I just finished the initial structure of the cages that will support my
8 container tomato patch. You can see it at:

http://www.brandylion.com/images/tomato-cages.jpg

I built this quickly without a level or framing square so this structure
isn't up to my usual quality construction. :-) It's built entirely
with scrap wood I had laying around and cost me only $6 for a box of
screws. As the plants grow I'll be adding more lathing to it depending
on where the branches grow.

Had this area been in a more public space I would have painted and
squared it up better but since it's not, I'm just letting the wood deal
with the weather on its own. It only took me about 2 hours to put
together.

Mark Anderson wrote:
I just finished the initial structure of the cages that will support my
8 container tomato patch. You can see it at:

http://www.brandylion.com/images/tomato-cages.jpg

I built this quickly without a level or framing square so this structure
isn't up to my usual quality construction. :-) It's built entirely
with scrap wood I had laying around and cost me only $6 for a box of
screws. As the plants grow I'll be adding more lathing to it depending
on where the branches grow.

Had this area been in a more public space I would have painted and
squared it up better but since it's not, I'm just letting the wood deal
with the weather on its own. It only took me about 2 hours to put
together.

Neat. I'm sure the plants don't care about the finished product.

"Mark Anderson" wrote in message
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I just finished the initial structure of the cages that will support my
8 container tomato patch. You can see it at:

http://www.brandylion.com/images/tomato-cages.jpg

I built this quickly without a level or framing square so this structure
isn't up to my usual quality construction. :-) It's built entirely
with scrap wood I had laying around and cost me only $6 for a box of
screws. As the plants grow I'll be adding more lathing to it depending
on where the branches grow.

Had this area been in a more public space I would have painted and
squared it up better but since it's not, I'm just letting the wood deal
with the weather on its own. It only took me about 2 hours to put
together.


Great idea! One question. Shouldn't there be spacing between each container
for the plants to spread out?

In article says...
Great idea! One question. Shouldn't there be spacing between each container
for the plants to spread out?

LOL. I think you're right! I'm going to spread them out. Another pic
will follow. :-)