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  • F-Stop

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    Feb 16, 2009
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    I have lengths of galvanized conduit between 2x4 supports I attached to the beds. About 7’ off the bed tops. I dropped string down from these for tomatoes, cucs, beans. I will see how the weight distributes in a month I suppose. I tried this with string across supports last year and it sagged.


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    Speedfreak

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    It depends on the variety. In general the rule of thumb is to plant bush beans when you want a lot of beans to ripen at the same time for processing like canning or freezing. If you want an extended harvest plant pole beans because if you keep picking them as they ripen new beans will keep growing until frost.

    I can't tell you how many times I've tried freezing green beans and only ending up with disappointing mushy beans. I tied blanching, not blanching, vacuum packs, etc. etc. Still mushy beans!
     

    Archeryrob

    Undecided on a great many things
    Mar 7, 2013
    3,064
    Washington Co. - Fairplay
    I have Florida weave on my peppers, works great! Tomatoes are another story-right now they are supported by a welded wire panel, weaker then a cattle panel. It’s working but they are a little more crowded then I’d like.

    Thanks for the info on the panels, I hadn’t priced them out yet. They last a long time and are sturdy so I think they are still worth that price jump.

    I mount the panels like 18" up off the ground. So you got over 6' of growth height before they hang. Sometimes I have to use those plastic clips to get them started in the bottom of the panel. Amazon has them for growing tomatoes up a string.
     

    Prepper_76

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    Jul 4, 2021
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    I have lengths of galvanized conduit between 2x4 supports I attached to the beds. About 7’ off the bed tops. I dropped string down from these for tomatoes, cucs, beans. I will see how the weight distributes in a month I suppose. I tried this with string across supports last year and it sagged.


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    I’ve seen a few YouTube channels showing this method with conduit and they say the same, that it can sag. They suggested putting in supports closer together, so maybe it’s something you can try. I wonder if you could support the conduit by sliding rebar in? Not sure if that would make it to heavy, just a thought.
     

    Prepper_76

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    Jul 4, 2021
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    I mount the panels like 18" up off the ground. So you got over 6' of growth height before they hang. Sometimes I have to use those plastic clips to get them started in the bottom of the panel. Amazon has them for growing tomatoes up a string.

    I’ll look for those clips, I’ve never used them but could be useful on heavier plants. I typically just use a cheap jute or cotton string. At the end of that plants life I just clip it all away and if any goes into the compost it’s ok.
     

    Blacksmith101

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    Jun 22, 2012
    22,154
    I can't tell you how many times I've tried freezing green beans and only ending up with disappointing mushy beans. I tied blanching, not blanching, vacuum packs, etc. etc. Still mushy beans!

    Did you try spreading them out thinly on cookie sheets and freezing them first then putting in containers?
     

    boothdoc

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    Mar 23, 2008
    5,133
    Frederick county
    Well,
    I now have a dozen air layering globes setup. Three on my English walnut tree, three on my Pear, three on my cherry tree, and three on my blue berries.

    Let’s see how this effort goes.
     

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    boothdoc

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    So my pear tree turns out to be grafted at the roots. I have two shoots from the roots. One has beautiful pears and is doing well. The other has these bastard little balls on it and is a total loss.
     

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    kstone803

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    Feb 25, 2009
    3,923
    Ltown in the SMC
    Well,
    I now have a dozen air layering globes setup. Three on my English walnut tree, three on my Pear, three on my cherry tree, and three on my blue berries.

    Let’s see how this effort goes.

    Never heard of that even though it's apparently twice as old as Christianity. Pretty cool.

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    So I do have enough sun for maters:party29:

    My experience with non full sun tomatoes is the plants will get leggy but still bear fruit. Just takes a bit longer to ripen. My tomatoes are over 6 feet tall right now. Between those and the okra it's gonna be a jungle by next month.
     

    ted76

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    Jan 20, 2013
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    So my pear tree turns out to be grafted at the roots. I have two shoots from the roots. One has beautiful pears and is doing well. The other has these bastard little balls on it and is a total loss.

    They look like they could be figs.
     

    foodpoison

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    So I get home late a week ago to find this. I text pics to a few friends then I go in for a closer look. I don't remember a mater being there and the vine it was on was broke off. So I start looking futher up the plant to see where it broke off then I see a wire holding it to the cage. My dickhead roommate put it there from safeway. He got me it was funny
     

    bibitor

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    Oct 10, 2017
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    Skip one weekend of pruning and my cucumbers area out of control!
     

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    foodpoison

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    My first ( in decades) mater harvest. Had a lot of folks tell me to pick and let finish ripening in the house b4 something else eats it. I rolled the dice a it was delicious
     

    outrider58

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    Jul 29, 2014
    49,815
    I don't have the room anymore for veggies, but I love my ornamentals.
     

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