Tomatoes that are easier to pick are generally healthier.Plants that are not tied up will grow along the ground, causing the plants to tangle, the fruits to rot, and make the plant more susceptible to disease.The weight of the fruit can cause branches to break.The appropriate gardening method may depend on the type of tomato plant you have.
Step 1: When your tomatoes are more than 10 inches tall tie them up.
Plants can catch diseases from the soil as soon as leaves touch the ground, so it's best to do this before the plants start to droop.Plants are exposed to diseases when fruit touches the ground.Tomatoes will be easier to collect.
Step 2: Look for new growth.
As often as you can, look at your plants.Look for the first blossoms.There are branches that are sagging.Look for branches that are too far away from the structure.
Step 3: Don't forget to tie branches up during the growing season.
Both determinate and indeterminate varieties need to be tied frequently.There are tomato plants that need more attention.Tomatoes make branches and foliage until the first frost.Determinate tomato plants don't have to be tied after their primary harvest time.
Step 4: You can choose a fabric.
Cut or rip pantyhose.You can also use bedsheets or socks.There are strips of different lengths.As your plants grow, fabric allows for expansion.After the growing season, it is necessary to collect and dispose of the fabric.It can take anywhere from a year to decades for fabric to fully break down.
Step 5: Use twine or string.
Choose between nylon string or garden twine.Certain types of twine are non-biodegradable.Cotton twine and Sisal are compostable as long as they're treated.You have to collect nylon at the end of the season.It takes a long time to break down.If you fail to remove fishing line at the end of the growing season, it will be a threat to wildlife and will cut into your plants.
Step 6: You can use tape.
You can buy self-gripping tape.You can tie up your whole tomato plant with garden tape.Unless "compostable" is stated on the package, assume that the tape is not sustainable.
Step 7: Try a zip tie.
Purchase foam or plastic garden ties.Zip ties are cheap.None of these options can be composted and will need to be collected at the end of the growing season.One disadvantage to ties is that they don't have the ability to expand, so they can cut into the plants if they're applied too tightly.The ties are less likely to cut into the plant if they have foam ties.
Step 8: Young plants should be staked and tied up.
Place a stake in the ground near the plants.You can use wood, bamboo or plastic stakes.Tie a loose loop around the plant stem.As soon as possible, stake and tie plants.
Step 9: A roll can be used to tie up a plant.
Use twine or gardening tape.Take the end of the roll to the lower branches.Start at the bottom and circle the plant with tape or string.Tie a knot at the top of the structure.For plants larger than three feet, this method is useful.Wrap the tape or string around the strongest part of the branch and then move upwards.
Step 10: The stalks should be secured.
A double knot is used to tie a string around a stake.There is a part of the stalks beneath the branch.A double knot is needed around the plant's stalks.There is a knot beneath the branch.For every ten to twelve inches of growth, do this.
Step 11: Individual branches need to be tied up.
The lower part of the branch is below the fork.Wrap your tie around the branch.A double knot is tied.You can tie a double knot around the tomato's support system.Carefully do this.Don't pull the line tight.
Step 12: You could also try the stake and weave method.
Place a stake in the ground between the plants at each end of the row.When you get to it, tie the garden twine off at the stake at one end and weave it back and forth between the plants and stakes, tying it off tightly to each stake.Continue weaving the other way.