How to Build A Hot-House Tomato Cage: Get in the Garden Faster!

How to Build A Hot-House Tomato Cage: Get in the Garden Faster! 

These cages can be built in 5 minutes. They will allow you to get your tomatoes into the garden a lot earlier. It works. I use a few every year and am the first in the area with red tomatoes. Try it!

They act as a wind break and keep the plant from cooling from winds. And they will collect the solar heat of the day. At night I recommend putting a plate on top, a few hours before the sun sets, so it stores up some heat. It is also important to remove it on sunny days in the morning. The inside of the cages can over heat on sunny days.

I will be doing a new video that adds in a black painted milk jug at the bottom like in the picture. The milk jug is filled with water and it will radiate heat at night to help maintain a bit more warmth. Notice the milk jug in the picture.You can also lay a piece of black plastic on the ground with a hole in the middle for the tomato. The cage can go on the plastic and it will warm the soil. A few tricks.

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