Tomato cages?

[RickN]

Well it happened again. My 6ft tall tomato plant is not about 4 ft long because the cage could not support it. Wind last night knocked it over.

What do you guys use? I am looking for something for next year and hopefully something not expensive as I want to grow a tomato plant, bell peppers, yellow squash and zucchini.

 

[xseler]

Why don't you just zip-tie two cages together like this...

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Be sure to use black zip-ties because they've got UV protection in them. Good luck!!

 

[mouthpiece]

On one of my plants I have 3 cages tied together. I won't use those again.
it's still falling over.
next year I am buying something like goat fence panels and cutting them into about 1/3 and wiring them into a circle and then using 2 t-post to wire the cage to.

 

[retrieverman]

My tomato cages are “antiques” that my Grandfather made probably in the early 80’s, and they’re about 5 foot tall. My tomatoes have grown to be as tall as 8 feet in the past, so with that much plant growing out the top of the cage, I learned the hard way to set t post at the end of each row and run a tie wire through the cages between the t posts to hold them up. It’s worked great for me.

 

[Cowbaby]

concrete wire mesh tied in a circle 5' tall. after that they are on their own.

 

[rickm]

If your planting them in a row put you a post at each end of row and run a cable at the top of post, be sure to run cable from top of post to the ground and anchor it into the ground good and get some heavy nylon cord and drop down at each plant then as plant grows tie it to the cord hanging down

 

[retrieverman]

concrete wire mesh tied in a circle 5' tall. after that they are on their own.

That‘s an exact description of my Grandfather‘s cages.

 

[RickN]

I was just looking at some fence panels. I am thinking of buying one, cutting a length and tying it in a circle. Using a piece of rebar as an upright.

 

[cowadle]

i used welded wire like you put in cement. cut a piece roll it into a tube and tie the ends. put a t post next to the cage and wire cage to post. neve had one fall over. works for pole beans too.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

I use concrete wire cages and a rebar fence post as a stake.