Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The Garden Matrix
















Running a large scale garden is a lot of hard work at first. Then comes the long hot days and rain storms that make your work pay off with green.
This last months Tornado damage was rough on my yard and put me behind in garden work two weeks but that didn't stop anything from growing. Not in a long time have I experienced everything growing on schedule. From Asparagus to Zucchini the garden is now a plethora of wonderful taste and smells and colors.
I am excited this year about my tomatoes and other plant that will need support. The massive amount of nice straight sticks off my now dead Austrees has left me with plenty of working material for some nice looking trussing. 
I call this one pictured bellow my Tomato Matrix. I think it will work out. The truss system is simple just make two A-frames at both ends, jabbed into the dirt, and tie the rest of the support with some good ole hemp rope. As the plant grows you just weave in support sticks. It is surprisingly strong and has made it through one wind storm.
So save your sticks for the Matrix.     









1 comment:

DFB2 said...

As always, great photos. I love your tomato matrix. Nicely done.