Tulle Isolation Bags: Tomato Prom 2012

...so I tried the green tulle first. I wanted to create a netting tube that could be slipped over the cage and be closed by gathering the top edges of the tulle into a short pompom.


Greenbush Italian ready for prom in a chic shamrock-green tulle, accented in acid yellow duct tape piping.

The largest of the cattle panel cages measured 78" around.

The cages are only about 5 feet tall installed with the prongs fully inserted and bottom rungs resting on the soil.

I opened up the folded 54" wide tulle netting on a large table and measured a piece 90" long to allow me enough wiggle room to slip the netting tube over the cage. I cut the piece as square and straight as tulle will allow.

I then folded the piece so that the fold was 54" long. I seamed the cut 54" edge with duct tape (a no-sew project from start to finish). The finished tube was slipped over the cage, gathered at the top, and secured with a rubber band. The rubber band will be covered by a sturdy piece of twine, since the rubber bands tend to rot and break quickly when exposed to UV light for a week or two.

No sewing here; just duct-tape the edges of the isolation netting together and slip it over the cage.

Even if it isn't as sturdy as Heritage Farms' isolation cages, it was easy to make and easy to install - and at eBay prices for full bolts of tulle, the cost per "tomato prom gown" was about 60 cents each.