Tomato Cages

[TBDonnelly]

I use cattle panels from tractor supply. I count off three squares and then cut from top to bottom. I use 3 of these cut panels to form a triangle to slip over one tomato plant. Then use one 2x2 about 6 foot long to anchor the cage. The panels lay perfectly flat for storage. If my memory serves me right......I get 2 and 2/3rds tomato cage from each 16 foot panel.

Don

I found a picture I posted back in 2007:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...nmans-jinman-garden-2007-beefsteak-tomato.jpg

 

[TBDonnelly]

I use cattle panels from tractor supply. I count off three squares and then cut from top to bottom. I use 3 of these cut panels to form a triangle to slip over one tomato plant. Then use one 2x2 about 6 foot long to anchor the cage. The panels lay perfectly flat for storage. If my memory serves me right......I get 2 and 2/3rds tomato cage from each 16 foot panel.

Don

I found another picture from 2007 that shows the completed cage and the jig I used to bend 'hooks' to form the hinges....

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...99-jim-inmans-jinman-garden-2007-dscf1200.jpg

 

[94BULLITT]

Thanks, for all the replies. There are lots of good ideas here, keep them coming. I really like the idea of the Florida weave.

 

[ericb2400]

Our tomato plants are big and make big tomatos. We cut a cattle panel from tractor supply in half and get 2 cages out of each

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[Reyer Farms]

If I find something faster and easier that the weave I'm going to use it. I would not go back to cages, but our old ones were concrete wire, and homemade cone type.

 

[Gunny]

I used the Florida Weave last year after reading about it on this site, worked really well. I drove stakes between every 4 plants and used jute twine. It take less labor than cages (since they have to be individually staked), and I didn't have to reach into the cages to snag weeds

At the end of the year, I just cut the twine at the posts, pulled the stakes up then pulled the twine to me through the plants.

 

[DFB]

Florida weave is what most professionals use for field grown tomatoes.

 

[charlz]

We get big wind storms in the summer, I don't think Florida weave would hold up. Off season storage looks pretty minimal though, pile of stakes and a ball of twine.

 

[94BULLITT]

If I find something faster and easier that the weave I'm going to use it. I would not go back to cages, but our old ones were concrete wire, and homemade cone type.

Is that your garden? It is nice.

 

[Scooby074]

I use these stakes Lee Valley Tools - Important Announcement and whats called soft tie.Lee Valley Tools - Important Announcement