



Often, the cage would simply fall over under the mass and weight of the plant, and I'd be left trying to stake the cage in order to keep both it and the tomato plant upright-which pretty much defeated the original purpose of the cage.įinally, a friend gave me a large roll of steel remesh (think sturdy wire mesh) and suggested that I create my own heavy-duty tomato cages by forming pieces of it into circles and securing them with zip ties. I tried several types, ranging from cheap to expensive, but my Bonnie tomatoes always outgrew them. I began gardening around six years ago, and at first I attempted to use store-bought tomato cages.
