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Old February 21, 2009   #14
Ruth_10
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Hasshoes, if your garden area is subject to only occasional strong winds you will be okay. Pick the sunniest area for your garden. It's areas in the country that get sustained, summer-long winds that have problems with damage and desiccation.

In my location we will often get moderate, sustained winds in early spring. Since my tomato plants are most susceptible when they are small and the weather is not reliably warm, I will often place a temporary wind barrier on the side the wind usually comes from. It doesn't have to be more than a couple of bricks stacked up or a board or a piece of fabric.

I cage my plants. I've had them get moved around in the cages after strong summer storms, but so far (knock on wood), nothing broken. I do stake my cages with sturdy, 6 ft. tall T-bars and wire the cages to the T-bars. They ain't goin' nowhere.
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