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Re: Tomato cage material?...

Did anyone else see the March *Mother Earth News* article on PVC cages?  It
looks super cheap to build and quite storable.  Haven't built these yet,
but I plan to in the next few weeks.

Regards,

Laurie
San Francisco (zone 10ish)

>I just started eight varieties of tomato plants.  I want to build some
>sturdy cages.  The local building materials store has 10 guage concrete
>reinforcement wire on sale.  It's 6' wide, has 6" squares and comes in a 50'
>roll.  It's not galvanized.
>
>My hope is that someone wiser and/or more experienced than I can tell me if
>this would make good tomato cages?  My two initial concerns are longevity
>due to rust and the "abrasive" action the oxidized wire might have on the
>plants and fruit.  My plan is to make supports for the cages using steel
>fence posts.
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