Florida Style Basket Weave Trellising Of Tomatoes

When it comes to trellising tomato plants there are many advantages that improve the overall health of these plants.

Florida style basket weave trellising of tomatoes.

Florida weave method of trellising tomato plants by mike dunton. The easiest florida weave trellis technique is used for determinate tomatoes while tomato cages are typically used for indeterminate tomatoes in the vegetable garden. It is a labor saving method of tomato trellising when pruning is not important. They use a trellising technique commonly called florida weave to keep the fruit off the ground so they ll be safe from fungus bugs and critters.

Start with sturdy stakes at least 6 to 7 feet tall. Take a look at these videos to see the basket weave in action. The wisconsin farm center uwex publication a3904 02 caring for the tomato crop 2012. There are many methods that you can employ for keeping your tomato plants off of the ground.

Each weave is really just one long loop. Maine cooperative extension how to grow tomatoes basket weave. This trellising technique is easy to install allows air to circulate between plants thus reducing disease holds plants upright and is quicker than tying each plant to one stake. Along with the method described on this page we also use tomato baskets here on the farm.

University of maine cooperative extension vegetable specialist mark hutton demonstrates how to utilize the basket weave system for growing tomatoes and disc. With stakes a small piece of pipe and a box of twine thi. Growing fresh market tomatoes 2010. Here s how to set it up.

For determinate tomatoes the florida weave is our favorite way to trellis and support the plants. There and all along the southeast coast farmers start planting tomatoes in january and february. You can review the basket information by clicking here. Basket weaving is the most common way to trellis determinate tomatoes in open field or protected culture and it is occasionally used for indeterminate tomatoes.

How to support your tomato plants using the florida weave technique choose your stakes. Ohio state video tomato suckering. So even though i have a small crop i m trying something different the florida weave. While i can t pin down the full creation story of the florida weave also known as the basket weave it seems some farmers in southern florida began experimenting with trellising tomatoes in the 1920s.

If you re growing tomatoes in your backyard consider the florida weave system.