Growing tomatoes: Be prepared for the dangers

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Posted by lucille Houston (My Page) on

Tue, Apr 30, 13 at 17:58

My heart lusts for the Texas Tomato Cages but they are not in the budget this year, especially since I'm buying materials to build anti-squirrel fortifications.
I was not prepared for how much the sheet remesh wants to stay a sheet rather than becoming circular like I wanted it to. It fwapped back and got me, fortunately not doing any mortal damage, but I'm certainly going to be more careful tomorrow when I work on more of the cages.
Who knew that this was going to be such an adventure!

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Posted by lucille Houston (My Page) on
Wed, May 1, 13 at 14:08

Today went much better. Remesh cages are really sturdy, worth the time it took to make them.

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Posted by digdirt 6b -7 AR (My Page) on
Wed, May 1, 13 at 15:05

A good post for reminding all gardeners to make sure their tetanus shots are up to date. :)

Lucille - post a pic of a finished one when you get the chance. I'd like to see them.

Dave

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Posted by lucille Houston (My Page) on
Wed, May 1, 13 at 15:57

OK Dave. I'm deciding whether to make individual squirrel deterrent cages on the outside of each tomato cage. But I'm also thinking that I could make an entire area squirrel proof.

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Posted by lucille Houston (My Page) on
Thu, May 2, 13 at 5:26

Squirrel proofing: The hardware cloth may not be a good idea. It will keep out squirrels, but it also shades out more light than I would like, especially in an area that already has a little shade from some nearby trees.

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Posted by seedboy 9b (My Page) on
Sat, May 4, 13 at 0:55

Remesh cages are great and the only reason I bought the Texas Tomato Cages was because we have storage issues. Otherwise, I would have gone with the remesh and sprayed with some galvanizing spray because it's more cost effective.

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