Tomato Cages

Every May, somewhere between the seed-starting trays and the first optimistic transplant, every Canadian gardener asks the same question: tomato cages vs stakes for tomato plants — which one actually keeps a six-foot vine off the ground come August? It’s not a trivial question. A support system for tomato cages vs stakes for tomato plants … Read more

There’s a very specific kind of heartbreak that hits every gardener eventually: you step outside after a July windstorm and find your six-foot tomato plant lying sideways in the mulch, fruit split, stems snapped, cage crumpled like a soda can. It’s usually not the tomato’s fault. It’s the cage’s. Tomato cages for heavy plants exist … Read more