Cages, stacking, etc.

TomatoDon · February 28, 2006

In the past, I guess I made the mistake of getting CRW too small, and the tomatoes always outgrow them. I hear about plants getting ten feet and taller, but mine grow out the top, and trail back down again under their own weight.

I checked locally today and can't get CRW that would make 6 foot tall cages. I've heard very little about stacking. I'm going to re-vamp my system this year, building 54 new ones.

Has anyone here tried stacking cages? I thought about taking the ones I already have and putting one on top, overlapping about a foot where they join, to get a seven foot high cage, but am concerned as to how stable it would be.

Has anybody tried this? Is there a better method to get a seven or eight foot tall cage for the taller growing varieties?

Don
Looks like Fusion and JJ61 have me fixed up with plants and seeds this year. Planning to plant 27 varieties, to fill the 54 spaces. Two of each variety.

February 28, 2006	#1
TomatoDon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MS Posts: 1,523	Cages, stacking, etc. In the past, I guess I made the mistake of getting CRW too small, and the tomatoes always outgrow them. I hear about plants getting ten feet and taller, but mine grow out the top, and trail back down again under their own weight. I checked locally today and can't get CRW that would make 6 foot tall cages. I've heard very little about stacking. I'm going to re-vamp my system this year, building 54 new ones. Has anyone here tried stacking cages? I thought about taking the ones I already have and putting one on top, overlapping about a foot where they join, to get a seven foot high cage, but am concerned as to how stable it would be. Has anybody tried this? Is there a better method to get a seven or eight foot tall cage for the taller growing varieties? Don Looks like Fusion and JJ61 have me fixed up with plants and seeds this year. Planning to plant 27 varieties, to fill the 54 spaces. Two of each variety. __________________ Zone 7B, N. MS