Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grape tomatoes grow with the support of a tomato cage - Jay Gao/Shutterstock Tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) may start as ...

Tomato plants have a naturally sprawling growth habit that need support if you want to get better harvests and healthier plants. There are lots of tomato cages and staking options on the market and ...

Ripe red tomatoes on the vine covered with water droplets - Phetchanat Phonchan/Shutterstock While tomato cages have their uses, they aren't the only option for supporting everyone's favorite ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Our vegetable gardens have gotten a crash course in Northeast Ohio summer weather the past couple of weeks—high winds, even higher temperatures, and relative drought have all ...

My vegetable garden is small but sufficient, cranking out a lot of produce from just a few beds. Creating and providing structures for support is necessary for several crops, like beans, cucumbers and ...

While there are many ways to support your tomato plants as they grow, tomato cages have some particularly great benefits for the plants. When growing tomatoes in a cage, you do not have to prune or ...

It can be hard to know how to start your backyard garden — how to tend to the fruits, vegetables, herbs and more. Beyond gloves or tools like trowels and shovels, one of the gardening gadgets you’re ...

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Late May and early June are an important period for one of home gardener’s favorite crops – tomatoes. Kansas State University horticultural expert Cynthia Domenghini said tomatoes need support to ...

Find out if it's better to stake or cage your tomato plants to keep them standing tall through harvest.