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Fishing for Trout
Gardening Greener
By Joe Lamp’l T /-V ft
Special Contributor yy | J
for
The Times
Meet the ultimate
tomato support
Behind bass and possibly
panfish, trout are among
the most popular fish for
anglers to target in Georgia.
Trout always put up a good
fight, are abundant by
both stocking and natural
reproduction, and are pretty
tasty when anglers decide
to keep them.
There are 3 main species
of trout anglers chase, and
they all have somewhat
similar characteristics.
The Rainbow, Brook,
and Brown Trout are the
most common variations.
There is also the wildcard
steelhead, which is
classified as a rainbow
trout that spends time in the
ocean or Great Lakes before
returning to freshwater
or smaller tributaries to
spawn. In doing so these
rainbows gain a silvery
tint to them, hence their
name. This habit, most
commonly seen in salmon,
breeds a size and toughness
in the normally smaller
bows which makes them
living legends among trout
anglers. Trout are most
often found in cold water
and often live in moving
water as they run up and
down rivers and creeks,
and they are of course
among one of the more
commonly stocked game
species, where they can be
dropped in streams, ponds,
and anywhere in between.
As trout are one of the more
accessible food sources for
wildlife, you can likely find
them in the woods where
you’d also find bears,
bobcats, and other fishing
wildlife. The more remote
the river or lake, the more
likely you are to find some
trout swimming through
their waters. This makes
trout fishing some of the
more active gamefishing
any angler can do, where
it almost crosses a line into
hunting or tracking.
Since rainbow trout grow
to about 12 inches, you are
safe even with ultralight
tackle. A standard trout
fishing rig would include
a spinning reel, 4-8 lb test
fluorocarbon line, and a
light or ultralight action
rod. Happy Fishing!
Enjoy the river!
Uncle Slegert
Over the years. I’ve
searched far and wide in
hopes of finding some
tomato support or cage to
crown as the “ultimate”.
To be considered as such,
it has to meet all of the
following requirements.
My seven non-
negotiables to be the
ultimate tomato support:
1. It must be sturdy.
When tomato plants get
tall and laden with fruit, the
only thing that will work is
something beefy enough to
stand up to the demands.
This first criteria alone are
the deal breaker for many
contenders. Most retail
cages and supports are just
not able to carry the weight.
Ultimate Tomato
Support can take anything
you give it. Considering
the panels are made to
contain livestock, it can
certainly stand up to even
the heaviest clusters of
tomatoes.
2. It must be tall enough.
Even if the cage is strong
enough (and that’s a big
if), they’re rarely tall
enough for the classic
type of tomatoes I like
to grow. While there are
varieties that reach a
certain height and stop
growing, “indeterminate”
varieties keep growing and
producing all season long.
The beauty of using long
livestock panels is that you
can choose how tall you
want to make them and cut
panels accordingly. While
the width of the original
panels doesn’t allow for
making a tall enough cage
for my needs, the magic
is in the more than ample
length.
3. It must be wide enough.
Similarly, supports that are
too narrow don’t do plants
any favors by restricting
their growth, or limiting
airflow and sunlight—two
critical issues for healthy,
thriving plants.
Here, the original
width of the livestock
panels works perfectly for
providing plenty of space.
4. It must be rust
resistant. The closest thing
I’ve seen to a reasonable
support is the
round wire
cages made
from wire used
for concrete
reinforcement.
It’s sturdy
but it rusts
like there’s
no tomorrow.
That’s a deal
killer for
me. Plus, they don’t store
easily.
Conversely, the
galvanized panels are made
to resist rust and stand up to
the elements with ease.
5. It must be attractive.
Not only can it not look
rusty, but it also needs
to look attractive. Even
if I wasn’t using them
in a garden filmed for a
TV series. I’m a stickler
for neatness and order. I
suppose you can tell that
just by looking at my
garden layout. Yes, I’m a
little OCD.
The uniform grid pattern
of the panels allows for
great consistency for every
dimension and adds a nice
orderly look to any garden.
6. It needs to be efficiently
storable. For everything
there is a season, and since
tomato season doesn’t last
all year, these cages need
to go away, stacked, and
stored in a space-efficient
way until next season.
Unlike round cages or even
wire cones, they just don’t
stack well.
The beauty of this
design is that the two
panels making up the cage
when disassembled can
be stacked neatly on top
of each other. In a small
amount of space (about 12
square feet), you can stack
and store many panels.
7. It must be long lasting.
I probably shouldn’t admit
this, but
I don’t
currently
own a
single
tomato
cage or
support
that I’ve
used
in any
previous
season. That’s how much
I dislike them. They’re just
not worth keeping around.
These panels, however,
are made to stand up to the
elements, and the tomato
plants they support, year
after year. The best part
is, once they’re purchased
and made, all the work is
done other than retrieving
them and placing them in
your garden in subsequent
seasons.
I now have 24 of my
ultimate tomato cages in
the garden. Even with that
large number, they don’t
look obtrusive. In fact,
they add a nice element
of organized structural
with an architectural flair.
Moreover, as the plants
have grown up and out,
the cages have pretty much
disappeared into the plants
as they’ve grown around
them. I love the look and my
plants are thriving. Could
this finally be the year I
get through the season with
all my plants and tomatoes
intact? I believe it is.
'Simple-
PLANT DEFICIENCY
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Calcium
New leaves misshapen or stunted.
Existing leaves remain green.
Nitrogen
Upper leaves are light green
where lower leaves are yellow.
Bottom or older leaves ore yellow
and shrivelled.
Carbon Dioxide '
Wtiito- dcUOUts on leave*.
Stunted growth, and plant die
back.
Iron
voupg leaves are yellow and white
with green veins. Mature leaves are
normal.
Potassium
Vella wing at the tips and edges,
usually in younger leaves. Dead or
yellow patches develop on leaves.
Manganese
Yellow spots and or elongated
holes between veins.
Magnesium
Lower leaves turn
yellow from outside
going in, veins remain
green.
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