How to Make the Best DIY Tomato Trellis (Stake and Weave Hybrid System)

Come learn how to make the best DIY tomato trellis and training system. It’s sturdy, tidy, effective, and looks great in your garden! I say “best” in jest… but I really love this system, and hope you do too!

In this video, I’ll show you how to make a simple tomato trellis with stakes, twine or string, and a support frame. We’ll also go over how to prune and train tomatoes up the trellis during the growing season - using a hybrid of the Florida weave and single leader tomato training methods.

Moderate pruning keeps the tomato plants manageable, easy to harvest, less prone to disease and pests, and compact enough to fit companion plants around them. This tomato trellis works best for indeterminate or vining varieties of tomatoes.

Wishing you a fantastic tomato season and harvest ahead!

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[tannenbaumgirl]

Can you advise the names ov tomatoes on those trelisses?

[homebodyjen]

About a month ago, I was watching your garden reveal where you showed this system, and then went to find the article of you making it. I was considering doing the lean and lower yesterday but I kept coming back to how beautiful your hybrid design is. I read your article and I’m so glad you posted a video! We will definitely be trying this. As a newbie, this feels like the best use of my time.

[Cyllynify]

Wow, just wow. This is such a wonderful idea and tutorial!! I stumbled upon this channel a few months ago and have watched how you made your beds and setup your watering system. I'm so jealous of all your property and all that you've done with it. It's absolutely stunning and a dream of mine! Thanks for all you do!!!!❤

[BACACHICKY]

The very best how-to gardening video! Can't wait to peruse their channel and learn more!

[ROCKIN]

Your garden is beautiful. Nice, tidy and versatile.

[kimwalter]

I get so excited whever you guys put up a new video! You always explain everything so clearly! I love watching your videos please do lots more!!! We live remote in Australia and dont watch normal TV so Youtube is it for us. You are one of my fave Youtube channels! This video was excellent!! I feel so confident to be able to make this myself now after watching you!

[ritabrightwell]

I love this idea of it not being permanent ❤

[fridaysheritage]

This is wonderful. Eager to put one up since my tomato harvest was wild last year and my set up was a disaster. Thanks!

[doublets]

Thank you for sharing. I have been looking for one trellis will work for my tomatoes.

[rcrimi]

Brilliant idea. I re-planned my garden and can use existing components and fit 2 more tomato plants in my space. I love how forgiving this method is. I've tried the single-stem approach many times and always end up with side shoots, now I don't have to worry about them so much. The detailed description for pruning on the website is very helpful, I printed that section out. In the video, I like how close the plants are shown to the stake, I may not have done it quite that way otherwise but I'll aim for it now. Thanks

[shannkolsen]

Thank you for such wonderful and incredibly helpful content! I recently found your channel and have already learned so much. As a newbie gardener, you have no idea how helpful your content is to me and so many! What a wonderful gift you are giving to the world ❤

[dver]

These videos and gardens are so high quality! Thank you!

[karenskillender]

Did this today, little differently, but love it. Looks like it will prove to be so much better than traditional cages and staking! Thank you for the tutorial and inspiration!

[mrs.elizabethbell-avery]

Good idea this is going to work can also use for beans and other vine or growing plant❤

[crazzie]

Incredibly helpful as always! 🙏 fabulous video!

[biggameslayer]

Awesome can’t wait to try this thank you for sharing

[DonnaMM]

This is exactly what I have been looking for. We have access to lumber and my husband is a carpenter. But I never knew what to show him to build. It is a simple design. What keeps the twine from getting pulled down the stake from the weight of the plants?

[kriskaul]

This is awesome - I'm going to try it this year. I only have 8' bamboo poles, so we'll see how that works for building it. Have you considered putting a crossbar across the sides maybe halfway up (so doesn't interfere with plants grown in front or behind the tomatoes)? I might try that to see if it makes it less able to swing laterally. Great system!

[juliarroberts]

I like this and will try it this year.

[terryharris]

Great video

New to your channel. Can't wait for some days off start prepping up the garden beds