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 ...

LIKE SO MANY “bright” ideas, the notion of building my own tomato cages out of concrete reinforcing wire started off as a way to save money. Why buy those flimsy, $3 factory-made cages when I can make ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have you set your tomato cages yet? Get cracking because your plants will have a growth spurt and there will be no corralling them. I’ve never been a big fan of the cone shaped cages that you see ...

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Q: I use 5-foot wire cages around my tomato plants, but the tomatoes grow up over the cages and bend them over until they break. Is there a way to correct this problem for next year? A: That's ...