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gallaure · April 13, 2009

I'm going to price vinyl mesh in my area. I may actually have ideal conditions to test this. It would possibly be much cheaper than buying 20+ tomato cages and much easier to manage also. Plus, I would have an easier time anchoring the containers they're in. The weight would be on the mesh and not the container!

I have to grow in a 4' wide alley between a house and a 6' high fence. It's south-facing at least, and last year worked well, except for staking. I could raise the containers, move them to the lee of the fence when the plants are tall enough to still get sun, and run the mesh between bamboo supports on an angle. Possibly could run shade cloth over as well.

The side benefit is that the shaded area underneath *could* cool everything enough to grow lettuce - and in the summers here, that's good!!!

I'll keep you posted.

April 13, 2009	#6
gallaure Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 28	I'm going to price vinyl mesh in my area. I may actually have ideal conditions to test this. It would possibly be much cheaper than buying 20+ tomato cages and much easier to manage also. Plus, I would have an easier time anchoring the containers they're in. The weight would be on the mesh and not the container! I have to grow in a 4' wide alley between a house and a 6' high fence. It's south-facing at least, and last year worked well, except for staking. I could raise the containers, move them to the lee of the fence when the plants are tall enough to still get sun, and run the mesh between bamboo supports on an angle. Possibly could run shade cloth over as well. The side benefit is that the shaded area underneath could cool everything enough to grow lettuce - and in the summers here, that's good!!! I'll keep you posted.