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c/backyard-veggie-patchsarah_masonsarah_mason29d agoProlific Poster

My tomato cages collapsed in a June storm, now I build them like bean towers

We got hit with straight-line winds near Wichita last spring and 7 cages just tipped over, squashing my San Marzanos. I switched to pounding 6 foot rebar stakes in a triangle and lashing the cages to them with zip ties. Has anyone else tried staking cages down instead of just setting them on the dirt?
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joseph_ellis85
You're just adding extra work so the wind can laugh at you harder. Zip ties and rebar turn a simple cage collapse into a full demolition project when the storm really hits. Let them fall, pick them up, move on with your day.
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