Advice-Texas Tomato Cages

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by SueCT

Those HD cages make the the TTC's look like a bargain and THAT is pretty hard to do.

Yeah but at least they dont say Texas on them.

Worth

[Bipetual]

Thanks, Marsha. It's cool that your hubby helps you with it. My hubby actually made my DIY 5 gallon SIC's for me, but I think making cages might be a little too DIY for us. Thankfully, my containers are on the deck, so I overlap the conical cages with the edges over the railing and then tie them in place. I do like that they can stack inside each other for winter, too.

Your plants look mighty happy in their Earthboxes!

[Bipetual]

Originally Posted by feldon30

Those Home Depot cages are $35 and weigh 15 lbs? Pass.
Texas Tomato Cages are cheaper, larger, fold flat for storage, and weigh less than 15 lbs.

Yeah, that is awfully pricy. I got some really decent quality, American made ones from Menards for less than five bucks. Not as heavy, but they are nice.

The Texas Tomato Cages look great, although I don't think they'd work with my containers. Unless I get some REALLY BIG ones!!

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by Bipetual

Yeah, that is awfully pricy. I got some really decent quality, American made ones from Menards for less than five bucks. Not as heavy, but they are nice.

The Texas Tomato Cages look great, although I don't think they'd work with my containers. Unless I get some REALLY BIG ones!!

Those at HD, is made in the US of A ( somewhere in MN). They are 6 ft.
How tall is standard TTC ? 4 feet ? ( not with extension)
TTC are made in Maxico, I think.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Those at HD, is made in the US of A ( somewhere in MN). They are 6 ft.
How tall is standard TTC ? 4 feet ? ( not with extension)
TTC are made in Maxico, I think.

They are 6 feet tall and come in two sections.
You can add a 2 foot section to get 8 feet out of them.
I have had them stacked up to 10 feet before.
I have 36 Texas tomato cages and 50 of the stackable smaller cone type cages for peppers and smaller tomatoes.
For a total of 86 cages.
Yes they are now made in Mexico.
We live in a global economy and have been since the beginning of our country.
As long as the product is up to snuff I dont care where it comes from.
Worth

[My Foot Smells]

I t-post mine, so only poke ground prong 2". Wish they came 4' x 2 and then extension. Almost all tomato plants go 8' around here and depending 10' is common.

hencho e mexico? IDNKT

I ordered some burpee "heavy duty" cages on a free shipping whim when ordering some seeds. Not even comparable.

I like mike723 crimping on the cattle panel - those were very nice.

But the ease of slapping on another TTC extension or a whole nother cage to get 12' is apple pie. If there is a better cage, I am not privy. I too use those small coated cone cages for peppers, etc.... but tomato plants make a mockery of those in less than a month.

I got fam down in San Antonio and maybe it is cheaper to pick them up at the factory? Has anybody done that and is the price different?

[Worth1]

Mine said made in Mexico about 8 years ago.
Been to Del Rio many times.

Worth

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by Worth1

They are 6 feet tall and come in two sections.
You can add a 2 foot section to get 8 feet out of them.
I have had them stacked up to 10 feet before.
I have 36 Texas tomato cages and 50 of the stackable smaller cone type cages for peppers and smaller tomatoes.
For a total of 86 cages.
Yes they are now made in Mexico.
We live in a global economy and have been since the beginning of our country.
As long as the product is up to snuff I dont care where it comes from.
Worth

Geez, Worth
You have 86 cages ? Gawd !
Howmany tomato plants do you grow ?

Gardeneed

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

Geez, Worth
You have 86 cages ? Gawd !
Howmany tomato plants do you grow ?

Gardeneed

Around 200 one year.

Worth

[Mike723]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Around 200 one year.

Worth

200?!?! Considering it takes me about 4 hours to treat 30 plants with a foliar spray - GOD bless ya! haha.. It'd be wonderful to be able to manage so many plants, but with a
50-60hr a week job it's hard enough with the 30.. Perhaps it's something to look forward to when I retire lol . .

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Around 200 one year.

Worth

GAWD , Worth !
How can leave and go to Alaska ?

Gardeneer

[Worth1]

Just one year well maybe two.

Never again, it took the fun out of tomatoes.


The 50 cages I got on sale so I bought a pile of them.
Back when I bought the Texas Tomato Cages I got them for $99.00 for a six pack.

I only have about 12 plants a year now.
I dont care for processed tomatoes enough to grow more than that.
When I was a kid I got burned out on tomatoes.
My mother had tomatoes almost every day winter and summer.

Worth

[Rootwad]

Anybody ever try double caging tomatoes,start with a smaller diameter cage then a larger diameter to prevent having to tie or thread the vines?

[Mike723]

Originally Posted by Rootwad

Anybody ever try double caging tomatoes,start with a smaller diameter cage then a larger diameter to prevent having to tie or thread the vines?

Yea, in theory it sounds good, until you need to get to the plants to prune and it's a nightmare lol.. I actually enjoy threading the vines, it's like a challenge to see just how far you can go without the dreaded SNAP haha

[lexusnexus]

I guess expense is in the mind of the buyer. I looked at making PVC stands and found that by the time I added up the cost of the PVC pipes, T-connectors, etc., $27 per unit for the TTC's didn't sound so expensive after all. I got mine this year (6-24" and 6-20"). Since they fold up and are galvanized they should last for quite some time so amortization looks good.

Dan