Building and installing larger tomato cages. Visit The Bayou Gardener in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana – Cajun Country at http://www.thebayougardener.com
Building and installing larger tomato cages. Visit The Bayou Gardener in Avoyelles Parish Louisiana – Cajun Country at http://www.thebayougardener.com
There are two types of tomato plants. Determinate and indeterminate. The determinate are considered bush type plants that grow to a determined height by variety. Usually 3 to 4 feet high. The indeterminate are really vines. They will grow as high as the support allows them. I have seen indeterminate tomato plants grow thirty feet (30) up on wires suspended from a high ceiling as an experiment. Shame on Lowes and Home Depot for selling what they call tomato cages. Use these short cages for determinate tomato and pepper plants.
Pish Posh to you too! Thanks for the upload.
Thanks for the great video
Fun video's guy… and we all learn a lot!
How big of a hole do you drill in your pvc waterer. Never seen this before. Great idea.
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What's the name of the poles you used to tie the cage to? I'm a Gretna, LA girl and I think your crop netting video is by far the best in trellis systems I've seen so far !!!!
I have watched many of your videos. I find them informative and enjoyable. Thank You Donald for making them
I find these hard to make but they last a long time and they are better than anything else I've tried.
Where do u purchase that type of cage
How do you deal with early and late blight?It is a problem for me.I trim leaves from the bottom up to not let them touch the ground.When I plant I form a round mound about a foot from the base of the plant,kinda looks like a donut.About 3 in high around the plant.Once a week I fill this area with water letting it soak in.That is all the watering I do until the next week,making sure no water gets on the plant.I also mulch with hay.
I would like to know some of his growing and fertilizing methods. HIs garden just looks great.
This is a beautiful garden extremely well maintained.The cages he is building will last at least 10 yrs. because mine have and are still in good shape.I have never seen a better cage.
Last year most all of my tomatoes grew 8 to 10 foot tall easily..I need a 10 foot cage haha.
Great information. Those cages will last for many years. I used hognose clips years ago instead of twisted wire when I made mine. They are more commonly called hog rings. They are used in a variety of applications such as upholstery. Real easy to put on and doesn't leave the sharp edges that the twisted wire does. Thanks for the great videos. You're a natural born teacher.
hi im 58 yo made mine like that when i was 20 and their still as good as when I made the back then. I use ever year and store outside the rest of the time
Hello Webcajun, I have a question for you. I have a pumpkin plant growing very nicely. The only problem I have is that I need to move it but it has attached it self to my fence. If I remove it from the fence will it hurt the plant ?
Your video on the construction of tomatoes was very helpful. Last year I grew some Cherry Tomatoes that were in those cheaper store bought cages, and I was constantly trying to come up with ways to keep them from falling over. The plants reached a height of over six foot, and most of that was hanging over the cages. This year I expect bigger tomato plants, so a bigger cage will be needed. Planting time is just around the corner here in New York, so finding your video in time was a blessing. Thank you.
So I understand this right… You take a roll of wire, cut it to a length of 6', fasten the ends together, pound a T=post into the ground and attach the cage to this in two places?
Constructed your Big Tomato Cages last summer. They certainly beat the commercially made tomato cages on the market. Thank you so much!
I take it those are indeterminate.