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| Thanks for the design ideas, guys. I ended up going with 1/2" conduit, with stands so it would work on the patio. The stands are built so that they can take a sandbag on front, and I will probably do that. First you start with your dad's old 25 cent pipe cutter.
Then you figure out how to bring 10 foot conduits home in a Prius.
Build yourself some bases.
And put them up.
The whole thing is a little over 8' by 8'. |
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| It is a nice trellis, but did you anchor it in the ground as well as use bases? With just the bases, I don't see how it could not fall over away from the wall once the weight of the tomatoes are on it. |
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| diagonal bracing gives sheer support (side-to-side). |
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- Posted by johns.coastal.patio USDA 10b, Sunset 24 (My Page) on Wed, May 28, 14 at 11:16
| You are right that it isn't a rock solid arrangement. The bases are big though, built from some scrap 2x6's. With the cross-feet they are pretty stable, and the forward-back length from the wall is 30 inches. I think I know where I saw some free sandbags ... |
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| I think with those cross T feet it will be pretty stable. |
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| What are you going to use fro the trellis/string part of the support John. Dave |
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- Posted by johns.coastal.patio USDA 10b, Sunset 24 (My Page) on Wed, May 28, 14 at 14:24
| I just tied some hemp (or sisal? something soft) lines. Bowlines on the stem, a few wraps, and a quick release hitch on top. It looks like if I support the majors, the minors will be held in. We'll see. I did notice when I was on the ladder that my Super Sweet 100 isn't setting fruit as reliably up on top. I was overdue for a 2 week feeding ... don't know. |
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- Posted by johns.coastal.patio USDA 9b, Sunset 24 (My Page) on Wed, May 28, 14 at 14:57
| The completed effort. |
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| Looking good, John. You can drop as many string as needed, one for each stem. You can also run horizontal lines to contain the branches. |
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| john - very nice! i'm using a similar trellis set up - strings dropped from conduit frame, though mine isn't as tall - will your plants hit the top and if so what will you do? top them or let them drape back down? |
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- Posted by johns.coastal.patio USDA 9b, Sunset 24 (My Page) on Fri, May 30, 14 at 16:14
| I am not sure, slowjane ;-). Deferred decision making. (Probably let them go.) |
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- Posted by FrancoiseFromAix none (My Page) on Mon, Jun 2, 14 at 10:02
| Congrats Johns, you built a nice set up for your toms ! I admired all the stuff you guys build for your toms and spent my winter months dreaming about your various ways. Finally, as I have two left hands and a job that keeps me too busy for my taste, I decided to let my plants do as they like. I guess it'll end up with crawling toms on boxes. And more mockery and hypocrite smiles from my neighbors. Well never mind, anyway I sucked so much from the start that the 50 ones which survived out of 210 seeds have gone through a real darwinian selection ;-) I assume those 50 ones are pretty life loving toms who can take care of themselves alone. But I'll never stop admiring your dexterity ! |
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- Posted by johns.coastal.patio USDA 10b, Sunset 24 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 2, 14 at 11:11
| Francoise ... I could post a close up that shows how I sometimes miss a nail with a hammer by a country mile ;-) (The important joints are screwed, but the feet are nailed on.) |
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