How to Cage Garden Vines

Vining garden plants like tomatoes and cucumbers benefit from caged growth. The support keeps the fruit up and off the ground. This results in fewer but larger and healthier fruit. When suspended off the ground, garden plants are less susceptible to insect predation, fungal disease and other pathogens. Garden plant cages are available at most home and garden centers and are easy to install and maintain.

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Instructions

- 1
  Loosen and turn the top 8 inches of the soil before you plant. Loosened soil is better for plant roots and easier to penetrate.
- 2
  Plant each seed or transplant at least 3 feet apart to accommodate a standard 18 inch cage (recommended for most vine garden plants like peas, determinate tomatoes and cucumbers) over each plant.
- 3
  Center a cage over each seed or transplanted seedling, smallest end down. Then push the bottom of the cage 4 to 6 inches in the ground or as deep as recommended by the cage's manufacturer.
- 4
  Care for the plant according to the recommendation for the species. The vines will naturally latch on to the wire of the cage. If any stems stick out of the cage, gently push them back so that they grow toward the interior.

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