I'm growing outdoor in 4' square boxes with horizontal trellising and 20% shade cloth around each box. The shade cloth is there to really protect from the strong winds, and also keeps the bugs from them. First time I've tried this approach. We get long direct sun (10+ hot each day) so the shade cloth also protects from the heat.
The problem is that I've got another 1-2 months of veg and they are already pushing the sides. My choices are to remove the shade cloth and watch them get torn up by the wind and eaten a bit more by bugs, or leave them on and focus the growth vertically, using the horizontal trellising. I suppose one other possibility is pruning some.
Any advice/suggestions? Here's a pic of one of them.
