Tomato trellises

[Mash]

I have this year planted some mini plum Vine tomatoes. Brilliant eating. Absolute buggers to keep in check.

Can anyone recommend a good trellis idea. What to use? They need 5ft.

[Easydrinker]

I have been growing similar the last few years.
"Sun Cherry" and "Sun gold", and "The Sweetest Cherry".
They are all stonkingly good, and I am gorging upon them currently.
Excess go in the freezer, haven't bought tinned Toms for years.
Mine are singly planted in a 10 litre bucket with a sigle cane, that I tie them to.
That seems to work.
I have to grow them in the Poly tunnel up here, and Botrytis sets in every year, it has now started, and so I have maybe another month before they are all finished.

Robert.

[gaza the instructor]

All are lovely sliced in a cheese and tom sarnie, yum yum
my fav , got to be strong cheddar and thick brown bread.
Ohhh this is making me hungry

P.S. Don't forget a little salt on the tommy, and pepper

[Mash]

We grow Russian toms and the Italian plum as well. These are glorious but a complete wild child. I am tempted by pots so that I can move them.

[jacquie]

my cherry toms have gone a bit mad not sure what to do with them all, no room in freezer, am thinking wine

[Mash]

Chutney - passata - soup?

[jacquie]

am feeling like i'll turn into a tomato soon, done the soup, gonna give chutney a go thou, can't be bothered to jar them it's such a faff - best roasted with herbs for brushetta

[gaza the instructor]

We grow Russian toms and the Italian plum as well. These are glorious but a complete wild child. I am tempted by pots so that I can move them.

Been hit in the Plums by a Cricket ball Mash, made the Gazzer's eyes water it did.

[myles]

I found some of the yellow ones were TOO sweet and did not really taste of tomato.
Best to date has been the Tigerella.

[Easydrinker]

I am chutnied up,from last year ,just banging any surplus into the freezer as post- Brexit suppplies.

Robert.

[Flump]

Clematis netting, good strong stuff. I have a roll going up the end wall and forming a ceiling in the greenhouse for my cucumbers.

[Mash]

Clematis netting, good strong stuff. I have a roll going up the end wall and forming a ceiling in the greenhouse for my cucumbers.

ooo. Now you got me thinking. I did try a length of stock fencing on a couple of bamboo poles. TBH not very impressed.

I have a polytunnel, I wonder if lining the inside [one side] might be the answer. I have a few road stakes that were rattling about in my head too. The trouble with polytunnels is they are very fragile, and not easy to tie/attach things to.

Thanks .. Better keep thinking

[Easydrinker]

The trouble with polytunnels is they are very fragile, and not easy to tie/attach things to.

I am guessing due to the PT construction?
I tie Bailer twine around the steel hoops to support peas, cucumbers and even runner beans.

Robert

[Mash]

How do you get red string round the hoop. My plastic is a tight fit?

[Easydrinker]

I can poke string around the hoop at ground level in mine, and then slide it up to the desired hight.

Robert.