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1- 50 foot root of fencing material or chicken wire
1 pack of electrical ties (5-8 per tomato cage)
wire cutters
measuring tape
I started with a 50 foot roll of fencing material then cut 5 foot long pieces to make cages 18 inches in diameter. Instead of bending the ends to make hooks to hold them together I used electrical ties. When I am done using the cages I can simply cut the electrical ties (I call them zip ties) and store the cages easier.
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| I snipped the ends off when I was finished. |
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| Beautiful ROMA TOMATOES growing with our tomato cages |
We used these cages in Florida and they were very easy to break down (snip the electrical ties) and move to our next homestead.
*UPDATE*
In order to keep these cages from tipping over, we trimmed the bottom "ring" of the chicken wire, leaving just the spikes. Shove the spiked ends into the ground and they'll stay upright. IF you live in very windy areas, you can secure them with tent spikes (or something like it)
We have been using these same cages for over 5 years and they still work great
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4 comments
Great suggestion Priscilla! Just to clarify, we don’t clip the electrical ties after each season so they aren’t one-time use. The only time we clipped these was after 3 years when we moved to our new homestead.
Try using paper clips istead of the one-time use heavy plastic ties. Just unclip, leave the clips in place, and store your cages flat.
Hi Wanda! I just updated the post
“In order to keep these cages from tipping over, we trimmed the bottom “ring” of the chicken wire, leaving just the spikes. Shove the spiked ends into the ground and they’ll stay upright. IF you live in very windy areas, you can secure them with tent spikes (or something like it)"
How do you keep these upright? I live on the Gulf coast and we can have some strong winds.