Tomato Arbor

These two Early Girl tomatoes are now growing over arbor. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Tomato Arbor

I love the intersection of pretty and practical and this is one of my latest contributions to that category.

These are Early Girl indeterminate tomato plants, which will continue to grow until frost. In other words, they can grow as tall as trees and become ungainly. it would require very large and sturdy tomato cages or some way to keep them easy to access.

As it is, it takes large planters to give them enough soil and nutrients for healthy growth.

Early Girl tomato plants growing in pots and up an arbor. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

This year I decided to let them also grow on an arbor. The arbor helps to anchor the main plant and makes access easier to the ripening tomatoes.

It also keeps the plant from falling over and breaking during rain storms.

Most arbors usually have two sections connected together on the sides. Here I am using one of the two pieces to form the arch for the plants. The tomato plants have been tied to the varies arbor sections and encouraged to grow up to the top.

Tomato cages hold up the Early Girl tomato plants at the bottom. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Each tomato plant also has a large tomato cage that is holding the bottom part of the plant in place. The arbor is providing support to the top plant section that no longer fits in the tomato cage.

Not only is this practical but it adds a vertical gardening space to the pot garden along the steps.

Charlotte