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QAGuy · April 19, 2020

Here's my garden at the moment. Planted out April 1 - yes, April Fools Day because I'm a fool for tomatoes.

Cages are about 1 1/2 feet tall. Things are looking good!

Salsacharley · April 21, 2020

I congratulate you on your spacing. I'm too greedy to give my plants that much room and they suffer for it. You'd think I would wise up but there's so many varieties to grow!

It looks like you add PVC as your plants grow. Is that right?

QAGuy · April 21, 2020

Yes, I add pieces and another two levels of horizontal bit which end up being about 6 ft tall.

QAGuy · May 14, 2020

Here's some later shots from early this month.

taboule · May 15, 2020

Very interesting how Black Prince eclipsed the others (YP and LB) in the firs picture of #4.

Nice.

What material did you use for the grey walls of the boxes, some kind of composite or recycled PVC?

QAGuy · May 16, 2020

It's composite material. It was sold as decking. It's lasted a while, but I've had to put in numerous stakes to keep them upright. Since they have a high percentage of PVC (or some type of plastic), the high temps here in SoCal causes warping due to heat.

QAGuy · May 19, 2020

These are from today, May 19, 2020

Koala Doug · May 20, 2020

Lookin' good!

QAGuy · May 25, 2020

An update....still going strong and the cages are growing too!

QAGuy · June 2, 2020

Update on Jun 1. 2020

I've never seen so many flowers as there are on the Super Sweet 100.

greenthumbomaha · June 2, 2020

I've never seen a garden that tidy, with perfectly angled cages no less. You must be related to Martha Stewart !

- Lisa

DonDuck · June 4, 2020

Do you mount your pvc cages on rebar stakes driven into the soil to keep them from toppling when the plants get large and heavy with tomatoes? Good looking garden!

QAGuy · June 5, 2020

No, the bottoms are pounded 12 inches deep. Never had any problems with them falling over.

ddsack · June 5, 2020

Very nice tidy garden! Do you put extra strings down from the pvc frame for your cucumbers?

hl2601 · June 5, 2020

Your use of pvc is inspiring and your plants look terrific!

April 21, 2020	#3
QAGuy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 167	Yes, I add pieces and another two levels of horizontal bit which end up being about 6 ft tall. __________________ "We have met the enemy and he is us" - Pogo

May 16, 2020	#6
QAGuy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 167	It's composite material. It was sold as decking. It's lasted a while, but I've had to put in numerous stakes to keep them upright. Since they have a high percentage of PVC (or some type of plastic), the high temps here in SoCal causes warping due to heat. __________________ "We have met the enemy and he is us" - Pogo

June 5, 2020	#13
QAGuy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 167	No, the bottoms are pounded 12 inches deep. Never had any problems with them falling over. __________________ "We have met the enemy and he is us" - Pogo

June 5, 2020	#14
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Very nice tidy garden! Do you put extra strings down from the pvc frame for your cucumbers? __________________ Dee **************

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April 21, 2020	#2
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	I congratulate you on your spacing. I'm too greedy to give my plants that much room and they suffer for it. You'd think I would wise up but there's so many varieties to grow! It looks like you add PVC as your plants grow. Is that right?

May 15, 2020	#5
taboule Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MA Posts: 903	Very interesting how Black Prince eclipsed the others (YP and LB) in the firs picture of #4. Nice. What material did you use for the grey walls of the boxes, some kind of composite or recycled PVC?

May 20, 2020	#8
Koala Doug Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Detroit Posts: 688	Lookin' good!

June 2, 2020	#11
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	I've never seen a garden that tidy, with perfectly angled cages no less. You must be related to Martha Stewart ! - Lisa

June 4, 2020	#12
DonDuck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Corinth, texas Posts: 1,784	Do you mount your pvc cages on rebar stakes driven into the soil to keep them from toppling when the plants get large and heavy with tomatoes? Good looking garden!

June 5, 2020	#15
hl2601 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Metro Denver Posts: 770	Your use of pvc is inspiring and your plants look terrific!