Winter Sowers Use Their Imaginations!
(and what's on hand)
Styrafoam grape boxes make great Winter Sowing flats! They are easy to prepare, long lasting, and can hold a lot of soil and seeds. Using two tomato cages as a support and a cover of clear plastic vinyl, the grape boxes become a germination tunnel with easy viewing of the interior.

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Use a cooking fork to stab several holes into the base of the container.

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It's easy to prepare a
styrafoam container.
Grape Containers with Tomato Cages for Support View inside the tomato cages.
Centaurea cyanus ~ Bachelor Buttons, Cornflowers

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View inside the tomato cages.

A row of prepared grape boxes with tomato cages for cover support.

View showing the joined tomato cages. View showing long end flap of vinyl.
View showing joined tomato cages.
View showing long end flap of vinyl.
The three grape boxes with tomato cage supports and draped clear vinyl. Garden bricks hold down loose edges of clear vinyl cover.
The three grape boxes with tomato cage supports and draped clear vinyl.

Garden bricks hold down loose edges of the clear vinyl cover.

Fold down center and one side of vinyl end flap. Fold down other side.
Fold down center and one side of vinyl end flap.
Fold down other side.
Brick holds down folded end flap. Interior view of germination tunnel shows tomato cages and plant labels.
Brick holds down folded end flap.
Interior view of germination tunnel shows tomato cages and plant labels.
Use scissors and snip or stab the vinyl to provide air transpiration vents. Add vents throughout the cover.
Use scissors and snip or stab the vinyl to provide air transpiration vents.
Add vents throughout the cover.
Add vents to all the sides and end flaps too. The last vents are added. Look at those dirty knees !
The last vents are added.
Wow! Look at those dirty knees!
Add vents to the sides and end flaps.
The completed tunnel.
Photos on this page by:
Steven and Trudi Davidoff

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The completed tunnel.

When you want to use your tomato cages for what they were created for ~ Growing Tomatoes ~
you can use them with our free tomato seeds! Please send a SASE for six different packs of tomato seed. You'll get many colors, sizes, and shapes! Heirloom Tomato or Hybrid Tomato? Which is better? We send both in our SASE so you can decide for yourself. Chances are you'll be happy with all! It's easy to grow your own tomatoes from seed. Click on the link for the SASE information and address to recieve your six packs of free tomato seeds.

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