LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

As I always am around this time each year, I’m really excited about tomato season and, in particular, which form of trellising I’m going to try. I’ve generally been a simple timber-stake kind of tomato grower, but I’m thinking of giving the Florida weave method a go this season.

I always start off really conscientiously in terms of pruning to one or two leaders and supporting with ties, but come the height of the season when the silly season starts to take a lot of my time, my tomatoes tend to get neglected while the local birds tend to eat very well from them.

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