did the F/A say it was a good time 2 do all that "work"???...glad i missed that part

Bass Bustin, are you the YouTube guy with the big bass on LoP ?

Yeah Mon! That's me.

That was back when I fished and had time to make videos. Where did my time go? Oh yes....I had a kid.

Cool thats a BIG fish,

Could be gophers or cutworms .

Nah it was from the wind , went down there the morning after the hurricane , heck everyday has been one living on top of a hill .

I bought some tiny tomato cages a few weeks ago , I say tiny now because my plants are really growing and they don't fit past the first ring . Is concrete mesh still the best stuff to use to build your own?

I call it "hog wire" . Still have my Dad's 20+ year old cages .

Good stuff .

What's a good radius, 3 foot'

10 to 11 squares is what works for me

Do you know how many size squares and rectangles the offer? LOL...I was shocked. I left dumbfounded.

2-3' diameter will support most tomato plants .

My cages are about 5' tall . The wire is maybe 1/4" and the squares are 6" on each side . I've grown 'maters , cukes ,gourds and even melons in them .

When you make 'em , cut the bottom squares so you leave 6" spikes on the bottom . Helps to keep 'em from blowing over on those high wind days .

You can cut and bend cattle panels for cages too.

I give it a 8 out of 10 pain in the %@# though.

Yup .

It's a lot easier to just mount them between two posts and train the plants .

IL look around Lowes tmrw to see what I can find.

Detailed update: tomato plants look about like a 6 of 10
My pepper plants haven't grown at all in the 3 weeks they have been in the ground.
Half my bell peppers are blown over , the others look bad too .
I planted some cucs and squash , I had a couple come up but the frost killed them .
I basically have two empty rows , I tried okra but never had one come up .
I water once or even twice a day and my rows are always dry if I give it the finger test .

All this is my brain storming and means nothing