Tomato trellis Ideas at home if you have zero budget to buy tomato stakes. Here's another Tomato DIY you need to try and you can save money. #gardeninghomesteadingskills
What is the best way to support tomato plants?
How to support tomato plants becomes the next important task to take care of once your tomatoes start fruiting and flowering. Supporting tomato plants at home is possible using different methods some of which come at no extra cost. Common methods to support tomato plants include staking tomatoes, setting tomato cages, fencing tomatoes for support or trellising tomatoes. Some of the tomato support methods come at an extra cost but you can also employ zero cost tomato support ideas in the garden.
How do you stake tomatoes cheaply?
I reuse long sticks or even old mop sticks lying around in the homesteads to create stakes. This eliminates the need for me to purchase tomato stakes and I can garden on a budget. You can reuse left over building materials to create tomato stakes including metal bars or even the stiff PVC pipes. The goal of enjoying gardening on a budget is to find items you can reuse to support plants.
How do you make a Tomato cage?
You can make a DIY tomato cage for support if you are a handy gardener. Determine how wide a tomato cage you need and the height of tomato cage that suits the variety of plants you are growing. The height of indeterminate tomato plant cages should get to at least 6 feet while 4 feet is sufficient for determinate tomato plant cages. Consider cages that are at least 14-18 inches wide to give your plant ample room but still ensuring you can support it.
What is the best way to trellis tomatoes?
For my tomato trellis ideas, I reuse old produce nets to create a strong trellis to support the plant. Combining stake fence support and creating strings from old nets is one of the zero cost gardening ideas. Otherwise you can also use netting tomato support. Knit the tomato vines along the netting tomato support to ensure the plant does not fall over.
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