Supporting Tomato Trusses

I use baling twine for this and it seems fine 

Mine just must be tough -- they are big heavy trusses of Alicante here 

I use stockings or strips torn off an old cotton T-shirt.  Gentle on the plant and easy to tie.

When my vines get to the roof i nip out the growing tips and then i tie a slip knot and attach it to the top of the plant and then to the top suporting cane that runs horizontaly from one end of the greenhouse to the other.

I have had fully laiden ccourdons with 6 or 7 trussed full of toms come crashing (very dramatic  ) down due to their weight, so now i tie them in at the top.

This year though due to me being in a rush to get the greenhouse built i ran my toms up strings, they have already rotted off at the bottom and the tops are looking a little frayed so i'll be tieing the courdons in to the suporting wire at the top tonight and will be using canes again next year.

they look smart 

Mine just must be tough -- they are big heavy trusses of Alicante here 

Interesting KC!

Our Alicante are incredibly stout on the outside ones, and the trusses are like great big bunches, but the greenhouse ones are looking a bit tender, and although we're delighted with the yield and the flavour, they do seem to prefer to be out and roughing it.

The best ones are down on the plot, where (apart from one tom pecked to death by a pheasant), I've never seen toms truss as well...

Just avoiding blight every second of the day now...

Is it only me giggling at the concept of a "truss support"