WE use 8ft stakes every year and always need more height. We just dont get the crops that we would like due to our shortage of sun hours per day. Four years ago we had 8ft plants covered with large tomatos of various kinds. Each year since we have not been as fortunate. Our friends in the neighborhood and 2 friends in Conroe have baseball size and larger, just waiting on ripening. WE have a few golf ball size, numerous quarter size and some more blooms coming, and nothing at all from a couple of varieties.
The window opening in the tree canopy is shrinking each year, so we may have to throw in the towel on gardening there.
The cost of removing 3 large oaks, plus 1 large pines and 5 medium scrub oaks is several thousands of dollars. so I dont see clearing the back yard out happening and tine soon.
Oh I see. I imagine we can add a large stake if need be. We already are thinking we might have to do that with the T Squash.
We didn’t chop down our large tree. Darlin had a large problematic branch trimmed back. The price of that was reasonable, and while it was not our initial purpose, it turns out that more of the yard is full sun now.
The grape tomato I’m dehybridizing doesn’t seem to mind shade as much as other tomatoes. It doesn’t especially like it, but it still grows and produces in shade. After I get a bit further in the dehybridizing, I’ll have to send you some seeds.