Giving tomato plants a boost up can make a difference in the amount of fruit the plant produces, according to Master Gardeners trained by the Oregon State University Extension Service. And since it’s ...

If you’re tired of old, flimsy tomato cages, follow this step-by-step guide and make your own sturdy, wooden alternative. It can be folded up for ease of storage and is strong enough, by design, to ...

Outdoor décor and garden elements can be expensive when bought new, making DIY versions of things like birdhouses, feeders, and birdbaths far more budget-friendly. These projects often reuse materials ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For gardeners, a tomato cage is a vital tool that provides essential support for all kinds of climbing vegetables, including tomatoes, ...

For many years, big homemade tomato cages made from concrete reinforcing wire served me well. At the end of the season, I piled them up in a corner of my country vegetable garden and didn’t see them ...

We planted a large garden this year, hoping to be almost drowning in tomatoes by about this time. We got a few nice ripe ones – and then I started finding the almost-ripe tomatoes on the ground in the ...

While “determinate” varieties such as Romas reach only 4 feet tall or so, “indeterminate” varieties – think ‘Better Boy’ and heirloom ‘German Johnson’ – tend to push well past 5 feet. And flimsy store ...

Are you tired of wimpy wire tomato cages that fall over just when you get big, plump tomatoes resting on them and then a summer thunderstorm blows through? Do you have problems storing those ...

Tomato plants have a naturally sprawling growth habit that need support if you want to get better harvests and healthier plants. There are lots of tomato cages and staking options on the market and ...