Comments on: 9 Creative DIY Tomato Trellis Ideas https://growagoodlife.com/tomato-trellis-ideas/ Grow, preserve, and savor fresh organic food with our vegetable gardening tips and recipes. Sun, 03 Dec 2023 18:03:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: ©Rachel Arsenault https://growagoodlife.com/tomato-trellis-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-41063 Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:00:19 +0000 https://growagoodlife.com/?p=5517#comment-41063 In reply to Caitlin.

Caitlin, While it is true that most metals absorbs heat in the sun, I have never heard of a galvanized fence or chain link fence heating up so much that it damages plants.

]]> By: Caitlin https://growagoodlife.com/tomato-trellis-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-41053 Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:08:41 +0000 https://growagoodlife.com/?p=5517#comment-41053 Thanks for the informative article! Are there any materials you wouldn’t recommend to use as a trellis for tomato plants? I live in an apartment building and have a south-facing balcony (i.e. lots of sun) – I’m thinking of building a trellis from chain-link fence or strong metal wiring, but was wondering if certain metals should be avoided? Do I have to be concerned with the metal becoming hot in the sun? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks again.

]]> By: Lou S. https://growagoodlife.com/tomato-trellis-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-37022 Wed, 26 Jun 2019 19:56:18 +0000 https://growagoodlife.com/?p=5517#comment-37022 I use a combination of some of the ideas here. First I use 48″-60″ welded wire fence with 2″x4″ openings and fashion the cages into cylinders. I USED TO fix them in place with a “T” post or “U” post for each cage. Then I went to 10″ plastic tent pegs but it took at least two/cage and ended up costing more than the posts. Then one day as I was browsing through a local “mom&pop” hardware store, it hit me: I switched to wood posts (2″x8′) tree stakes and put three across a 15′ row. I then took standard window pulls and fixed one to each post. Now the cages go in place and a 16′ length of treated 1×2 is woven through the cages and window pulls. I do mine down one side but down the middle works also. Make sure you position the window pulls at least 1/3 to 1/2 the way up your cages to hold them securely in place. I also have cut out approximately two upright section at one foot intervals so I can reach in to pick from the sides (be sure to stagger them so the cages hold their shape). To get the diameter of your cages, just divide the length of the piece of fence material you want to use by 3.14, or working in reverse, multiply the desired diameter by 3.14 to find the length need for the desired diameter. A 50′ roll of fence material will yield seven two foot diameter cages and one maybe a half inch smaller.

]]> By: DOTTY https://growagoodlife.com/tomato-trellis-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-7976 Sun, 29 May 2016 05:31:09 +0000 https://growagoodlife.com/?p=5517#comment-7976 Great article, very informative, can’t wait for the newsletter. Thanks. DOTTY

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