Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Among the garden staples, tomato plants are some of the fastest growers. While this can be a beneficial trait, it also means that they need support early on to prevent breakage, disease, and crowding.

One of Elevation Produce’s greenhouses is pictured filled with tomatoes using the string trellis method. We joked that the first words out of our children’s mouths would be “Hortonova trellis” because ...