Customer Reviews

Gardener's Blue Ribbon Stake it Easy Plant Staking System STEZ1

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After fighting metal tomato cages for 25 years, we decided to put out the money for something that would handle our 6 foot high hybrid plants. This product is exactly what we were looking for. It will certainly handle high growth. Better yet, the material and construction make it a reasonable purchase. These, we bought two, have the feel of a product that will outlast a dozen metal cages. They are made to accommodate a high growing plant gradually. There are adjustments that allow an initial height of four feet and can simply (we mean simply) be made to grow in height as the plant grows. If there is anything to be said that could be thought of as negative, it would be the poor set of directions which consists only of pictures. Nothing is written. The pictures, part of the packing, are very poor. It's hard to believe they are intended to be instruction illustrations. The first cage was built by trial an error. The second set then, was built in a matter of minutes. Regardless of directions, these are wonderful tomato cages, especially for tall varieties. They may seem highly priced but will become inexpensive after years of re-use. We wouldn't suggest buying these unless you plan to harvest tomatoes over the years. The price prohibits use for one crop, one year.

This is the best tomato cage I've ever used. Very sturdy, never rusts, the rungs can be easily adjusted to fit each plants' growth needs and best of all, it disassembles at the end of the season for easy flat storage! I'm going to buy more now in anticipation of next tomato season.

I decided to invest a little bit this year for my tomato plants with these instead of the simple wired ones I usually get. They aren't bad, but haven't been too impressed either. So I'm pretty much neutral. If I could do it again, I'd probably stick with the wired ones you can get at any garden store or nursery.

I usually use the metal cages which practically set up themselves, so this was annoying to put together. But the reason I tossed it in the trash is that it is so unstable. I had it in the ground and the wind picked it up destroying thr roots. In addition it does not have the capability to hold the branched when the get heavy with fruit. The expense of the product didn't bother me - I thought it would look much more attactive than the cages - but healthy plants in metal cages look better than struggling plants in their rube goldberg design.