Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: MD Suburbs of DC, Zone 7a
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For those who have them, what do you do for storage? Do you apply any oil? Or just put them in the shed/garage as is? I love that they fold up.
Thank, Dan
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Somis, Ca
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Dan, I do not want to hijack your post about storage...but I am interested as to how much you liked your TTC's this season? I am considering a purchase. thanks
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: MD Suburbs of DC, Zone 7a
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Ed, I love them. My Opalka have grown above 8' so I need the limb support. One thing I have learned is that I will have to stake them in addition to the cages. The stems still need vertical support because the cages don't provide much of that.
Dan
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Long island
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I just fold them up. Put them in the shed. I have had them for 5 years.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: SW Ohio
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I hang mine on long racks like you use for garden tools in the shed. 10 years and still going strong.
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I squirt oil in the sockets and take them apart.
This year I will clean them up some more and squirt Ospho on the rusted areas. I might even paint some a bright yellow. Worth |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Virginia Beach
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We oil ours as we put them away in the fall. I don't usually have too much trouble unfolding the TTC in the spring but I also have some of the square stacking cages for cucumbers and they can be tough to open. We just use a bit of oil on all of them.
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: 5a SD
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Fold up
Zip tie them in sets of 3 Put them back in original boxes and store in shed. Love 'em May try the lubricant
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: MD Suburbs of DC, Zone 7a
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Thanks for all of your thoughts. I really appreciate it. I think I am just going to clean the dirt off them and put them in the shed for the winter.
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