Pretty, easy to store tomato cages?
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Comments (8)Sandy...Thanks for posting the picture!!! I had gone to our local Lowes & they were out of 5 gallon paint strainers & then I forgot about it!!! I will be making some & love the idea of the cheap pizza pans for a bottom! I look forward to raising a lot more BFs! I have only brought in BST cats & am leaving the PVSTs out but have moved several from my dwindling A.fimbriata plants to my 2 big A.tomentosas. So far...my milkweeds are thriving but no queen or monarch cats. OBTW...do queens get OE or only monarchs...do you know? Thanks again for the posting this...now I get it!!! LOL Take care, Lila...See MoreCan I use this to make tomato cages?
Comments (7)A couple of years ago, we purchased 8' x 16' sheets of CRW to do an approach for our driveway. Long story short - we ended up not using it for that. (Thank you, Cleveland County road resurfacing!) And then I found out about making tomatoe cages with them..LORDY...was that a God-send! They have the 6" squares that make it so easy to stick your hand thru and tuck in any strays that think they can grow outside the cage! (We tell them often "No arms outside the cage!!") Our panels are 2' across by 6' tall after they were all cut up. We use them as 3-sided cages. We use cheap zip-strips to join them. At the end of the season, just a few snips and they fold flat for storage! This year, we used them in new raised beds and it only took 5 of the panels to make a cage for 2 plants. Imagine an ellongated diamond shape with a line across the middle. They work great and I imagine we'll have them for years & years. Yes, they are rusted...as in VERY. But do you really want something shiney to attract the attention of critters? or worse yet...someone who won't grow their own? LOL! I don't think you'll ever be sorry with your find. In the long run, these are way less expensive than other ways of caging. And so it's not shiney....use the money you save to buy something that is...(like....tell DH you need some new bling!) Paula...See MoreTomato Cage Complete!!
Comments (6)Hi Don, Pretty impressive bit of carpentry there! I assume the gaps between screen panels that I see near the bottom of the structure in the first picture will be closed when you are not there to scare off the varmints? Otherwise, all your work would be for naught! Looks nice and sturdy. Betsy...See MoreTomato Cages
Comments (3)Google is my friend: These look great. Thanks for posting Nu2. I prefer wood over metal, thinking the plants would prefer wood over metal too because of the metal heating up. I would paint mine a bright blue probably. I'm not sure of your location Nu2 but here in Phx, heat factors into everything. Here is a link that might be useful: Woody's Tomato Cages - Instructions...See MoreDonna
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