Jail Time

Well, my tomatoes are now behind bars! Bill and I finally got down to Lowe's and I was able to pick up some new tomato cages. My three from last year are all still in use (one on that lovely eggplant). Plus, compared to the ones I just purchased, my old ones are very puny! I didn't realize how dinky my old cages were until comparing them to these new ones. The new ones are at least 1.0 to 1.5 feet taller than my old ones, and that's a big deal. My tomatoes were always outgrowing their cages. Talk about an escape...

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Anyway, I got these guys just in time. As you can see, tomato #1 is already a pretty good size, and if you've ever tried to put a tomato cage on a too-large plant you know it's not easy. It's kind of like trying to put on your pants after you put on tennis shoes - it never goes very smoothly!

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Tomato cages all in a row

support the fruit as it does grow

Hold them up straight and tall

forming one big tomato wall!