Tomato cages

If you grow indeterminate tomatoes, these tomato trellis designs and ideas will make you head on out to the hardware store and get to building!

If you grow indeterminate tomatoes, these tomato trellis designs and ideas will make you head on out to the hardware store and get to building!

Tomato cages are one way of supporting the long growing vines of indeterminate tomatoes, but there are serious limitations to store-bought tomato cages including their small size, flimsy construction, and the price. At $10-50 per tomato cage, it can get really expensive to buy enough cages for all your tomato plants. I know, theoretically, you ... Read More about 10 Ideas For Homemade Tomato Cages (Cheap & Easy)

When deciding between tomato cage vs stakes, which is right for you? Which will give you the best yield? You may be surprised with the result of this test.

Tomato cages are one way of supporting the long growing vines of indeterminate tomatoes, but there are serious limitations to store-bought tomato cages including their small size, flimsy construction, and the price. At $10-50 per tomato cage, it can get really expensive to buy enough cages for all your tomato plants. I know, theoretically, you ... Read More about 10 Ideas For Homemade Tomato Cages (Cheap & Easy)

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: most tomato cages are ugly. They’re usually flimsy too. Yet somehow, I buy the ugly, flimsy metal things year after year, dislike them a…

The first year I grew my own garden, I planted three tomato plants and they were all Roma's. I took care of them, and I loved them, and I spent money on shiny new tomato cages for them from the home improvement store.

Tomato cages are one way of supporting the long growing vines of indeterminate tomatoes, but there are serious limitations to store-bought tomato cages including their small size, flimsy construction, and the price. At $10-50 per tomato cage, it can get really expensive to buy enough cages for all your tomato plants. I know, theoretically, you ... Read More about 10 Ideas For Homemade Tomato Cages (Cheap & Easy)

Grow summer squash vertically by trellising or in tomato cages. It saves space, encourages air circulation, and allows the squash to be more visible reducing the chance of overgrowth.

No need to buy flimsy or expensive tomato cages! Learn how to make a homemade tomato cage instead. This large tomato cage design is sturdy, easy and cheap!