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To: SaveFerris
SaveFerris :"..- but the weight has broken two branches - the branches are still connected and alive so I hope the tomatoes ripen.
Didn’t have a structure for it to climb."

Place two sticks (or pipes) on either side of the plant in a 60 - 45 degree angle to the ground.
Lace twine into a net/ mesh like structure between the sticks using twine, cloth, pantyhose, etc.
Lean the offending branches against the net/ mesh.
The sticks and mesh will help to support the heavy branches until the fruit matures.

41 posted on 09/17/2016 5:48:01 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt ("Everything HRC touches she kind of screws up with hubris.”- Colin Powell)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Thanks, got one tomato frame in place on the worst plant - the other (Big Beef) may already be too large to force it into there. It’s actually 3 plants I think with about 11 tomatoes including the small new one on it.

It’s in a big clay pot so it’s very hard to stake the thing but thanks for the advice regardless.


47 posted on 09/17/2016 7:52:25 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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