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Where to find tomato cages ?
Hi. Is there a good source in the Raleigh area for fencing, to make tomato
cages ? The openings in the rolls of fencing wire at Home Depot and Lowes are too small. Lowes did have one with larger openings, but it was a $75 roll with about 350 feet of fencing on it - too much for me. The stuff I'm interested in is 4 to 5 feet tall, with openings about 4" square. The concrete reinforcement wire has a larger wire gauge than I'd prefer. Thanx.....don |
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Where to find tomato cages ?
Have you thought about just buying tomato rings? Most of the home
improvement stores have them for next to nothing, and they last several seasons. MAC |
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In article , Don S. wrote:
Hi. Is there a good source in the Raleigh area for fencing, to make tomato cages ? The openings in the rolls of fencing wire at Home Depot and Lowes are too small. Lowes did have one with larger openings, but it was a $75 roll with about 350 feet of fencing on it - too much for me. The stuff I'm interested in is 4 to 5 feet tall, with openings about 4" square. The concrete reinforcement wire has a larger wire gauge than I'd prefer. Thanx.....don In my opinion the concrete reinforcing wire is the only way to go, but I have use 2inch by 4inch welded wire and cut larger holes. It is ridgid enough to standup under heavy vines. The concrete wire does take more energy to cut. I acquired a bolt cutter for other reasons and I now use it to cut the wire but bending is still a chore. My kids gave me a 50 foot roll which should be good for 6 or 7 to replace those which have rusted out. I expect to get at least 5 years from them. I have thought about making some forsale but never got around to finding time or a price. -- Wes Dukes (wdukesNOatSPAMpoboxdotcom) |
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In article , MAC wrote:
Have you thought about just buying tomato rings? Most of the home improvement stores have them for next to nothing, and they last several seasons. For some patio tomatoes I suppose. Never saw a one of those piddling cone shaped things that could hold up Beefsteak or Roma tomatoes for the whole season. -- Wes Dukes (wdukesNOatSPAMpoboxdotcom) |
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Lisa C. wrote:
finally found them at the hardware store tha'ts near the fairgrounds on Hillsborough St. in Raleigh. I think it's called Burke Brothers or something like that. You may want to call ahead of time, as YMMV. Burke Brothers, 851-1211, 5227 Hillsborough Street. I *love* this place. They've got a ton of stuff in what looks like a small store, from the street, and the folks there are above-and-beyond when it comes to being helpful. The kind of hardware store we all used to shop at, before the huge ones started taking over. _______________________________________________ Ken Kuzenski AC4RD kuzen001 at acpub .duke .edu _______________________________________________ All disclaimers apply, see? www.duke.edu/~kuzen001 |
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Where to find tomato cages ?
MAC wrote:
Have you thought about just buying tomato rings? Most of the home improvement stores have them for next to nothing, and they last several seasons. MAC You usually need to tie 3 or 4 of those rings together to hold up a good size plant. tom g |
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