Operation: Tomato Cage - Page 2

Aerial · May 19, 2016

Go for it, file a patent asap! It takes 3 to 4 years to go through the process so you're better off keeping it a secret.

luigiwu · May 19, 2016

You dont mean like a collapsible frame, right? Sort of a like a wood teppee that can fold flat? I think there was another thread about this style of framing
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...cage-plans.pdf

Worth1 · May 19, 2016

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Originally Posted by Aerial

Go for it! File a patent asap! It takes 3 to 4 years to go through the process so you're better off keeping it a secret.

They are expensive and I cant afford the process.

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Originally Posted by luigiwu

You dont mean like a collapsible frame, right? Sort of a like a wood teppee that can fold flat? I think there was another thread about this style of framing
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...cage-plans.pdf

Not even close.

Worth

Aerial · May 19, 2016

AlittleSalt · May 19, 2016

I could see growing pole beans, runner beans, cucumbers, and squash on the A Frame/TP thing, but not tomato plants. Tomato plants grow wider at the top - not narrower.

luigiwu · May 19, 2016

Well, you could modify the A-frame to not end at a point on top but rather a square...

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

I could see growing pole beans, runner beans, cucumbers, and squash on the A Frame/TP thing, but not tomato plants. Tomato plants grow wider at the top - not narrower.

pmcgrady · May 19, 2016

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

I want to make some concrete remesh cages and use T posts (I have a lot of T posts) But make only 24 of them for the main garden. I'm going to space them at 3 or 4' apart next fall and convert three rows of tomatoes into space for other vegetable plants.

I had the room so my cages are spaced 5'x5' this year, I did use some t post, when I ran out of rebar.

AlittleSalt · May 19, 2016

I could see that working Luigiwu.

Aerial · May 19, 2016

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Adriana · May 20, 2016

Maybe you can fund a patent application and initial production run via a Kickstarter campaign?

Aerial · May 20, 2016

Great idea Adriana!

We've heard so much about the best travel jacket, the best fleece jacket. It's time for the best tomato cage!

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Originally Posted by Adriana

Maybe you can fund a patent application and initial production run via a Kickstarter campaign?

AlittleSalt · May 20, 2016

isuhunter, as I first replied, "I think your idea is good. I would like to see pictures" I am interested in what works for you.

I think that a lot of us are trying to find the best tomato supports for our personal gardens and situations.

Worth1 · May 20, 2016

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Originally Posted by Aerial

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Good lord look at all of the fittings and glue.

By the time you got through you would be better off with Texas tomato cages.
Plus they are ugly.
Mine would be really nice and pleasing to the eye.

You guys dont make me do this.
Every night I have stayed up working on a projects till 2 in the morning and getting about 4 hours of sleep.

Worth

Worth1 · May 20, 2016

Here I whipped this sample up real quick.
No fitting stays put and no ugly expensive fittings and no glue.
And looks good.
To make it taller all you do is cut half the thickness of one pipe on the outside and half the thickness of the other pipe on the inside with a boring bar or reamer.
Worth
IMG_20160519_11711.jpg

greenthumbomaha · May 20, 2016

In my climate everything needs to be anchored to the ground. The winds are fierce.

Worth, go to your local SBA office. They will hook you up with a volunteer to advise you of the patent process. You may also be eligible for a usda loan or grant.

- Lisa

Oh, and get some sleep. It becomes harder as we age. I sleep in chunks now.

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Aerial Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: CA Posts: 410	Go for it, file a patent asap! It takes 3 to 4 years to go through the process so you're better off keeping it a secret. Last edited by Aerial; May 19, 2016 at 11:32 PM.

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luigiwu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ny Posts: 1,219	You dont mean like a collapsible frame, right? Sort of a like a wood teppee that can fold flat? I think there was another thread about this style of framing https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...cage-plans.pdf __________________ Subirrigated Container gardening (RGGS) in NY, Zone 7!

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Aerial Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: CA Posts: 410	Last edited by Aerial; May 19, 2016 at 11:40 PM.

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Aerial Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: CA Posts: 410	------- Last edited by Aerial; May 20, 2016 at 12:11 AM.

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Adriana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Georgia Posts: 99	Maybe you can fund a patent application and initial production run via a Kickstarter campaign? __________________ Adriana Gutierrez

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AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I could see growing pole beans, runner beans, cucumbers, and squash on the A Frame/TP thing, but not tomato plants. Tomato plants grow wider at the top - not narrower.

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Here I whipped this sample up real quick. No fitting stays put and no ugly expensive fittings and no glue. And looks good. To make it taller all you do is cut half the thickness of one pipe on the outside and half the thickness of the other pipe on the inside with a boring bar or reamer. Worth IMG_20160519_11711.jpg Last edited by Worth1; May 20, 2016 at 01:07 AM.

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greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	In my climate everything needs to be anchored to the ground. The winds are fierce. Worth, go to your local SBA office. They will hook you up with a volunteer to advise you of the patent process. You may also be eligible for a usda loan or grant. - Lisa Oh, and get some sleep. It becomes harder as we age. I sleep in chunks now.