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Old 12-06-2012, 10:57 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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On Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:36:01 -0500, "Snag" wrote:

The plastic bag my morning paper comes in makes an excellent tie strip to
tie my tomatoes to the stakes . I pinch a corner off the bottom so I'm not
fighting trapped air .
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I use women's old stockings. I bought a bag of them a few years ago
for $1. Still have plenty. Also tieing cucumbers up to tomato cages
to keep them off the ground.
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