Tomato Cages - do you want some ?
Tom Morgan
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have some tomato seeds, want some tomato seeds
Comments (4)Gardneralive, Thanks. Sungold is the very sweet yellow tomato. To me sungold and black cherry are the best cherry tomatoes. But Sungold is a hybrid so the seeds I harvest from my plant may not come true. I did grow out one from last year's seeds it still comes out as a yellow sweet cherry but a little bit smaller. I am very interested in your seeds but I can't find your member's email address. Could you send me an email? Thanks. Newgardener_tx...See MoreGurney's Tomato Cages vs. Texas Tomato Cages.
Comments (39)Commercial growers worry about things like ease of harvest and uniformity of fruit size, and they tend to have much more intense disease pressures than hobby growers. People who cage generally just let the plant grow as it will. Pruning is reserved for dying or diseased leaves, aside from aggressive removal of leaves from the bottom of the plant to keep foliage away from the soil. Some people will prune off growing tips once the end of the season gets near in order to try to ripen up the fruits already on the plant before frost. Others don't bother and say it doesn't make much of a difference. Some will cut off the tops once the plant grows as tall as the cage, but others will let the vines flop over the top of the cage and continue to grow and hang down. Regardless, the leaves are where the plant produces the sugars and other nutrients that go into making the fruit, so there's some logic to the idea of keeping as much of the foliage as possible. Disease is what you have to weigh against that, so it's a balancing act. Length of growing season is also a consideration. Is there a point in letting a plant get huge and wild and produce a gazillion flowers and set a ton of fruit if you don't have the time for those fruit to mature before frost? Also, if you want to plant a lot of varieties but have insufficient space to let them all grow into huge, caged plants and are OK with a smaller harvest from each plant, you could prune enthusiastically and grow the plants closer together. It's really a matter of what your goals and needs are....See MoreGurney's tomato cages... when do you think they will deliver
Comments (2)That's a three week swing in dates! No way of really knowing. Their shipping will be based on current stock and number of orders. You could call them and ask and even ask them to ship them asap. I imagine they get asked all the time....See MoreAnyone want to go in on some CRW wire for tomato cages?
Comments (2)I have the same problem with extra tomato plants, but unfortunately, I'm financially insolvent. In other words... flat broke lol. I have like 12 extra plants, have already stuffed more than I should have in the bed, and was just outside early this morning trying to see where I can stick what will hopefully become 10' tall monsters in among what I've already got planted. I'm in Hamblen, and if I can beg or borrow I'll let you know, but where I don't have enough cages, I was planning to just use a few stakes I made from some tree branches I cut down last summer and left to cure....See Morelucillle
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