Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

I have been pricing different materials to hang tomato plants off a T Frame. A 2x4 is the cheapest but I question how long it will last and rather it will warp and look unsightly after a few seasons. The next cheapest is 1" EMT Galvanized Conduit. It is about a third of the price of 1/2" galvanized pipe. At home depot, I tried to bend a 10' long piece of conduit and could not. Has anyone had experience with 1/2" EMT conduit for hanging plants from a T Frame? The spacing between my T Frames is 10 feet.

Thanks
Frank

Frank & Group:

I have not seen conduit strong enough to handle several hundred pounds of tomatoes or other vegetables.

Have you looked for USED metal places for the galvanized plumbing pipe? I found many 21'-long pipes for .21 per foot the last time I looked (several years ago).

If you paint the 2 X 4s they should last a long time. And no matter what you're using, in the height of the season, you might be advised to place a 2 X 2 or 2 X 4 under the middle of your pipe, etc. to avoid too much sag and the possibility of breaking them.

Jim Kennard

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