Finally - A better way to tie up tomato plants!

[Don2222]

Hello
It was time to tie up the tomato 🍅 plants and I always dread doing it!! This year a quick trip to Home Depot and bingo! Plant hold up clips! I never saw these before! What a pleasant surprise if they work! Took home a pack of 10 and the 100 feet of plant tie up with cutter! WOW easy peasy!
I already bolted in pressure treated 2x4s and used a piece of electrical conduit as a tie bar so just wrap the wire around it and pull the plant up before I twist it tight! Then as the plant grows I can untwist the wire and or change the clip to readjust it!!
We used approximately 2 clips per plant. Your results may vary.
Plant tie up clips
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Plant tie up wire
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[EatenByLimestone]

That’s cool! It looks big enough to allow the plant to grow bigger too!

 

[EbS-P]

I hung my strings and used these. It’s super fast to add more as they grow or you need to support a big cluster of tomatoes.

Amazon.com

 

[peakbagger]

I picked up some plant tape, its works like hook and loop tape but less abrasive on the plants. I also switched to the square tomato cages, the seem to be more stable than the cones.

 

[Don2222]

Hello
Amazon has a better price on these clips.

https://www.amazon.com/Ram-Pro-Gard...raightening/dp/B01M34L0DB/ref=mp_s_a_1_9_sspa

 

[begreen]

The tomatoes look crowded and in need of some sucker thinning.

 

[begreen]

Hello
It was time to tie up the tomato 🍅 plants and I always dread doing it!!

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I stake our tomatoes with a metal post per plant and then do a Florida weave with jute string for extra support. Rebar works great for this and will last forever.

PS: The tomatoes look crowded and in need of some sucker thinning.