Will 3/4" thin-walled electrical conduit handle 4 tomato plants? I'm trying to keep costs down.

Thanks in advance.
Mick

Mick

My tomatoes weren't anything to shout about, but I am getting lots of yellow pear tomatoes, which are relatively small vines. I think either type of trellis would be strong enough for tomatoes, but I like the rigid mesh the best, and you can shape it however you want.

By the way, the bird netting you see here is a must due to the amount of wildlife where we live.

Cheers, Lynn

Anywho -- I notice you have squash plants with no powdery mildew whatsoever this time of year. Do you not get it at that altitude? Or what do you use to control it?

My squash and zucchini start off strong but they get nailed by PM when the humid weather hits in the summer.

Kevin

We're in the Cuyamaca area, where it is usually drier than "down the hill". My plants are just now getting hit by powdery mildew, and I'm not doing too much about it since the season is about over.

I did spray everything infected with an infusion of nettle tea, which is supposed to be a good fungicide, with some success but probably too late. Since our first snow last year was Nov. 4th, I'll likely cut back most of the bad leaves, and allow the squash and pumpkins to finish ripening. Where are you in zone 10?

Cheers, Lynn

Cuyamaca? Nice!

Drier?? It gets hot and humid here in Santee, but I always assumed it was just as humid up in the mountains since that's where all the subtropical moisture settles and builds those thunderheads.

Nettle tea huh? Homemade?

Yeah. I usually do the trim back thing also. Just wish I didn't have to as much. That PM can't be good for photosynthesis.

You'll probably make it a tad longer into the fall -- that cold spell we had early last year was kind of an anomaly.

Kevin

Yep, brewed from dried nettles bought at the Julian Farmer's Market.

While generally drier in the summer months, our moisture is quite variable. Along with our elevation, we are right at the nexus between the coastal marine and dry desert air, which explains those dramatic thunderheads east of you, and why our precip can be 3x more than the rest of the county (and with actual seasons).

The nighttime temp for tomorrow is 41 degrees, so I'll be providing cover over my trellises...fall is definitely here!

Cheers, Lynn

I gave my conduit bender to a friend of mine, a few years back. He reminded me that he had it & I'm going to use it to get my 90's at the top. I can then either use a single straight coupling, or simply bind the 2 pieces together.
Mick