Week 4 and it is time to add the supports for the tomato, zucchini and pepper plants. These are tomato towers that we ordered through squarefootgardening.com ($39.99/each). They would have been really easy to make using conduit, rebar and netting, but I’ll admit to taking the easy way out and just having them delivered. (This is a spectacularly busy time at Soil and Water – what with Earth Month and all) It’s all set up below.
This whole project took about 20 minutes for setting up and intall. Super easy and quick! Here’s the way it went…
First, the package:
Components laid out:
Now, assembly time! Position the curved pieces behind the bed to easily see where the rebar supports need to go. Hammer that rebar into the ground.
You can see here how far into the ground we went:
Next – slide the poles onto the rebar
Then attach the tops and secure the netting. You can tie it on, but we used zip ties. We had them, they were convenient and easy! (can you see the convenient theme running through this project?)
Final Product!
