I take T posts and drive them in a row the length of the garden at about a 45 degree angle. Then I lay a cattle panel(s) against them. Then I take another set of T posts and drive them in across from the others leaning the other way. They are driven through one of the panel squares and make an X that crosses about a foot off the ground. Then I lay a hog panel against those posts. What you have is a "trough" of panel about a foot off the ground. I take a piece of baling twine and tie the opposing T posts together at the top so they can't spread further. The setup ends up being about 4 1/2 feet tall and the sides of the V are about three feet apart at the top. I plant my tomatoes under this setup. They grow up through it and all of the vines and fruit are cradled by the fencing and not on the ground.
I also put half a cup of powdered milk in the hole when I plant tomatoes. I haven't had blossom rot since.
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