Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grape tomatoes grow with the support of a tomato cage - Jay Gao/Shutterstock Tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) may start as ...

Ripe red tomatoes on the vine covered with water droplets - Phetchanat Phonchan/Shutterstock While tomato cages have their uses, they aren't the only option for supporting everyone's favorite ...

In 40 seasons of gardening, Joyce Illa has tried everything to protect her tomato plants. The rural Ashby, Minn., gardener had used cages, wires and even steel stakes to keep the plants off the ground ...

My vegetable garden is small but sufficient, cranking out a lot of produce from just a few beds. Creating and providing structures for support is necessary for several crops, like beans, cucumbers and ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- My ongoing quest to devise the ultimate tomato plant support saw some progress this summer as I tinkered with last year’s set-up. The ultimate goal is a tomato support system that ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Our vegetable gardens have gotten a crash course in Northeast Ohio summer weather the past couple of weeks—high winds, even higher temperatures, and relative drought have all ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you know the fundamentals of how to grow tomatoes in your garden, you've likely invested in your fair share of tomato cages. This common ...

Tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) may start as tiny, well-behaved seedlings, but it doesn't take long for them to produce a multitude of disorderly vines — not to mention the dozens of pounds of ...