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  • From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Tomato Cages
  • Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 06:54:22 -0600 (CST)

Yes, its 6". We prune the lower suckers to keep the vegetation from filling
to cage too much. We actually have a few that are wider but I like the
narrower ones. If you don't prune suckers,the widers ones might be better.

Bill

---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 22:52:29 -0500
>From: Todd Lister <toddlister1 AT gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Tomato Cages
>To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
>
> Bill,
> Is your wire made with 6"squares?  If so,48"makes 8
> squares. Sounds like a small cage.
> Todd
>
> On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Bill Shoemaker
> <wshoemak AT illinois.edu> wrote:
>
> We use #10 concrete wire by cutting the 5' wide
> strip every 4'. We then roll each into a cylinder
> and use wire stub ends turned in to hook them
> together. We set them over plants early, set a
> tomato stake solidly in the ground between each
> pair of cages, then tie both cages to the stake
> with a twist tie. If we don't stake them, they
> will get blown over once the plants fill them up.
> The stakes are usually sufficient to keep them
> upright through the season.
>
> Bill
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:33:59 -0500
> >From: "Mac" <gofish54 AT centurytel.net>
> >Subject: [Market-farming] Tomato Cages
> >To: "market-farming"
> <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> >
> >I am going to make some new cages for
> indeterminate tomatoes out of concrete wire.  If
> you use cages, what diameter are you using?
> >Mac
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