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ge wrote:

After an embarassing number of years, we've come to the conclusion
that home-improvement store type tomato cages don't work, at least for
us and indeterminate tomatoes.

Is there some recognized 'good' support? Cost is an issue;
construction (including welding) isn't.

TIA,
George

I use wire mesh. Here's one way to do it...

http://houseandhome.msn.com/Garden/T...Supports0.aspx

I think I got my directions from Kitchen Gardner a magazine that is
unfortunately no longer in print. Their directions also had you cut the
bottom horizontal wires so that you had "spokes" to push into the ground
to keep the cage from tipping over.

marcella