Story: Trainers, Plant Ties & Stakes
Episode: 08
Presenter: Bonnie-Marie Hibbs
Air Date: 15th October 2022

Staking and supporting your plants such capsicums and eggplants is very important for growth. Bonnie demonstrates some of the best ways to support your plant!

• Supporting your plants with stakes, trainers and plant ties are very important for plants since they need support to grow healthily.
• Without proper support plants such as capsicum and eggplants will become top heavy.
• There are many ways to support your plants depending on the species and growing behaviour
• For plants such as eggplants some green garden stakes are ideal since they have a sturdy steel core, so they won’t break under the pressure of the plant, and they have ribs in the sides which keeps your plant ties in place
• For vining plants such as tomatoes Jack trellis frames are not only good for supporting your garden but are stylish too!
• Removing the lower growth for the first few inches for tomato plants help air circulation around the plant, meaning there is a reduced risk of disease or fungal issues down the track.
• For plants such as passionfruit a Jack Fold Out Trellis Frame is ideal to support the crop.

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