Comments on: Tomatoes, the tie-up debate and debacle http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/ in the garden, in the kitchen and on the page Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:12:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Blair http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-2298 Blair Sun, 13 Aug 2006 16:31:45 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-2298 I am always so half-assed with the tying up. Half my tomatoes wind up snaking their way across the ground. Fortunately, I always wind up with more tomatoes than I know what to do with. Thank goodness gardening is a forgiving business. I am always so half-assed with the tying up. Half my tomatoes wind up snaking their way across the ground. Fortunately, I always wind up with more tomatoes than I know what to do with. Thank goodness gardening is a forgiving business.

]]> By: krista http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1905 krista Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:37:39 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1905 Those pictures are great. I love tomatoes. I would have no idea how to grow them though. (I like your new sit design by the way ;)) Those pictures are great. I love tomatoes. I would have no idea how to grow them though. (I like your new sit design by the way ;))

]]> By: Kris http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1900 Kris Wed, 02 Aug 2006 04:04:32 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1900 Kelly. My husband used to think I was nuts for planting 40 tomato plants. 130? Now I can tell him I'm not near as obsessed as you! I do miss my Green Zebras... Kelly. My husband used to think I was nuts for planting 40 tomato plants. 130? Now I can tell him I’m not near as obsessed as you! I do miss my Green Zebras…

]]> By: Helena http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1858 Helena Sun, 30 Jul 2006 07:20:14 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1858 I find it completely inspirational to see your beautiful photos and listen to the way you described the joys of eating fresh food from your own garden :). Gardening is definitely something I have to get into in the future, but for now, I am quite content living that dream through your lovely blog. I find it completely inspirational to see your beautiful photos and listen to the way you described the joys of eating fresh food from your own garden :). Gardening is definitely something I have to get into in the future, but for now, I am quite content living that dream through your lovely blog.

]]> By: Dacia http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1852 Dacia Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:52:55 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1852 the tomatoes look great and can I say what a relief to read 500 words about tomatoes it has been? very lovely post. :) the tomatoes look great and can I say what a relief to read 500 words about tomatoes it has been? very lovely post. :)

]]> By: Steph http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1833 Steph Fri, 28 Jul 2006 23:41:55 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1833 good kick in the ass I needed, visuals! I have hundreds of plants sprawling everywhere that need something, cukes too for that matter. Now to put the huge bamboo poles to work. I'm thinking of cutting them in half to use as fence poles and using some ugly yarn I have too. thanks! good kick in the ass I needed, visuals! I have hundreds of plants sprawling everywhere that need something, cukes too for that matter. Now to put the huge bamboo poles to work. I’m thinking of cutting them in half to use as fence poles and using some ugly yarn I have too. thanks!

]]> By: steven http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1831 steven Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:29:05 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1831 Thanks for the mention! All these referalls started showing up in my sitemeter from here and I had no idea why. The Florida Weave seems to be working well for me despite my laziness and flat out ignoring the peoper methods. I'll do it again next year and I'm already planning the beds out. I plant quite a bit of basil in with my tomatoes and it works well. the heavy canopy of tomato leaves shades the basil and keeps it from bolting too soon so I can be sure I'll have nice big leaves to put in my jars come canning time. It may be a hallucination, but I think growing them together affects the flavor of the tomatoes as well. One instance where I know I'm not hallucinating is with the Romaine Lettuce I interspersed with my Dill this year. The lettuce has a very pronounced dill flavor. Thanks for the mention! All these referalls started showing up in my sitemeter from here and I had no idea why.

The Florida Weave seems to be working well for me despite my laziness and flat out ignoring the peoper methods. I’ll do it again next year and I’m already planning the beds out.

I plant quite a bit of basil in with my tomatoes and it works well. the heavy canopy of tomato leaves shades the basil and keeps it from bolting too soon so I can be sure I’ll have nice big leaves to put in my jars come canning time. It may be a hallucination, but I think growing them together affects the flavor of the tomatoes as well.

One instance where I know I’m not hallucinating is with the Romaine Lettuce I interspersed with my Dill this year. The lettuce has a very pronounced dill flavor.

]]> By: Angelina http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1829 Angelina Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:27:47 +0000 http://herablehands.com/2006/07/28/tomatoes-the-tie-up-debate-and-debacle/#comment-1829 A long time ago I used to spend time at the Garden Web online, on the tomato forums people really got hot under the collar when discussing the "proper" way to tie up tomatoes and the right way to prune them. My plan (to execute the next time I have lots of time with nothing planned) is to make wooden ladder trellises to tie my tomatoes to. I've seen this work well. But I don't yet have 150 plants to trellis...it seems that your method is pretty efficient all told. This all reminds me that I have a ton of errant branches needing support. Since it's nice and cool out there...guess I better get working! A long time ago I used to spend time at the Garden Web online, on the tomato forums people really got hot under the collar when discussing the “proper” way to tie up tomatoes and the right way to prune them. My plan (to execute the next time I have lots of time with nothing planned) is to make wooden ladder trellises to tie my tomatoes to. I’ve seen this work well. But I don’t yet have 150 plants to trellis…it seems that your method is pretty efficient all told.

This all reminds me that I have a ton of errant branches needing support. Since it’s nice and cool out there…guess I better get working!

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