesome. THANK YOU.

[@jefflaporte2598]

Great video as always. Just a FYI, When using a level horizontally you are leveling something. When using it vertically you are making it plumb.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Good tip! Thanks

[@bkershaccount]

Just put a t post on each inside of the bed and wire the panel to them.

[@joanies6778]

It gets too brutally hot to support my tomatoes with metal. Last time, the hot metal literally burned my plants! So, I cut up a hose into 4" pieces, slit the middle of the hose pieces, and slipped them over the metal fencing where it touched the plants. Worked beautifully! Now I tie nylon cord to a tent stake in the ground, and run it up to the top of an overhead support to trellis with a tomato hook, and my tomatoes are attached all the way up with tomato clips. My support is a cattle panel hoop tunnel which I can cover with shade cloth in summer, greenhouse plastic in the fall, and any covering to protect it from the high winds. So versatile! I will never go back! This works brilliantly for me.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Great to know, Thanks for sharing.

[@jerseygalk1554]

Wow mine look the same. Glad I'm not the only one. I didn't plant late really, just crazy weird weather. Can't wait for the first ones!

[@jimstalf5367]

I’ve been using the woven wire for years. It’s mainly used for concrete reinforcement but works well in the garden. If you have indeterminate tomatoes you will definitely have to use 2 panels because they are only 4 ft tall.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Great info. THANK YOU for sharing this with us all.

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

Yes, I was curious about the same thing. The panel is too short for indeterminate tomatoes. But I really like the concept, one of the better ones I've seen, and will try this next year.

[@billherrick3569]

Great video. I use concrete re-enforcing mesh in the garden all the time for many applications. Even for deer fence.

[@iamorganicgardening]

That is a great idea for deer fencing. Easy to install. NICE.

[@robmarkovitch]

Amazing that you never have blight issues. Keep up the great work

[@iamorganicgardening]

So far so good. As I was taught in is about soil health. THANKS

[@shirleyk623]

I'm in Central Florida and if you can believe it I'm still getting tomatoes. Some of the plants don't look real good, but they're still producing tennis ball sized fruits. I cannot garden right now due to a recent back injury, so I haven't been able to take care of them very well. The types are Homestead, Marglobe, Mortgage Lifter, San Marsano, and Brad's Atomic Grape. I'm impressed that they have lasted this long. I hope you get tomatoes real soon. They're so tasty.🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅 Take care and be safe.

[@iamorganicgardening]

First GREAT to Hear about your harvest still going on. Feel Better and many prays for you. 3rd, Nice tomatoes varieties . Have a great weekend.

[@patkonelectric]

The spacing is 6 inches. I know becouse I work in the concrete industry. I'm doing a similar thing with my cucumbers. Expect I can get scrap sheets of heavier gage wire. So I don't need so much support. In the past I combined that wire panels with chicken wire to make fencing. Worked great. Cut it down to the size you need.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Al good DIY's you are sharing. THANK YOU.

[@philippayne8901]

Hi Mark I'm in the UK, my outdoor tomatoes are similar to yours, I also had to plant late due to the heavy rain we had throughout May the soil was waterlogged so I couldn't plant out till 31st May. The ones I planted in the greenhouse are doing much better plenty of green tomatoes on them, weather here is poor at the moment mainly cloudy and rain so the ones in the greenhouse may take a few more weeks yet before they'll be ready for picking. keep up the great video's. I cant find any cattle panel or other wire trellis material here in the UK unfortunately, just wish I could.

[@MichaelMiller-bi7by]

I'm using concrete mesh with t-posts for the first time this year - so far I'm very happy. Waiting for tropical storm Elsa up here in Rhode Island - Good Luck!

[@iamorganicgardening]

Glad to hear your happy. Hopefully ELSA turns to the sea before your state. THANK YOU.

[@PDXBeach]

Yes. Had our first this last week. Huge harvest coming in next week or so.

[@iamorganicgardening]

That is awesome to hear. THANK YOU.

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

This is the first time in a long time that I started tomatoes in early March (3-06) and planted mid May. I've already munched on a few yellow pear (one of my favorites as well). I have quite a few beginning to color up. But I started them all at the same time. So once they all begin to ripen, my neighbors are going to be getting lots of tomatoes. Next year I will definitely stagger seedlings March to April. It seems every year I overdo something in the garden!

[@iamorganicgardening]

Thanks for sharing this with all of us. Your doing GREAT

[@Owl4909]

great vid and i get it with the heat. I cant take it like i used to either.

[@danielfisch655]

Great job, I usually use t-posts and cattle panels and thank you for sharing.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Love that set up. THANK YOU.

[@Melanieallen968]

Awesome growing for just3weeks!!

[@iamorganicgardening]

Those high temps really got to them growing. Thanks

[@dinavoutour7796]

Fantastic idea!

[@iamorganicgardening]

THANK YOU.

[@GinaSiska]

I’m in Maryland near the Chesapeake Bay and we’re still waiting on our tomatoes. We had some cold weather earlier in the season and they didn’t like it, lol.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Fully understand. Thanks for sharing.

[@KaleidoscopeJunkie]

Looks quite sturdy Mark ! If you do many of these trellis' a WOOD AUGER bit will be easier on your tools and wrists. Some tennis balls on the ends of the pipes might spare you knees and eyes. ;-) I hope Elsa is better to you than She was to Me in NE GA. -KJ

[@iamorganicgardening]

Thanks for the tips! It seems like you are getting your hands full with lots of storms this year so far. Many prayers sent your way.

[@famulan3479]

Amazing, thank you so much! Just what I needed.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Glad it helped!

[@colterthompson6846]

Hi Mark! Love your content! Thanks!

[@iamorganicgardening]

My pleasure! And THANK YOU.

[@randyruchotzke6342]

Mark, have you every tried the Florida Weave? I used it this year for the first time, uses less input, a few posts and some twine.

[@vaazig]

Excellent as usual

[@iamorganicgardening]

THANK YOU so very much, Have a GREAT weekend

[@kygal2873]

Great job!

[@patrickguyot1290]

Hi Mark 😀👋🏻, put some tennis balls on the ends of the pipes so nobody gets hurt 😊

[@iamorganicgardening]

Good idea, THANK YOU/

[@marinaz6224]

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[@whitnef45]

Any concerns with using aluminum around your plants?

[@iamorganicgardening]

No, not at all. It is the 3 largest amount of mineral in all soils in the world

[@Owl4909]

coyote urine might help out if them red foxes of yours cause u to much trouble

[@alisonbender8611]

No tomatoes yet, in Maryland

[@iamorganicgardening]

Soon I hope. Thanks.

[@bluemoon8268]

… I think I would consider spray painting it with a Rustoleum paint to keep it from rusting … unless it’s already rusted when you purchase it …

[@iamorganicgardening]

Yes, it was rusted when bought. Thanks

[@Adksnate]

It’s galvanized so it shouldn’t rust at all.

[@craiganderson3952]

Nice vid Mark ! I was wondering if you could grow live bamboo for a trellis?

[@iamorganicgardening]

Love bamboo. Rather buy it then grow it. Thanks

[@Flash-Strike]

Thank mate! Could use a hat

[@jennykackley4315]

something is wrong. if you have 22 acres and can't make a profit, try market gardening or Neversink Farms or Curtis Stone. Maybe you should be a STUDENT rather than a teacher. NO INSULT INTEN DED

[@iamorganicgardening]

LOL

[@thrive-like-a-viking]

Mark is a brilliant teacher and his understanding of the soil food web is world class.

[@jennykackley4315]

@@thrive-like-a-viking Ilearn TONS from Mark.