PRODUCE GROWERS
WELCOME TO FIELD DAY
At Zimmerman's Farm Market. Watch for signs along
Rt. 45,3 fnis. West of Lewisburg.
Featuring different trials and experiments on growing
produce. See in action various setups of drip irrigation. Also
solid set irrigation and traveling gun irrigation. Instructions
given how to pack produce.
Be sure to attend this field day if you want to learn more
about growing produce and marketing. Also importance of
correct fertilization.
Zimmerman's Farm Market
RD #3 Mifflinburg, PA 17844
717-966-3194
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The Form Building Specialists
Cage Tomatoes
NEWARK, Del. - Home gar
deners can grow more tomatoes in
less space by putting plants inside
cages, says University of
Delaware extension garden
specialist Dave Tatnall. According
to him, yields in excess of 25
pounds per plant can be achieved
with this method and the harvest
season for a single plant may
extend from July until frost.
Use cages made of heavy, rust
resistant wire that can support
considerable weight, Tatnall
advises. Cages should be 5 to 6 feet
tall with mesh large enough to
reach through for picking fruit.
Concrete reinforcing wire or
woven wire fencing is ideal. Here’s
what to do;
Cut 6Ms foot lengths of wire with
bolt cutters or a hacksaw. Then
bend each piece into a circle,
overlap and fasten the ends
together to form circles about 22
inches in diameter.
Prepare garden soil and plant
tomatoes about 3 feet apart. Mulch
well. Then place a cage over each
plant. Anchor the cage securely by
tying it to stakes driven into the
ground. Use two or three stakes
per cage to keep cages from
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Lebanon, Pa
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Sinking Spring, Pa.
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blowing over in strong winds. Be
sure to leave walking space bet
ween cages.
Tatnall recommends using an
indeterminate hybrid variety when
caging tomatoes. Better Boy or Big
Girl are excellent choices because
of their high yields, long harvest
season and disease resistance.
Supersonic and Jet Star are also
good choices.
Do not prune or sucker tomato
plants in cages. Instead, walk
around them every day or two and
push back ends that are escaping.
Growing tips of tomato vines are
less brittle in the afternoon or
evening than in the morning.
A healthy plant should fill its
cage by midsummer, Tatnall says.
Let it grow to the top and hang
toward the ground.
For best growth, water plants
weekly unless it rains an inch or
more. When their first fruits are an
inch in diameter, sidedress each
plant with about a tablespoon of
garden fertilizer. Sidedress again
every three weeks, as long as
tomatoes are actively growing.
At the end of the season, remove
and store cages under cover for
reuse.
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