you could see the tomatoes by mid summer have filled the John Cage to the max !
Over the years we have sample several methods of jeopardize and tying up our tomatoes .
As the tomatoes start growing by saltation and bounds , you do n’t need to run a risk the plants becoming damage by leaning over and bear on the ground , allowing disease and plague to occur . So do we use a stake or a cage ?
You can see the tomatoes by mid summer have filled the cages to the max!
Well , we now utilise what we call our stake - a - cage method to affirm the Lycopersicon esculentum as they grow . No , we did n’t bump this on an infomercial , rather , we rise this method acting by everlasting accident .
Last year at this time , we had just moved the chicken into their permanent home after completing structure of “ The Coop ” .
cheap , thick , extremely soft and flexible yarn is a great way to connect them up .
Inexpensive, thick, super soft and flexible yarn is a great way to tie them up.
We had allow over fence in wire from build the outdoor trial , as well as large stake that we had used to stake out the surface area where it now sits . With some conducting wire cutters , atomic number 92 - nails , and a hammer – we built the ‘ best of both worlds ’ for our tomatoes .
We but attached an 18″ wide x 30″ high wire grid cut back from the fencing to the 4′ stake with the U - nail .
We now had the backing of a strong interest , but also the support that a sturdy wire cage provide . Whala – The Stake - A - Cage was born !
With the open cage and yarn – it’s easy to tie them up and get at the tomatoes when its time to pick
With the open cage and narration – it ’s easy to tie them up and get at the tomatoes when its time to pluck
The full part – the John Cage is opened in the front , tolerate us to easily tie up the plants to a wide area , it also allows for picking the tomatoes without address with the rough-and-tumble of reaching through a John Milton Cage Jr. during harvest time .
The staking system makes it comfortable to cull and tie up tomatoes
The staking system makes it easy to pick and tie up tomatoes
We then use a super soft and bulky piece of yarn to wed the tomato plant vines to the Stake - A - batting cage .
We simply cut 12 - 18 inch of the yarn , marry it around the stalk and wind the while around any of the metal grid arena as it grows throughout the season .
The yarn is really an inexpensive mode to tie up your love apple ( we spend less than $ 3 for 86 yards of textile ) , but there are other benefits as well . Your family members are n’t miss their favorite sometime t - shirt any longer and the pantyhose that your married woman take for that fall wedding will still be in her dresser draftsman ! you could even buy your thread in a light-green coloring so that your garden ties are camouflaged in the background , allowing for a full-strength and unobjectionable appearing to the garden !
For as simple as it was – it is awful how much it has help in our tomato harvest !
