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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] 1. Am I crazy? re: tomatoes (Beth Spaugh)
  • Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:18:52 -0500

On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:58:01 -0600 (CST), you wrote:


>
>I find you can make nice cages for determinates by using #10 concrete wire.
>Use the full 5' width to make tall cages. Put one on each plant, drive a
>tomato stake in the ground between them. Bind two cages to each stake with a
>cable tie about 4' up. It reinforces them sufficiently that they won't blow
>down. The indeterminate will grow right up to the top and over but the cages
>manage them well for us in northern Illinois. They'll work in a tall tunnel
>too.
>

We do exactly this in our hoophouse (and outdoors too).

Pat
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