Tomato cages

[Karen]

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Thanks to whoever mentioned that they have the triangular, heavier
cages at Home Depot. I bought some today, at the one on Great Hills
Trail. They are in an unlikely place--when you are leaving the store
to enter the outside garden area, they are to the right, just outside
the door, hanging on the wall. I asked 3 different people who were
working there, and none of them knew where they were. So I kept on
asking...

I only bought two, so anything else I plant will end up with the
round tomato cage.

Karen

[Wayfarer]

Hey Karen,

Will you post back later in the season how you think they compare?

--
Marta
(if you email me directly you need to remove the X )

[Karen]

"Wayfarer" > wrote in news:W6yba.39$IJ1.40107101
@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com:
> Hey Karen,
>
> Will you post back later in the season how you think they compare?

Sure. I can't imagine them being worse than the round ones, though.
Those things are just way too small. I ended up having to stake the
tomatoes as well as using the cages. One of my tomato plants was
close to 9' tall and straggled all over the place.

Karen

[Joe Doe]

In article >, Karen
> wrote:

> "Wayfarer" > wrote in news:W6yba.39$IJ1.40107101
> @newssvr11.news.prodigy.com:
> > Hey Karen,
> >
> > Will you post back later in the season how you think they compare?
>
> Sure. I can't imagine them being worse than the round ones, though.
> Those things are just way too small. I ended up having to stake the
> tomatoes as well as using the cages. One of my tomato plants was
> close to 9' tall and straggled all over the place.
>
> Karen

How tall is the kind of cage you are describing at HD? I went to another
HD and they had I think a square collapsable cage that was supposed to be
4 feet tall - about $5. In a search I found something called a Texas cage
that was 6 feet tall and is also collapsable (found here:
http://www.tomatocage.com/). Is what the Natural Gardner sells similar to
this?

Roland

[Victor M. Martinez]

Joe Doe > wrote:
>that was 6 feet tall and is also collapsable (found here:
>http://www.tomatocage.com/). Is what the Natural Gardner sells similar to
>this?

That's exactly what they sell (and we bought).

--
Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

[Joe Doe]

In article >,
(Victor M. Martinez) wrote:

> Joe Doe > wrote:
> >that was 6 feet tall and is also collapsable (found here:
> >http://www.tomatocage.com/). Is what the Natural Gardner sells similar to
> >this?
>
> That's exactly what they sell (and we bought).
>
> --
> Victor M. Martinez
>
> http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv


Is it robust enough to make it through a few seasons?

Roland

[Victor M. Martinez]

Joe Doe > wrote:
>Is it robust enough to make it through a few seasons?

It certainly looks like it will last many years.

--
Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

[WSZsr]

The foldable triangular cages at HD at 47" tall and sell for $3.98

"Joe Doe" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Karen
> > wrote:
>
> > "Wayfarer" > wrote in news:W6yba.39$IJ1.40107101
> > @newssvr11.news.prodigy.com:
> > > Hey Karen,
> > >
> > > Will you post back later in the season how you think they compare?
> >
> > Sure. I can't imagine them being worse than the round ones, though.
> > Those things are just way too small. I ended up having to stake the
> > tomatoes as well as using the cages. One of my tomato plants was
> > close to 9' tall and straggled all over the place.
> >
> > Karen
>
> How tall is the kind of cage you are describing at HD? I went to another
> HD and they had I think a square collapsable cage that was supposed to be
> 4 feet tall - about $5. In a search I found something called a Texas cage
> that was 6 feet tall and is also collapsable (found here:
> http://www.tomatocage.com/). Is what the Natural Gardner sells similar to
> this?
>
> Roland

[gary]

The folding tomato racks from HD are made by Patio Life. "47 in. Folding
Tomato Rack". They are three-sided. Bought 6 last weekend. The NW HD had
them in a box stashed near the hanging plants.
gary


"Joe Doe" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Karen
> > wrote:
>
> > "Wayfarer" > wrote in news:W6yba.39$IJ1.40107101
> > @newssvr11.news.prodigy.com:
> > > Hey Karen,
> > >
> > > Will you post back later in the season how you think they compare?
> >
> > Sure. I can't imagine them being worse than the round ones, though.
> > Those things are just way too small. I ended up having to stake the
> > tomatoes as well as using the cages. One of my tomato plants was
> > close to 9' tall and straggled all over the place.
> >
> > Karen
>
> How tall is the kind of cage you are describing at HD? I went to another
> HD and they had I think a square collapsable cage that was supposed to be
> 4 feet tall - about $5. In a search I found something called a Texas cage
> that was 6 feet tall and is also collapsable (found here:
> http://www.tomatocage.com/). Is what the Natural Gardner sells similar to
> this?
>
> Roland

[Karen]

Xref: 127.0.0.1 austin.gardening:19170

Roland asked:
> How tall is the kind of cage you are describing at HD?

About 4'.

> In a search I found something called a Texas cage that was 6
> feet tall and is also collapsable (found here:
> http://www.tomatocage.com/). Is what the Natural Gardner sells
> similar to this?

I don't know, but damn, these are the perfect tomato cages! I don't
need 6 of them, but if someone wants to go in on some, I'd be
willing.

Karen

[Smokehouse Rules]

"Karen" > wrote in message
...
> "Wayfarer" > wrote in news:W6yba.39$IJ1.40107101
> @newssvr11.news.prodigy.com:
> > Hey Karen,
> >
> > Will you post back later in the season how you think they compare?
>
> Sure. I can't imagine them being worse than the round ones, though.
> Those things are just way too small. I ended up having to stake the
> tomatoes as well as using the cages. One of my tomato plants was
> close to 9' tall and straggled all over the place.
>
> Karen

Karen,

Are you using a proper fertilizer? Sounds like too much stem growth for
tomatoes. Now okra, that's another story.

[Karen]

"Smokehouse Rules" > wrote in
:
> Are you using a proper fertilizer? Sounds like too much stem
> growth for tomatoes. Now okra, that's another story.

I didn't use any fertilizer. This particular plant was producing
through most of the freezing nights we had--I wonder what it would
have done if I'd fertilized it!

Karen

[Joe Doe]

In article >, "Smokehouse Rules"
> wrote:

> "Karen" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "Wayfarer" > wrote in news:W6yba.39$IJ1.40107101
> > @newssvr11.news.prodigy.com:
> > > Hey Karen,
> > >
> > > Will you post back later in the season how you think they compare?
> >
> > Sure. I can't imagine them being worse than the round ones, though.
> > Those things are just way too small. I ended up having to stake the
> > tomatoes as well as using the cages. One of my tomato plants was
> > close to 9' tall and straggled all over the place.
> >
> > Karen
>
> Karen,
>
> Are you using a proper fertilizer? Sounds like too much stem growth for
> tomatoes. Now okra, that's another story.


An indeterminate tomato can get quite tall. I borrowed a book called how
to grow World Record Tomatoes by Charles Wilber from the Austin Public
Library for giggles (my goal is to merely keep my plants alive). He
claims to have the record cherry tomato: Twenty eight feet 7 inches!!!.
The current hydroponically grown tomato record is 60+ feet.

Charles Wilber also has (or had) the record for highest yield: 1368
pounds from four plants = 342 pounds/plant. He grows in Alabama. He
claims these were featured on the cover of 1987 Guiness book of records.
This record was achieved with Better boy. He claims yields of 100 pounds
in 1/2 whiskey barrels.

He is a 100% organic gardner.

The pictures are truly astounding!!!

Roland