Gurney's Tomato Cages vs. Texas Tomato Cages.
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Comments (8)First off, let it be said that I use the 20" cages and a few of the old 18" cages and they work out fine. That being said, in response to this "which tomato varieties did you grow with the 24" ones?" I would imagine that just about any of the indeterminate varieties would eventually fill out a 24" cage (Ones I know that could are NAR and Big Beef - I've had NARs fill out 20" cages to a height of 7-8ft before they started growing back down the side) - The reason I never used the 24s is that I feel like it takes too long before the plants are actively being held by a cage that wide. I would feel the need to stake and / or tie-off the plant until it was full enough. That just seems like more work to me. You might not have to tie them off - that I don't know, but I've grown some monster plants in the 18" and 20" cages without a problem. Certain larger fruited varieties may sometimes be a little cramped if they develop a cluster of 4 or 5 right in the center of the cage where the bulk of the stems are - but I've not lost any fruit or production from that. I can't see going wrong with a 20" cage, to be honest....See MoreTexas tomato cage size?
Comments (12)If you order direct from the manufacturer the price of the six foot high 18 inch and 24 inch is exactly the same, $99.95 for six of them, plus $32.70 for shipping, so might as well get the bigger ones. BTW, the ones that nurseries sell are only five feet high, but you don't need to buy six at a time. However most of them have it figured out that you end up paying the same per cage as if you ordered from the manufacturer including the very expensive shipping charge. You do save the sales tax though by ordering from the manufacturer unless you live in Texas....See Moretexas tomato cages?
Comments (17)Tammy: I would say if I had a choice I would have gone with 24" cages. But living in Bay Area with a retaining wall I didn't have a choice. My did reach about 9 feet tall, but it wasn't as bushy on top as the heat came in by then. So I probably could have done without the extension. You can decide for yourself after a year growing. The vets here can probably make better suggestion if you post pictures of your yard. They actually have 20" cages which I found at Yamagami's for a whopping $27 a piece. I contacted Carolyn who told me that those comes in one piece so only sold by the pallet. If I can only...See MoreTexas Tomato Cage 55 gallon drum trick
Comments (5)I just stick the bottom half of the cage into the ground as deep as it will go and don't even put the second part on until the plant is tall enough to require me to do so. At that point, the cage is in the ground, doesn't move, and then I just slide the extension on. Goes easy enough. TIP: I've found that alternating the hinge direction (the direction which they collapse down) between the top and bottom half makes it so that the cage as a whole is much more rigid. Doing it this way, the cage cannot collapse or lean to one side or the other - no extra reinforcement will be needed. They only fold flat in one direction, so if you alternate the top and bottom haves and slip them together, it can't collapse, period. I've grown 10 ft. plants loaded with tomatoes in these cages with no extra support... with high winds and lots of rain... never had a problem....See Moreseeker11
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