Edible Flower Photos
MEG’ Edible Grow Bag Photos
Shown below are grow bag photos featuring different configurations for different types of edible plants. We use various types of rigging equipment for different types of plants such as cages and stakes. Three of the best features of growing in fabric bags is the ease of moving the grow bags: 1. for a photo shoot, 2. indoors to avoid severe weather, 3. indoors during the early spring or late fall to avoid frost!
Melon Photos
Pepper Photos
Tomato Photos
Cages:
Plants like watermelon, indeterminate tomatoes and cucumbers are supported with the help of bamboo cages and hemp twine. There are many different configurations for cages. However, we found the teepee cage works well with the grow bags. We also use twine to tie off the bamboo poles to the handles on the bag. This prevents the cage from pulling out of the soil when there are heavy wind gusts. And of course since we’re in Minnesota, there are never any high wind events, right!?
Stakes:
Pepper plants are supported with 3/8” bamboo stakes. Not all pepper plants require staking. It really depends on the variety or cultivar being grown. For example, bell pepper plants definitely need support from staking since they become quite top heavy when they begin their fruiting stage of life. Determinate (bush) tomato plants can be supported with stakes also unless they’re bigger tomato plants i.e. Roma. With the bigger tomatoes, it’s best to use thicker stakes or a cage/teepee will work also.