Vegetable Garden - Supporting Cantainer Grown Tomatoes

[t2t3456]

Thanks Canjun man...great idea...

[webcajun]

@t2t3456 ...you're welcome......Donald

[teamgrn]

great idea for cages¡ PLEASE watch THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO¡! its on youtube.. JUST WATCH THE FIRST PART.. please dont use round up...dont support the people that dont support you

[hydrocrab]

@teamgrn TOOOOO TRUE!!!!MONSATAN YES THEY ARE SOOOO EEEEEVIL!!! GREAT JOB ON ALL YOUR VIDEOS WEBCAJUN LOVE EM...

[mildbull2000]

love the idea  thanks

[webcajun]

@mildbull2000 ... it works great. Try to find some 48 inch tall wire......Donald

[CrazyBlue420]

I love the land you got... perfect for them good gardens with lots of good sunlight

[webcajun]

@CrazyBlue420 ... yes I am very lucky.....Donald

[CHOCCYDAZZLE]

good thank you

[webcajun]

@CHOCCYDAZZLE ... you're welcome...... Donald

[racecityguy]

I do the same thing for my tomatoe rings. I've gotten some fence wire but the distance of the wires are a little to close than I like. I have to reach down to get the tomatoes, they are maybe 1" between each wire. What size between the wire mesh did you use to make you tomatoe cages.?? Thanks for the tips.

[webcajun]

@racecityguy ... the best wire I've found to date is concrete wire which is 6x6 and 5 ft. tall..... Donald

[RunThemAll]

Great idea. I'll be using your method this summer. Thanks for sharing.

[webcajun]

@RunThemAll ... you're welcome........ Donald

[xxnoangelxx]

I have small box garden 4x6 I would to cantalope or other small melons. Would making a cage like the ones you used worked with melons?

[webcajun]

Unless you plan on supporting each cantaloupe on the cage I don't think it would work very well.......... Donald

[evilshowerhead]

What is the largest type of tomato that you can grow in a pot that size? would a large (beefsteak) tomato be able to grow in a pot?

[webcajun]

I would recommend planting tomatoes in at least a 5 gal bucket. Stick with the shorter varieties, not sure how well a big beefsteak would work in a container......... Donald

[evilshowerhead]

yeah that's what i thought, and thanks for the reply! and how long do tomato seeds generally take to germinate? about 10 to 14 days?

[webcajun]

5-7 days.......  Donald

[GreenGardenParadise]

thanks donald for reply..how do i know if my tomatoes are vine tomatoes or not vine tomatoes????

[webcajun]

Most of the tomato varieties grown in home gardeners are considered indeterminate varieties, or vining tomatoes. They continue growing until they are killed by frost and keep setting fruit throughout the growing season.

Determinate tomato varieties tend to reach a fixed height and ripen all their fruit in a short period of time.

Check your seed packet........ Donald

[GreenGardenParadise]

mr donald can u please teach me how to grow melon...ur fan.

[webcajun]

I plant my cantaloupe and watermelon about the same way. Start with good fertile soil, plant seed approx 1 inch deep and water. Space the plants about 6 ft. apart. You'll need to water in dry spells and maybe a little more fertilizer as they grow. Keep grass and weeds out the best you can and you'll do just fine.......... Donald

[merock654]

yea real good jo b at supporting them u use a tomatoe cage duh

[Insidebrock]

round up... monsanto makes me shudder...

love your videos though.. i am learning ALOT! thanks a bunch

[webcajun]

You're welcome....... Donald

[focusenergy]

Hi webcajun,

I agree with you - if you need to resort to chemicals then have at it. I have found NEEM (organic oil from NEEM tree) works well where other homemade insecticides were a flop......

[webcajun]

I'm still experimenting with the Homemade stuff. I can say I've used a lot less chemicals this year because of it. It may not be THE answer but it helps........ Donald

[telemarker77]

i have chicken coop wire, would that work when wrapped around stakes. that steel wire you use is expensive. also i have plenty of bailing wire.

[ZombiedustXXX]

I am having the same dilemma. I am making cages this year, and bought some 4'x7' remesh (concrete reinforcing mesh) for under $8 a sheet. The common remesh and webcajun's fence idea has 6"x6" spacing, or there abouts.

The larger spacing allows enough room to get the tomatoes out of the cage. Also, the larger openings allow more room for watering, as tomato foliage should be kept dry to prevent disease.

I think I'm gonna make square cages.

GOOD LUCK! :)

[webcajun]

The problem with chicken wire is the size of the holes. Got to be able to get your hand in and the tomato out....... Donald

[keltrce]

Try zip ties , Nice videos!

[webcajun]

Great idea, thanks...... Donald

[Wizechris1]

What kind of wire? I'm planning on making my own cages.

[webcajun]

I used a roll of fencing "hog wire" get the 48 inch tall roll....... Donald

[Wizechris1]

hog wire is welded fence wire. Hmm i wander if they sell those at my local homedepot. I know they sell them at lowes, ill make them in a few weeks. At home depot can i but the 2 in by 3 inch gapped wire thats 48 inch tall by 50 feet?They are the ones coated in Vinxyl i think it is, its a type of green material taht prevents rusting. The kind from home depot or lowes?

[webcajun]

I got my wire from the local lumber yard so I'm not sure what HD or Lowes has. Make sure you get the wire with large enough holes to stick you hand through and get the tomatoes out. 6x6 is a good size......  Donald

[Wizechris1]

ok thanks going to get wire end of may or earlier

[lau211190]

very nice Donald!! i will try tomatoes cages this year and all in containers because i live in the city!!...

thanks!!

[webcajun]

I like planting in containers, can take care of em so much better......  Donald

[froggie20009]

What is the volume of your containers? I had read that you need a minimum of a 5 gallon container to grow tomatoes - how necessary is that?

[webcajun]

Those in the video were about the 2 gal. size, maybe a little more. A 5 gal container IMHO would be ideal...... Donald

[ELHIEGER1]

Donald, do you ever take seeds from your tomatoes to grow the next season? If so, how do you recommend doing that?

[webcajun]

In the past I've been growing hybrids. I'm told if you plant seeds from hybrids the plants will no longer have the traits of the hybrid but revert back to one of the parent plants. This year I've ordered heirloom open pollinated tomato, watermelon and sweet corn. That will give me a total of 6 vegetables that I can save seed from and get the same plant to come up year after year. Check out my favorites there is a good video about saving tomato seeds...... Donald

[mala265]

When the families been in the commercial produce growing industry for 50 years...you get a good understanding of whats realistic and whats not.lol

[mala265]

Yes you would think that organic would cost less seeing that they are not using expensive commercial sprays. I suppose its because they have to work much harder keeping diseases and pests at bay if thay are not using sprays.Organic is healthier, of course, but not realistic when it comes to feeding the population.

[webcajun]

You hit that nail right on the head.

[OrganicTexas]

The price of organics is coming down and since chemical fertilizer is a petro product, its going up. Organic fertilizer won't burn & pollute. If you want to feed the population GMOs, nutrition-less & chemical-laden food, by all means, use chemical fertilizer. Or spend a little more up front. My health is worth it. Its the age-old scenario of pay me now, or pay me later. You, your family and pets will be much healthier if you stick to organic foods.

[mala265]

Organic Texas...I absolutely agree 100% with what your saying...but it all means little to the average person living wage by wage and thats if they have a wage in these economic times! The best they can hope for is to grow their own organics. I think everyone should!

Organics coming down eh....thats good to hear....(not here in NZ they're not)

[OrganicTexas]

In Texas, we have quite a few organic companies and Medina Ag specializes in organic products for large scale farming ops. People are discovering organics increase crop yield. After WWII, the bomb making factories became fertilizer plants! Overall, Americans overall spend LESS of their income on food than other countries. And what do we buy? Overly processed chemical-injected food that doesn't resemble anything from nature. Chemicals create pollution & contribute to the Dead Zone in the Gulf.

[mala265]

Agree with you on the roundup thing.But the concentration has been diluted over the years I think.When my dad used it 20 years ago, the grass wouldnt grow back for 3 months, now I find it only keeps the grass away fo a few weeks before its making a comeback.And your absolutley right...most people who support organic dont know what its like to grow produce on a commercial scale anyway.

[webcajun]

We have been saying the same thing about RoundUp for years now. I can remember when we only sprayed 2 maybe 3 times a year. It is not like that anymore. Something I just can't understand when growing organic, which means not using commercial fertilizer and insecticide, why does everything associated with organic cost so much? Maybe someone can help me out here. I believe in the responsible use of both.

[Truthbandit]

Roundup is terrible, so is Monsanto, the company that makes it. All they care about is making money, not your health. Watch the world according to Monsanto to understand what is going on.

[webcajun]

I agree with you on the chemical and the company but like you I still have the right to use it or not. The reason Monsanto is growing so powerful is our fault. We have some of the best politicians money can buy and we keep re-electing them each term. If the people of this country don't open their eyes real soon, there wont be a USA anymore. BTW The round up was not used on the tomato plants ...... Donald

[impalapez]

don't use roundup...we need the bees to pollinate...don't use chemicals..otherwise, nice video...

[webcajun]

I respect your opinion but ...... Round Up doesn't kill bees, Insecticide kills bees. The responsible use of insecticides is a must in food production. Most who believe that the banding of commercial fertilizer and insecticides in food production have never planted a seed in their lives and are living in a fantasy world. If the day comes when people have to grow their own food and the choice is to let the bugs eat your crop or your family eat your crop, which will you choose?

[impalapez]

I choose to not use chemicals. Respectfully if you're not a chemist/bioligist, I don't think you can be certain. Besides, it's just more petro chemicals in the food supply chain. Go ORGANIC...Bees do pollinate flowering weeds, and who's to say for sure that it does not harm them??

[venkatakancherla]

Please show us/tell us how you made those Tomato cages and with what material?

[webcajun]

I purchased a roll of fencing with openings approx 6x6", get the tallest you can find. Then cut the fencing in 4-5 foot lengths. Bring the ends around and attach with tie wire in about 5 places. Making tomato cages will be covered in depth in my DVD coming out this fall.

[awayalwayz]

This guys good!

[meetman3]

Why not run another pipe at the bottom of the pole and tie the line stright upward and then tie the plant to the upward line? Just thinking outloud....

[webcajun]

I use tomato cages so I don't have to keep tying my tomatoes as they grow. I'm lazy.

[Charcoal10000]

Love your videos. Keep it up.

[PSPMaui]

Good idea. I think I'll try to.

[MeSeeUTube]

Thats a good idea. I think I will try it.

[greentxmama]

Great video...Never thought about supporting them this particular way. It's such a great idea especially with all the wind we've been getting this spring. Round-up great idea too...I have weeds growing all around mine right now. Thanks! 5 stars!

[ChangeofSpace]

Thanks! I love your videos!