Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Hi Jim & Group,

I have my baler twine and T-frames made of 4x4s with 2x4s connecting them, so I am ready to start attaching growing plants to twine. Looking for a little help so I don't kill anything!

Is this correct:

1. Tie a horizontal guide line between T-frames, at the base (taut). (using "tie wire" - so named because it's used to tie rebar together when doing concrete - JK)
2. Tie a line from the 2x4 for each vertical plant spaced as the plants are spaced. (baling twine on each side is twice as far apart as the plants, since the first plant goes to the right, the second plant goes to the left, etc. - JK)
3. Tie the vertical twine to the horizontal tie-wire with a little slack (an extra foot or so)? (correct - JK)
4. Guide the plants around the vertical twine by gently wrapping the twine around the stalk when necessary. (at least weekly - JK) How loosely do I do this? (the twine - NOT jute, but PLASTIC or polystyrene - is snugly against the plant stem - JK)

What kind of a knot do I tie? (I don't know too many knots but I can learn one for this since I'm going to be using it a lot.) (Use a slip knot - double on top and single at the bottom - JK)

Pruning: Is this correct?
Tomatoes: remove all suckers from indeterminate varieties.
Curcubits (vertical): remove suckers after 1 leaf + female flower.
Curcubits (bush): use twine to keep off ground but only prune leaves that are touching ground or taking light away from where it is needed.
Beans & Peas: keep them on their own twine.
Eggplant: allow 3 lines to grow.
Tomatillos: treat like tomatoes

(OK - JK)

Thanks!!!

Tracy
Mesa, AZ

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