Worth, what I make is a wooden version of that one in the picture. The key is still (for me) to tap the pole down a bit to "unstick" the soil from the metal and then things come out so much quicker.
Father's Daughter = Because I grow a lot of dwarfs, I can use almost any length, but I prefer the 6 footers. If the larger indeterminates get to the top, then I just let them turn back down. One season, I had a Cherokee Purple that went 6 feet up and then 6 feet back down and was turning and reaching for the sun again when frost finally took it out.
Before you decide how much to invest, decide how long you plan on them lasting and then buy appropriately. Personally, I don't care about the staking looking "Pretty" or whatever. I'm always focused on the taste of those maters. Some of my metal poles have lots of rust and no paint left. But they still hold up the load of foliage.
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Ted
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Owner & Sole Operator Of
The Muddy Bucket Farm
and Tomato Ranch
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