Anyone else use a J-hook and string trellis system?

I use a hook trellis for my tomatoes, cucumbers and vine vegetables.

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Scrawny@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

That's a beautiful looking garden

Spacebar@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Thank you! I'm waiting for a cooler day to get back to weeding.

Nobbynomates@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 3y

I don’t but I will now. That’s a genius idea.

callcc@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

It's what they use in industrial green houses. Search for lower & lean for more info on how it works. I had it all set up in a community garden I take part in but then the season was super bad and all the plants died due to too much water in the soil :(. Might try it at home once I have good soil there.

callcc@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Forgot to say: I used hemp string which was a bad idea since it eventually becomes weak. Use some nice synthetic string instead.

Spacebar@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

I bought the hooks with nylon string.

Next year I'll be adding a center support for the cable to reduce the sag.