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Tomato Trellises

Karen — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:38:32 +0000

More Trellis Building

Karen — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:21:56 +0000

Built 4th Trellis in the morning and went to Adlie Berg’s (grand nephew) graduation party in the afternoon.

Came home in the early evening knowing that the next morning I would put together a trellis with pea netting (from Bachman’s) so as the pea vines could have support to climb.

More Trellises – Tomato and Sweet Pea

Karen — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:10:42 +0000

Finally decided that the one tomato plant that didn’t have a trellis would be at risk of plant trauma if I were to wait any longer to place a trellis around it. The sweet pea pods and snap peas were needing a support structure as well.

It was raining off and on. Between the rain drops Deb and I finished to reclaim the patio area. Deb cleaned the deck with the plan to paint the deck on Sunday.

May Frost Advisory

Karen — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:32:14 +0000

Myla’s birthday (my niece) and the week ahead is filled with my private practice appointments. I only had time to look at the 3 Wigwam tomato trellises with great appreciation. They were done! 3 more trellises were yet to be made, one tomato, one bean trellis and another for the melon container tub.

May is very dry. Watering with the watering can is very important. The weather has been cool and on the 16th and 17th we used tarps and sheets to cover tomatoes and raised beds over night. There was a frost advisory and if we had not covered the garden plants and brought in the flower pots, they would have been nipped by frost.

Tomato Trellises and Train Wrecks

Karen — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:27:34 +0000

This weekend I constructed 3 tomato trellises. The 3rd one Deb helped with holding and measuring, all of which helped to speed up the building and completion of structure.

My body was impacted by all the bending and stretching. I felt like a physical train wreck. Going to bed for a night’s sleep was supported with two tylenol and a generous amount of Aspercreme soothing my hips, knees, and feet. I would get a good night’s sleep and back at it the next day.

Building Wigwam Tomato Trellises

Karen — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:25:39 +0000

After reading and subsequently studying the book, “Build it Better Yourself,” I began to collect wood, nails, bolts for making Wigwam trellises for tomatoes. I have been consciously aware of procrastinating on this project. I’ve not done this before and it is with the realm of possibility. Yet, I’m hesitant.

Deb and I went to Menard’s to buy the material in addition to buying more bags of compost and peat moss mulch. There are always more pots to fill and plants to plant.

Now that I have the supplies, there is no way out. I have to build the trellises. The tomatoes are growing and leaning with too many branches and stems needing to be reined into a trellis.