on 29/8/02 8:40 AM, Roger Pye at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Trem, Chris wrote:
>
>> Will try Charles Wilber's method of growing tomatoes next year, my cages
>> won't be more than 8 feet tall though.
>>
> I came across an idea in an Australian magazine (Grass Roots, I think)
> for growing tomatoes. Materials needed are six empty 20 litre (5 gallon)
> drums (like the ones motor oil comes in), three pieces of steel concrete
> mesh 2.4m (8 feet) long by 1.2m wide and six steel star pickets (posts).
> Of course the mesh can be as long as needed.
>
> Prepare the bed. Place the drums in position so a piece of mesh will
> lay flat on top with two drums at each end and two in the middle set
> back from the edges of the mesh a bit. Drive steel posts well into into
> the ground on the inside of the four corners and on the inside of the
> middle section aligned with the others. Securely wire the mesh to the
> posts. Pull the drums out and reposition then on the mesh. Lay another
> piece on the drums, fitting it over the posts. Wire it to the posts.
> Repeat the process with the third piece. Take the drums away and use
> them for something else.
>
SNIP>
>
> Friends of mine who live in a rocky area tried this method as getting stakes
into their ground proved to be a difficult task. They are very pleased with
the results of this method, they've had higher yields and less problems all
around with their tomatoes.
>
Liz
>
