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To: ErnBatavia

I don’t use much in the way of cages either. I only have one cage, and just use it to mark the space between tomatoes and peppers.

I do sometimes tie them to a stake, when they are kinda young and need a little help to stay out of the dirt when the wind blows.


59 posted on 11/22/2013 5:15:49 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

“I don’t use much in the way of cages either.”

I will get one more 13 inch across barrel with the plastic cage in it for another T squash in spring. That cage on the one I have, was a super thing to have to control the T squash to keep it upright and off the deck. It grew all the way up inside the cage then grew down all the way to the floor. I think it’s got to be 9 feet long now.

I used metal stakes covered in something green from Lowes to attach tomato plants to and will get some more of those for spring since I will have more tomato plants. This time, I’ll plant the tomato plants I grow from seed the right way as I screwed that up this time by not planting enough of the plant “underground”.


86 posted on 11/23/2013 8:40:54 AM PST by Marcella ((Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.))
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