We rarely ever get hail and didn't get any yesterday. That was just a freak occurrence predicted early in the AM on the weather channel.
Whoops. I staked mine like 1.5-2" away from the stem. Live and learn. I'll stake further out next time.
Thanks for the welcome and advice on tie offs. I will follow that method later today.
Thanks for the welcome and wow, what a great setup. Bonus points for requiring minimal construction. Even I should be able to rig that up. I will be picking rebar and pvc after work today. Really...
I am a new grower this year with a crop that, so far, I have not managed to kill off thanks to the wealth of knowledge located here on thehotpepper.
I made the mistake of not staking my plants and a few of my best growing plants were toppled by the first healthy summer storm. I am going to...