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How To Stake & Tie Tomato Plants In this video, I will show you how I built my tomato trellis and how I tie my tomato plants to it. The trellis I built are designed for strong winds which we get a lot of here in Arizona. I secured 2 2x4 boards to each side of my raised bed garden. Then I looped the first string around the boards about 10 inches above the ground and guided the tomato plants between the strings. The second string I looped 10 inches above the first one and loosely tied the tomato plants to it. When looping the string around the board, I was very careful not to damage the clusters of blooms on the top of my tomato plants. When securing the tomato plants to the string, I crossed (made an 8 shape) the t-shirt cut offs, so the tomato plant doesn't rub against the string. There are many ways to stake tomato plants, however, I choose this a bit labor intensive but cheap way to stake my tomato plants because of the windy weather we get here. I don't think regular tomato cages would withstand the wind. Staking indeterminate varieties tomato plants is important as they grow very tall and when heavy with tomatoes, they will not be able to stand straight on their own. This is by far the strongest tomato trellis I've ever build and I can't wait for summer time to see how well it works. I hope you find this video helpful and if you have any questions about how to stake your tomato plants in windy Arizona, or questions on how I built my trellis, please post them in the comment section and I will answer them. If you like this video, give it the thumbs up. It would mean a lot to me, and if this is your first time visiting my YouTube channel, please subscribe for many more tips on organic vegetable gardening, natural and healthy lifestyle, and kitchen and home tricks and tips. SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUAHGFXPhbUUqxhDkstGjNw?sub_confirmation=1 SUPPORT MY CHANNEL WHEN SHOPPING ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/?ie=UTF8&tag=homeandgar081-20 MY VIDEO EQUIPMENT: Camera - Nikon D7200: http://amzn.to/2j03CRf Microphone - Rode: http://amzn.to/29pFcer Tripod - Manfrotto: http://amzn.to/29pFiTq *Here is the video playlist about my raised bed garden I built with wood where I planted my tomato and pepper plants that I started from seeds: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLExtnhBai_Nu8pff4nSR8Zqjxd_VB61cB *Here is a link to my latest video: "How To Prune Tomato Plants For Maximum Yield & Bigger Tomatoes - Organic Vegetable Garden in Arizona" - https://youtu.be/BDb1FsmMfmQ *If you are interested to see the benefits of Liquid Alaska Organic Fish fertilizer, check out this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLExtnhBai_NsP2fq0_aCI2-wYlyBSyGNu *Here is a video on when and how to water tomato seedlings: https://youtu.be/tEJnJ-eIAEw *Here is the video on when and how to fertilize your tomato seedlings: https://youtu.be/FW7wrCuzLco *Here is the video on transplanting tomato seedlings into cups from earlier this year: https://youtu.be/YdpmiZeELAU *Here is the video on planting the young tomato plants into the raised garden bed: https://youtu.be/PsX8qAeFecQ ***Click on this link to subscribe and view more videos and updates on my organic vegetable garden in Arizona. You will find videos and updates on my tomato and pepper plants as well as many other tips on organic vegetable gardening: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUAHGFXPhbUUqxhDkstGjNw?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howtoknowto/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SashasOldSchool Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/SashasOldSchool/ Old School Home & Garden with Sasha