If you're new to growing tomatoes don't forget the supports. Tomato cages are easy to use, and a cost effective way to manage your crop.

Key Points A sturdy metal, steel, or wood tomato cage allows good air circulation in the plant's center and prevents damage ...

Tomato plants have a naturally sprawling growth habit that need support if you want to get better harvests and healthier plants. There are lots of tomato cages and staking options on the market and ...

It can be hard to know how to start your backyard garden — how to tend to the fruits, vegetables, herbs and more. Beyond gloves or tools like trowels and shovels, one of the gardening gadgets you’re ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Our vegetable gardens have gotten a crash course in Northeast Ohio summer weather the past couple of weeks—high winds, even higher temperatures, and relative drought have all ...

My vegetable garden is small but sufficient, cranking out a lot of produce from just a few beds. Creating and providing structures for support is necessary for several crops, like beans, cucumbers and ...

Harry Olson, an avid tomato grower in Salem, knows the value of a good support. Most of this home gardener's tomato plants are the grafted version, which are much larger and sturdier than regular ...

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For many years, big homemade tomato cages made from concrete reinforcing wire served me well. At the end of the season, I piled them up in a corner of my country vegetable garden and didn’t see them ...