Thanks -- I remember reading someplace that cages produce more fruit (as
does crowding too close) but stakes produced healitheir plants and larger
fruit --

Has anyone tried growing two of the same variety side by side -- one staked
and one caged?

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Marta
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"Cliff" wrote in message
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Whether to stake or cage. According to Malcom Beck, (I attended one of
his
lectures this weekend). The cage will out produce the stake by 2 to 1. I
think this assumes that you will use some sort of "grow web" in the
beginning. Good luck.


"Wayfarer" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Question -- has anyone tried stakes vs cages? I've tried stakes in the
past
unsuccessfully and always ended up with cages but all of the gardening
shows
and books seem to feature staking.

Right now I planted a couple and put cages up -- mostly to protect from
my
dog trampling them -- but every year the cages always proof too small
and
the plants hang over everywhere. So I'm back to wondering about staking
..
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