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My neighbor Carol told me my tomato cages looked sad and she was right
She pointed out I was using the wrong gauge wire for the height of my determinate varieties, so after swapping to 8-foot concrete mesh I doubled my yield this August, anyone else ever get gardening advice from a random neighbor that actually worked?
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ruby_patel271mo ago
Concrete mesh is the real deal for tomatoes, I swapped to 7-foot cages after my neighbor Joe told me my bamboo stakes were a joke during a storm last year. It made a huge difference with my Roma plants since they could climb without bending everything over. Sometimes the old-timers just know what works better than any online guide.
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stella_murray1mo ago
You got the concrete mesh from a hardware store or did you cut it down yourself? I'm trying to figure out if it's worth the hassle over just buying pre-made cages.
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the_paul1mo ago
@ruby_patel27 nailed it - old-timer advice beats YouTube every time on tomato stakes.
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