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Re: Handy Garden "Thingies"-Milk Crates,ETC.

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>From: Margaret Lauterbach <mlaute@micron.net>
>Reply-To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
>To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
>Subject: Re: Handy Garden "Thingies"-Milk Crates,ETC.
>Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 07:13:56 -0700
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>For wind, I plant my tomatoes in cages made from concrete reinforcing wire 
>and surround them with white plastic trash bags. I attach the bags to the 
>wires sideways with clothespins. On less windy days, I remove some of the 
>clothespins for more air. I do the same with peppers and eggplants, but use 
>the small three ring tomato cages. As soon as it gets hot the wind dies 
>down and I remove the bags.  I leave all the cages in place since the 
>peppers and eggplant still need support in the fall when the wind 
>reappears.

Cate in mid-Missouri
>I use three ring tomato cages (pretty useless for tomatoes) over new
>transplants, and clothespin newspaper over the top so that the plant is
>shielded from overhead sun, but receives evening and morning sun.  Usually
>I've hardened the plants off for a few days before I do this.  Once the
>plants have taken hold (tomatoes change color), I remove those cages and
>use them as permanent cages over brittle garden plants such as peppers and
>eggplants.  Margaret L
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>>  Boy - you get the little buggers in the ground and there is nothing like
>>losing a plant to a windy or sunny day or transplant shock after all your
>>hard work.any other variations on the theme of how to protect from wind
>>and sun?What are you favorites for this or other gardening 
>>dilemnas???-Teri
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