By Mindy McIntosh-Shetter

Tomato gardening takes space not only from the standpoint of land or containers but also from cages, stakes, or trellises.

But a solution to this problem is no farther than the hardware store or construction site.

This tomato cage is made much like one made from chicken wire, but instead of trying to fold wire, this cage can be taken apart, tied together, and stored away.

The items needed for this project are listed below. But keep in mind that these dimensions can be changed to create a trellis or to house more than one plant.

Materials needed:

• Goggles
• Mulch Read the rest of this entry »

By Vanessa Richins

A friend was telling me about how she was making a Christmas tree from a tomato cage.

I thought this was intriguing.

She doesn’t have her project up on her website yet, but evidently she is not the first person to come up with this idea.

I found several websites that took the humble tomato cage to new heights for Christmas, from Christmas trees, to snowflakes, to snowmen.

DIYNetwork
DIYNetwork’s website features instructions for several different kinds of tomato cage Christmas trees. Their suggestions include :

• A tinsel tree (wrapping tinsel around the frame and adding ornaments)
• A feather tree (using feather boas)
• A fiesta tree (with Read the rest of this entry »