http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/06/13/stakes-and-cages/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:22:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/06/13/stakes-and-cages/#comment-892 Krystle, TasteTheSeasons.com Sun, 24 Jun 2007 05:45:10 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/06/12/stakes-and-cages/#comment-892 Out here, where the wind recently got strong enough to blow up a PVC & plastic greenhouse, we use 6' wide remesh. We cut it to 6' long and roll it into a cylinder, then stake it to the ground with three wooden stakes and a 4 lb sledgehammer. Then we wrap the cages in remay cloth to keep them protected from pests & disease until the weather starts hitting 100 deg. F. (then it starts getting way too hot in there for them). The cages are re-used every year; they're pretty sturdy, but they have to be out here! Out here, where the wind recently got strong enough to blow up a PVC & plastic greenhouse, we use 6′ wide remesh. We cut it to 6′ long and roll it into a cylinder, then stake it to the ground with three wooden stakes and a 4 lb sledgehammer. Then we wrap the cages in remay cloth to keep them protected from pests & disease until the weather starts hitting 100 deg. F. (then it starts getting way too hot in there for them). The cages are re-used every year; they’re pretty sturdy, but they have to be out here!

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