It has been really hot here in the Midwest, so I was glad to see that we had rain the forecast. After the rain, I go outside to find my huge tomato plant had collapsed on itself and broke the cage.
Going out to the fence where my grapes are, I found my cabernet vine had been weedwacked by my neighbor to the ground.
It wasn’t all bad news. My compost tomato and pepper are covered in blooms.
I also had a tomato volunteer next to my house. I am excited to see what variety it is. I hope it is another Cherokee Purple. My neighbors love purple salsa.
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To bad about the tom, I hate when stuff like that happens. We had some crazy rain/storms yesterday too.
Brutality on the grapevines!
I tie a long 1″x2″ to the top of each of my tomato cages so they are tied together. That way they tend to support each other. Then I tie each cage to the house (mine are next to the house). This prevents them from all bending over together. I also got rid of my cheap cages and bought the heavy duty ones. The cages are strong but their weakness is if they begin to bend over then one of the legs bends and it collapses. If you secure them so they cannot lean they will hold up even a bumper crop of tomatoes.
Saved by the compost bin again. Well I hope the neighbor who whacked your vine is not the same one who is going to enjoy your salsa. Grrr!
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