Tomato plants cages, home made - Page 2

FILMNET · November 1, 2009

Thanks I looked around today at Home Depot, they dont have these, and Lowe's caries the same stuff as HD. So i will not buy anything this winter unless i find this product. I did talk to an expert gardener there, We live by the coast 40 miles south of the cold Maine coast, we have a short season here. She said we need to let the Heimloon's grow as fast as we can. So no growing the plants on the ground, no stuffing into cages she said, use 1- 8 ft pole and tie up daily. All my plants have been gone for 3 weeks, today it was 75 degrees here. In June and July the weather here at the coast can be 5-10 degrees colder than 3 miles west.

Salty_Dog · November 1, 2009

Yes, i have never had any trouble while using simple stakes in the past, apart from perhaps too much fruit weight.

Trying new methods now because they look beneficial.... Interesting what you have been told about Heirlooms and cages.

November 1, 2009	#16
FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	Thanks I looked around today at Home Depot, they dont have these, and Lowe's caries the same stuff as HD. So i will not buy anything this winter unless i find this product. I did talk to an expert gardener there, We live by the coast 40 miles south of the cold Maine coast, we have a short season here. She said we need to let the Heimloon's grow as fast as we can. So no growing the plants on the ground, no stuffing into cages she said, use 1- 8 ft pole and tie up daily. All my plants have been gone for 3 weeks, today it was 75 degrees here. In June and July the weather here at the coast can be 5-10 degrees colder than 3 miles west.

November 1, 2009	#17
Salty_Dog Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lorne, Australia Posts: 188	Yes, i have never had any trouble while using simple stakes in the past, apart from perhaps too much fruit weight. Trying new methods now because they look beneficial.... Interesting what you have been told about Heirlooms and cages.