Those flimsy tomato cages have never worked for us. We made our own tomato cages, here’s how. Visit our community site for more info http://gardenfork.tv
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How to Make Tomato Cages
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November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
wasn’t sure hog …
wasn’t sure hog wire came tall enough for the cages i wanted to build, but thanks for that info. it sounds great for patio tomatoes. i learn as i go along here. thx, eric.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Although you use …
Although you use construction grade Reo for your cages and you do put them around plants in the ground, i found that lighter gauge hog wire works just as well, is easier to handle, cheaper, comes in a roll and will fit in a normal car.
Also easier to work with Re: pliers not a grinder.
Plus it can be attached to tomatos planted in buckets or pots without fear of the cage weight toppling them over.
Plus it comes galvanized and doesn’t rust.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
good point. thx.
good point. thx.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Once again, the …
Once again, the dogs are great… but you and your mechanical skills, some might say general knowledge are just hilarious.
These are Stand Up comedy clips right?
Christ you can just make a simple ring with the reo using a bit of rope or a tie down etc etc, then fix it off however you like.
Still, always a joy to watch you, at least the hot dogs looked good.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the information. I always wondered what that type of metal “fencing” the concrete reinforcing wire was really called.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
love the dogs, they …
love the dogs, they are awesome
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
you make a easy job …
you make a easy job hard.I bought fifty ft of this wire and made 7 cages out of it. The cages are now 8 yrs old and still work great for almost anything in the garden to climb.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
that was a great …
that was a great show
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
you have beautiful …
you have beautiful dogs
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
hey..great fun! …
hey..great fun! thanks!
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
best way for sure
best way for sure
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
I’m sooo glad you …
I’m sooo glad you did the tomato cages.
Thats my next project. the ones that you buy at the store suck.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
I enjoyed your idea …
I enjoyed your idea. The wife was your humor sidekick.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
hehe that was funny …
hehe that was funny!!!!!
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Great vids
Great vids
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
its all about food …
its all about food and tennis balls with the Labs. thx, eric.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
this is really cool …
this is really cool. thanks
the dog was like ‘where’s my hot dog?’
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
hey thanks. glad …
hey thanks. glad you got the joke. check out our viewer forum at the Gardenfork site. lots of cool people there.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
“hes got part of my …
“hes got part of my star wars uniform..
what?!
..i dint tell you bout…starwars uniform?”
OH my god, that was so funny.
You rock guys, congrats, keep up, good work.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Its not perfect… …
Its not perfect… but it is functional.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
LOLOL… I am …
LOLOL… I am watching you do this… and I just think you are trying to kill yourself. But you got it done…. I have learned alot of lessons from you… Thank you
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
that’s a very good …
that’s a very good tip, thx for that. the cages i made have that slightly oval shape. overlapping would fix that.
you might want to check out our site, more people like yourself there. thx, eric.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
thx for the tip. …
thx for the tip. the store did not have the rolls in stock, so i bought the pre-cut sheets. check out our site for more fun stuff. thx, eric.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
I like to overlap …
I like to overlap the ends at least one square and connect the ends to the next vertical wires - instead of connecting the horizontal wires end to end like you did here. This makes it much easier to get a nicer curve without the pointed seam like in this video. I hope this helps and thanks for the vids! This is the first one I’ve seen but plan to watch them all.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Loved your video. …
Loved your video. I just wanted suggest that you can also buy the reinforcing wire in rolls 50 feet long. When you unroll 5 feet and hold the ends down with 2 heavy timbers, you can cut it off with with a bolt cutter. then the section you cut off with recoil itself to a perfect cylinder.