Really great vid! I followed your instructions this year and my plants are so tall that I have a bit of a self inflicted dilemma....I planted them near a hill so setting a ladder up to pick the tomatoes is a little dangerous! Hypothetically,if I fall it's going to be an embarrassment for sure... People will not unfortunately understand how this could happen (picking a tomato? Lol) and I'll have to take some pics to prove my situation was not bs! Awesome channel for the organic farmer! My favorite!

I have seen tomato plants growing up a twine trellis in people's gardens and always wondered just how it was done. You did a fantastic job at explaining. Very helpful.

@ 7:42 a perfect cutting to start a new plant! My daughter took cuttings and rooted them. We had cherry tomatoes growing indoors during winter!

@gardenlikeaviking

2 жыл бұрын

you're right thats a perfect size for a "clone".... now I wish I would've remembered to mention that in the video lol... just stick it in water and within a week it'll have loads of roots

You are a TRUE MASTER. I give you my utmost respect. This is my first year gardening and this seems a bit too sophisticated for me but maybe next year I will attempt this style. Thank you for your sharing this knowledge. LOVED this video. OK never mind. you sold me on this with your last pitch. I was going to do the cages...like you said but knowing that they will LOVE climbing this twine and be happier...SOLD me. I'm going to do this! Will let you know how my tomatoes go at the end of this season, Knock on wood. Wish me luck fellow VIKING. I'm from MN. This is VIKING country. You know it! I was TORN between a Viking and Jenna the QUEEN. A VIKING and A QUEEN. Oh it's a hard choice friend. So I'm going to use both of your ideas and do it a NEW way. But I am still a FAN of yours and intend to watch all of your videos to learn as much as I can.

I just watched this after watching your how to grow lots of potato video. I like how your videos don't drag on and on. You do and intro, and then get to the point without dragging out the video for time. You watch to many of those video's the only roots you'll grow are on your butt from time wasting! Great stuff, good info and to the point! Thank you sir. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some planting to do!

@gardenlikeaviking

Жыл бұрын

thank you for the positive energy and helpful feedback my friend... best of luck this growing season!!

gotta say as a new gardener I ignored the suckers.... 3 plants and HOLY HUGE MESS with few tomatoes. This channel and others like are priceless.

If you want to sell some plants, root those suckers and sell them to your neighbors, or start a second planting, or have replacements for the ones the critters get, or just give them away to neighbors, friends and family. Great video as usual. No beating around the bush. Short and packed with useful information.

@gardenlikeaviking

Жыл бұрын

yes thats a fantastic idea and works really well so long as you have something to do with all those new plants!!... thank you for sharing!

I do basically the same thing except I use a long landscape staple to put nylon twine into the ground about 6 inches from the stalk then pull it tight up the top of the T-bar. As the vine outgrows the length of the twine, I unreel a metal “reel” and gently lower the bottom of the stalk to the ground. I’ve seen this done in indoor commercial tomato grow operations. I use dry hay under the stalk to prevent rot and so far I’ve not had any issues with disease or breakage. So interesting to see how we all come up with similar ideas, it goes to show how this is in our DNA if we just listen to our bodies and the Earth.

Tomahooks are amazing with this type of trellis. Recently I saw someone bury the twine, when planting. I thought this is so smart.

Love this system. I've been using it for years with great success.

Your wisdom is very helpful and simple! Experience is knowledge. Thx gib

Thats a great method Nate. I use cattle fence because it was free.

Really great way to grow tomatoes. We're going to try this method. Thanks.

I did this method last season with 2 rows of 6 plants, 3 varieties back to back but slightly staggered for the back row to catch sun East to West. I planted mini bell peppers just in front of the South most row which grew up as I pruned the bottom tomato leaves to prevent splash diseases. It was an outstanding success and I did the same with 2 varieties of paste tomatoes which I couldn't can all of them...gave them away. Early and late blight was so minimal! They were picture perfect plants up until early November! I will only grow this way going forward

Looks amazing. Can’t wait to try it. Thanks 😉👍

WOW! Nice system! 👍

Thank you! Can’t wait to try it out.

Beautiful!! Thank you for this!👍

Very strong and healthy tomatoes you had there. Well done

that looks amazing! thanks for the great explanation of the method.

Thanks for sharing, Nate! I find that a 2" PVC "T" slides over the T-post and I can slide the conduit thru the PVC. Quick and easy. I also set the post outside the plants so the plants lean a bit and have good airflow between the two rows.

Bravo Viking, we love it we use it ❤

I love this system in my garden as I always grow too many plants. I did a couple things different, I put PVC T's at the top of the t-post and ran the conduit right through the top. It's quite windy where this system is so I ended up tying the line to a cut off piece of bamboo stake at the base of the plant and then twined the line around the plant and up to the conduit. I used to attach the string to the plant, but the wind actually ripped one right out of the ground. I've also seen people attach a board at the base of the t-post on each end and tie directly to that. Just stay on top of those suckers because they can get out of hand before you know it.

@gardenlikeaviking

2 жыл бұрын

wow the wind must be brutal where you are!!... I also did it with the PVC connectors but I didn't like how the whole bar could move around so I decided to secure it.... attaching a board to the t-post is a great idea! thank you

@GratiaHomestead

2 жыл бұрын

The wind is crazy here, too. My last few years of gardening have been in Wyoming and the Colorado mountains. I do the pvc on top of the t posts as well, and run my conduit that way.

@chukwuemerie

2 жыл бұрын

@@gardenlikeaviking Do we apply same method for cucumber plants

Love your videos! Thank you for sharing your garden knowledge.

Such a genuine insightful lovely man🙏🏻

this method works really well for cucumbers too

Thank you so much for sharing!! Really nice tomatoes!!!

Been waiting for this information

Awesome tip my friend 👍. Will be utilizing this for sure.

So awesome!!

Excellent information, thank you.

Thanks so much for sharing this knowledge.

Great info! Thank you!

I like your backyard garden. you might try a shade cloth for your maters. They like partial shade.

Great video. Thank you!

Pretty cool...i will try it...

It looks so organised as well

Very good idea sir

Love this method. I have tried it and it does work well.

Bailing twine/sting is good stuff. I use it around the garden for lots of stuff. lol

Excellent

i was planning to do this for 2023, you've helped me a lot!

Beautiful!.. thanks for the lessons❤

Did this last year , essentially walling in my gazebo. Great place for studying and having friends over! Will do again this year, hoping after watching some other of your videos that it will be a much more productive season, weather permitting! Happy gardening!!

@gardenlikeaviking

Жыл бұрын

you'll have a great season!!... tomatoes want lots of leaf mulch to shade the roots and keep everything evenly moist

Amazing and very well explained, perfect for three different tomatoes, my first non-volunteers this year.

love your content and how you explain everything ✨️ 👌 ❤️ 😌

This is a great way to grow tomatoes.

😂I am into this .Friggin awesome my friend . Ty. 😊

This is great

Wow Nate! Love that system. First time gardening and using grow bags and my tomato plants got away from me, the suckers took over. will try this method next year. Thanks

Great video, thanks for sharing a better way

Thanks! I’m going to try that method this year.

Great video thanks for sharing 👍

Great info

Brilliant!

That's a fascinating method. I am going to try it next year and see how it works out for my plants.

WOW stupendous advice! I have always just grown big bushes but I can take advantage of this as my plants are still young this season. Awesome!

Awesome thank you

Thanks!

This works....I've used it for years!!! "The LUV" is what it's all about: the beautiful tomato clusters

Best tomato advice I’ve seen to date.

@gardenlikeaviking

2 жыл бұрын

thank you my friend!

Thank you Nate, such simple, helpful advice 🙏Getting beds ready for spring planting here in Blue Mountains Australia 💚 Loving watch your channel explode❣️

@gardenlikeaviking

2 жыл бұрын

I wish you a fertile growing season my friend and thank you yes I too like watching the channel grow!!!

Nice video, I have done this for years now.

Nate, so glad I saw this, as I was going to put seeds in near a shed, made me realise I need this method or I would get fungus on plant not being able to get the air from all sides. So now to change my plan to try this. That’s why I come to you for great advice Thanks Nate/Mate

Awesome

Love the idea I have been using cages with a 8 ft stake inside the cage then using pipe cleaners to adhere the stem to the stake above the cage- this looks to be a better solution !

Great content..I grow a lot of tomatoes…500 or so plants. This way is really good for larger varieties and smaller gardens..I used it last year on 30 beefsteak plants. My only problem was this portion of my garden consumed a lot of time and maintenance. Was it worth it? Absolutely, the fruit was larger than other beefsteak grown against cattle panels. Removing suckers does promote larger fruit…grow perfect fruit not perfect plants.

Good stuff Nate, my grandad did a similar thing but stuffed the loop of the string under the plant when planting out, rootball held it just fine, he also made a point of twisting the plant round the string clockwise, going off the Sun rising in the East setting in the west, the apic tip will naturally follow it clockwise; finished reading the JADAM books, prefer Master Chos original tbh

I'll confirm this is a game changer. Like it adds up to way more than the sum of its parts. I'm in a tight spot so I have them on a staggered 12" and it still works. I even forgot to read the package and strung up a determinate tomato. And guess what, it's making tomatoes. I made the structure out of reprocessed shipping crates.

great vid!

Wonderful! Thanks...I have taken some of the suckers earl in the season and rooted them fo some extra plants...but originally only had three to for plants and ended up with eight....I had the hoops and they grew too tall fell over and kinked the stalks and damaged the plant and production..now I have a different plan for next year

Use a PVC Tee one the top of the T bar and slide the conduit thru the Tee.

Excited to be using your method this year! Saw your method last year, but it was too late at that point. Am limiting my space to allow room for those Cinderella pumpkins. Started seeds for Purple Cherokee, Pink German, and San Marazano. So, they need room, height, and AIR! Thanks friend.

I wish I had property that could support a beautiful big garden. 💜

It looks very neat and clean, well organized. I planted a big corn hill this year, with pole beans and pumpkins. After a while it gets to be such a mess it is hard to weed or spray soil drench on the ground next to the stem of each plant. So I give a Double Thumbs up. I would use two hose clamps criss crossed, like your twine, holding the emt up there. It will stay for years.

Nice I will defo try this just planted loads of different seed as it's the first time planting In my new garden so wanted to see witch ones work best.

Try to make it short, I have a 3x5 box I normally could only grow two tomatoes with cages. This year I went vertically, same box I'm growing 3 tomatoes, 8 pole beans & 8 cucumbers plus some spring green onions. All are producing very well.

You can also root the suckers and grow a whole new plant!

DUDE! Your videos started coming up on my feed for some reason and this is the second one I have watched after the potato one. I really like how you keep everything to a point and informative instead of being one of those folks that are dramatic/feckin' go on and feckin' on and can't get enough of themselves. You know --- "Look at meeeee". Anyhoo, I would REALLY like to know what specific varieties of tomatoes you have grown with this method. Cheers!

@gardenlikeaviking

Жыл бұрын

welcome to the channel my friend and thank you for the positive energy and feedback!!... the very best of all varieties for this method IME is the Purple Bumble Bee from Baker Creek Seeds... its phenomenal by any standards and it will grow up the 6foot trellis and then just let it grow back down to the ground for a total of 12 to 15 foot tomato plant and yes it gets that massive!!

@natureandbirdlovernut9930

Жыл бұрын

@@gardenlikeaviking Thanks so much for your quick reply! I am a HUGE fan of Baker Creek Seeds - they rock! Do you have an opinion on another variety to experiment with other than a cherry type? I imagine Amish Paste would perhaps be too heavy... I do fancy the First Lady tomato plants that I purchase from a local greenhouse - whaddya think?😀

i used toprail from an old chain link fence. i bought connectors in chain link parts department that fit the pipes together.

Wow .. good job , why didn’t I think of that ?

I will do this on a small scale for my Cucumbers 🥒 growing in in a 5 gal bucket.

@gardenlikeaviking

2 жыл бұрын

yes it will work but I highly suggest only putting one cucumber plant per 5gal bucket

I have grown new plants from the suckers (heirloom variety not hybrid variety)by cutting them off and immediately put them in a small pot of compost and water them which then turn into a more stocky shorter plant than plant you cut it from and still produces good tomatoes 🍅

Good video! I do something similar, but with a slight twist. Instead of a noose at the bottom, I tie the twine to a spike pushed it at the bottom of the plant (no chance of over-tightening). Then I have a slip knot at the top. This way, when it's time to wrap I can loosen the rope, wrap gently and then tighten again. I can also let the line down as the plant gets to the top, letting the stem lay on the ground and grow more roots. Sadly, I never have the discipline to trim all of the suckers.

@gardenlikeaviking

2 жыл бұрын

that's great advice thank you!... do you bury the stem when it gets to that point?

@alekseyvaynshteyn

2 жыл бұрын

@@gardenlikeaviking I don’t. But you probably could. It’s usually toward the end of the season and the tomatoes have massive roots already.

cool

We will have to try your technique. We have used cattle panels, weaving or the ground. Do you remember the tomato variety in the video? They look impressive. Thanks

I didn't have many tomatoes last season so I pruned them in the same way and just put in a sturdy stake to tie the tomato up as it grew, worked perfectly. This year I'm doing it this way though because I don't want to individually tie up 50 or so plants every week.

@gardenlikeaviking

Жыл бұрын

yes this method makes it quite simple to just wrap the main vine around the string once a week or so just be absolutely certain to keep the suckers pruned!!

I tie my raspberries the same way.

I use tent steaks and tie the string to the tent steak and put it in next to the tomato plant so I’m not girdling the plant at all

Nice. I'll be doing this with one small difference -- using hooks wrapped with twine at the top, and as the vines max out the height of the trellis I can rotate them all in one direction to effectively "lower and lean" them to a different place on the line. Looking forward to it!

@gardenlikeaviking

Жыл бұрын

yes the lower and lean method works great too... personally I find it easier to just let the plant grow up over the bar and then freely grow back down to the ground... usually they're touching the ground by the end of the season so about 12-14 feet long in total

Nice!! I used this system last year: but, and this is an anaconda sized butt, I didn't realize the importance of keeping the "one vine" moving higher. THANKS!!!

@gardenlikeaviking

Жыл бұрын

lol yes the importance of keeping it trained to the one stalk cannot be overstated!!

@timisaac8121

Жыл бұрын

@@gardenlikeaviking YES!!! is it worth pointing at the obvious: The one vine is "indeterminate"- It could actually even be inside, in a container? WoW!! Am I mixed up on this? I have a sun room and want to keep a vine in a 5 gallon container!! Tomatoes all winter? Or at least "overwinter' the tomato vine?

This is very close to what I've done for many years but with one crucial difference. I cannot stress enough that tying the string to the plant stem is an unnecessary risk. If anything at all (like falling off the ladder when picking tomatoes!) should yank the string, it will uproot your plant ot break the stem. Instead, I tie to an anchor in the ground beside the plant. Often, I have an anchor on either side and allow the plant to have two growing points. I bend rebar into a hairpin shape. They've never pulled out.

You can use pvc t fittings for this instead of rope and zip ties.

Thank you for your video. I'm sticking with the cages for now because we have a wind issue here beside the windmill farm. This would work great in a greenhouse with the protection it provides. As it is, I have three plants out now that are leveled after a two day blow, .. and it's not over yet. Our big winds are south west in the summer shifting to northeast in the fall/winter and it's crazy today with this two day blow out of the West. Interesting times indeed Have a great one and good luck.

@gardenlikeaviking

Жыл бұрын

actually this method if done right is extremely tolerant to high winds!... I would just put a stake in the ground at the base of each plant and attach the string to that instead of the plant for high winds area... your cages will still need secured in some way I'd imagine

@daval5563

Жыл бұрын

@@gardenlikeaviking The cages are the metal ones with three/four legs you drive into the ground like tent pegs. And yes, even they blow over with the plant. I've driven hardwood stakes for stabilisation, ... but even then, the winds are wicked by times.

@Metalgarn

Жыл бұрын

Honestly... I think this method would be better than cages... unless of course you have solid, heavy... 10+ feet high cages. I've never found a cage yet that was remotely affordable, that could properly handle tomatoes.

I hope you have video tutorial for how to proper tomatoes pruning.frm philippines

Great information. Do you tie the plants in as they grow back down. Thanks, 🍅🏵

I've seen this method (more or less) a few places, planning on trying it this year. The only real difference in methodology is that instead of tying to the base of the plant, I will be putting the cord UNDER the plant.

freakin love this guy

This is my favorite way of trellising my tomatoes as well as other vegetables. Far better than cages or even the Florida weave. I use my yearly cuttings from our oleanders for the posts and runners, so basically all I need is twine. And I always leave lots of extra twine at the end wrapped on a stick and toggled over the runner, because here in the desert, in order to keep the hot dry windy climate from killing your plants or forcing you to use tons of water, it's easier to just not trim as much and keep lowering it periodically so it stays thick and full to create a small microclimate to help protect it from the heat and the extreme arid desert wind. During the fall winter garden it even gives it some protection from the light frosts or freeze's that we get out here in the Mojave.

You can use pvc t fittings