Numerous readers of this column have been calling or emailing me over the last couple of weeks to inquire about the tomato cages I apparently wrote about here in the past. The problem is, that when I ...

Tomato plants have a naturally sprawling growth habit that need support if you want to get better harvests and healthier plants. There are lots of tomato cages and staking options on the market and ...

Join Budget Girl and friends as they plant a square foot garden and build a DIY tomato cage with bamboo poles and twine for ...

While “determinate” varieties such as Romas reach only 4 feet tall or so, “indeterminate” varieties – think ‘Better Boy’ and heirloom ‘German Johnson’ – tend to push well past 5 feet. And flimsy store ...

Jun. 7—It's about time for home gardeners to transplant their tomato seedlings to garden beds in Maine. That means it's also time to provide some support for those growing plants. Shortly after you ...

While there are many ways to support your tomato plants as they grow, tomato cages have some particularly great benefits for the plants. When growing tomatoes in a cage, you do not have to prune or ...

It’s been said, “Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door. Build a better tomato cage, and gardeners will beat a path to your yard.’’ That's the hope of Dave Schemmel, of ...

Now's the time we're nurturing our tomatoes, not caging them. But that doesn't mean you can't make supports now to use next year. Why not? Then you'll be ready to go when spring planting comes around.

Harry Olson, an avid tomato grower in Salem, knows the value of a good support. Most of this home gardener's tomato plants are the grafted version, which are much larger and sturdier than regular ...

It's almost tomato-planting time, and if you know your tomatoes, you know they'll need a sturdy support as the season progresses. The Hallockville Museum Farm is hosting a tomato cage-building ...

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