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mikemansker · November 29, 2016

It seems every year my tomatoes that are supposed to be 4-5 feet go way past that and end up in a tangled mess. For the upcoming season, I want to build a PVC overhead structure and use a string and clips to support the tomatoes and then use the lean and lower method once they reach the maximum height keeping them trimmed to a single stem. I can find a ton of information on the structure and clipping the tomatoes, but nothing on the tensile strength and type of string to use. I know it needs to be small enough for two strands to fit into a clip and strong enough to support a 5 foot plant with tomatoes.

Any guidance here would be appreciated.

November 29, 2016	#1
mikemansker Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Branson MO Posts: 441	Tomato String for Lean and Lower It seems every year my tomatoes that are supposed to be 4-5 feet go way past that and end up in a tangled mess. For the upcoming season, I want to build a PVC overhead structure and use a string and clips to support the tomatoes and then use the lean and lower method once they reach the maximum height keeping them trimmed to a single stem. I can find a ton of information on the structure and clipping the tomatoes, but nothing on the tensile strength and type of string to use. I know it needs to be small enough for two strands to fit into a clip and strong enough to support a 5 foot plant with tomatoes. Any guidance here would be appreciated.