We built the cage is sections so it can be moved with little effort. We are waiting to see how the squirrels react when the tomatoes start to ripen. Now that the plants are through the roof they will probably get a few treats, but that's ok cause I can't reach them anyway. I'm more then pleased with my cage especially since the bee's showed up. The door to nowhere really is straight. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden ) April 11th. Wall of water covering plants. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden ) May. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden ) Inside cage. I feel like I'm in a rain forest. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden ) Lots of tomatoes. And clips are working very well. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden ) Through the roof. Cage is 8 ft. tall. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )
Donna--That cage & your tomatoes look great! You will have a bumper crop this year. I love the idea of foiling the critters. Congrats!
Your tomatoes are doing beautifully. That'll teach those squirrels for messing around with YOUR garden.... The whole thing looks great.
What a wonderful set-up, Donna. That is excellent and your toms are doing really well. You could just top your tom plants off now. That is to say, cut off the tops, since you will not be using them anyway. More energy will then go into your fruit production. An idea for the future: perhaps you could train the tops to grow laterally against the top so that they would not go through the wire mesh...that way, if you wanted to leave the tops on you could see if you could get an extra bunch or two before the season ended. Anyway---congrats on a greatly successful tomato cage project!
Amazing, absolutely amazing! I see why you feel that you are in a rain forest. I do hope you both are very fond of tomatoes!
Would you believe Richard and Nicole both hate tomatoes. They will eat sauces but not a tomato. I can hardly wait for that first ripe tomato and first fried green tomato.
Sjoerd, Like your idea a lot. But I would have to climb a ladder now. I'm only 5 ft. tall. I'll remember that next year and run lines before I plant.
Randy and Amanda are the exact same way!! I hope you have a large freezer for all the sauce you get from those tomatoes. I have a couple of 'doors to nowhere' out back too.
They are so beautiful. I'm still struggling to get a decent tomato since I started planting them. I think from now I would try planting them in containers.
they look fabulous Donna. I have a similar idea for when I am done having my own chickens. I figure the soil ought to be super rich in their coop by then.
Donna the tomatoes and the support system look great,and will certainly confuse the birds. we are just about ready to plant out our seedlings here ready for spring. Don't worry about the bees, tomatoes don't need bees for pollination, they are self pollinating.Some times the bees can cross pollinate and some of the fruit will look different....great to have bees though. During the beginning of our season and the flowers have fully formed I bag the truss of fruit to keep it true to type.I get better fruit and undamaged by fruit flys and any other nasties...large or small! And I cut the tops off too so I can reach them. Good idea Sjoerd....leaves more energy for the vine.
