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May 1, 2018 · 14 Comments

DIY Tomato Cage Plant Stands

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Learn how to make a DIY plant stand from a tomato cage. This cheap plant stand idea is incredibly easy to make yourself, and will add a ton of color to your yard. 

You guys! Today I am so excited to share one of the easiest and cutest projects you will ever see in your life.

Seriously – it takes about 15 minutes, costs no more than $20, and looks like this:

diy plant stand from tomato cages

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SO CUTE, RIGHT?

Sorry. I couldn’t help shouting. I’m kind of in love with this project.

This is one of the two projects that I demonstrated last month at the Harvest event I was at. I shared the first one last week (and it’s just as easy!), and I’m back today to show this one off. I want to make like a million of these and put them all over my yard.

Are you ready to learn how to do it? Okay, here we go.

How to Make a DIY Plant Stand from Tomato Cages

Materials needed:

  • Tomato cages (I used 3 different sizes, you can get them individually at the hardware store)
  • Bolt cutters
  • Metal file
  • Spray paint
  • Plants

(Seriously, that’s it!)

Directions:

diy tomato cage plant stands

STEP ONE: 

Grab one of your tomato cages – if you aren’t familiar with them, here’s what it looks like:

Tomato cage to use for DIY plant stand

Use your bolt cutters to clip off the part that goes into the ground (the top part in the image above). It looks intimidating because the metal is pretty thick, but I promise it’s a breeze to cut through it. After you cut it, use the file to smooth the edges out a bit.

Creating a DIY plant stand

Clipping ends off of tomato cage for DIY wire plant stand

STEP TWO: 

Next up, spray paint the cages in whatever color you want. We went bright and cheery, but you could do them gold or white or just leave ’em as-is. Have fun with it!

Then? Add the plants and you’re done.

Yup. That’s it.

For our planters, we grabbed some cheap terra cotta pots and painted them white. Of course, you could always paint a fun pattern on them or paint them in a bright color – we just wanted the tomato cages and the plants to be the stars of the show. We picked out some shade-loving plants for these guys, because they’ll live over by Jackson’s play house, which gets lots of shade.

Easy DIY wire plant stand

How to make a DIY plant stand for the backyard

DIY tomato cage plant stands

One thing to keep in mind about these is that they aren’t the sturdiest things in the world. They hold the pots just fine, but we had our dogs accidentally break one when I had them sitting right in the path where they like to play. He ran right into it and the side of the tomato cage snapped. It was an easy enough fix, but I wouldn’t recommend keeping these where you have dogs running around. We’re keeping ours in a corner near Jackson’s playhouse – the dogs don’t normally play back there, and Jackson knows to leave them alone, so it’s worked out well so far.

These would also look great inside, if you don’t have a good spot outside. How fun would they be holding herbs in the kitchen?

How to make tomato cage plant stands

Colorful DIY tomato cage plant stands

Easy DIY plant stands tutorial

I think between our hanging planters, our ladder garden, the plant shelves, and this, I have officially turned into a crazy plant lady.

The scary part? I still consider myself a plant killer. I’ve somehow managed to keep all of these alive so far, but you should probably say a few prayers for my plants because I don’t know how much longer I can keep this facade going.

Have you been planting anything new lately?

Here are some more DIY planter and plant stand ideas

  • DIY vertical ladder garden
  • DIY Wall Planter
  • Create a DIY cinder block plant shelf
  • How to hang planters from your ceiling
  • DIY gardening and planter ideas
  • How to make DIY succulent centerpieces

Want even more DIY outdoor project ideas? Check out this post with 15 great ideas! 

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  1. Cindy says

    June 23, 2019 at 9:38 am

    I think you got this from Martha Stewart – she did it in 2017.

    https://www.marthastewart.com/1512128/tomato-cage-plant-stand-hack

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    • Amanda Hendrix says

      June 24, 2019 at 5:29 am

      I’m sure I wasn’t the first one to come up with the idea! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Erica Smith says

    April 30, 2018 at 4:00 pm

    Love the plant holders! Tomato cages are so awesome for many things! Thanks so very much for sharing! I love the colors!! I found you on Hometalk and now love your blog!!

    *Blessings*
    Erica Smith

    Reply
  3. Angie says

    August 4, 2017 at 7:19 am

    I luv these, great idea! Nice way to use up leftover spray cans from other garden projects! Can’t wait to try this! Than you you!

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      August 4, 2017 at 2:32 pm

      Thanks, Angie! Glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  4. Emily says

    July 27, 2017 at 4:19 pm

    I love the colors you chose for these – so fun and cheerful for summer!

    Reply
  5. Marie says

    July 13, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    I love that you went with fun, bright colors for your plant stands! They give them that extra pop! Thanks for sharing your DIY with us at Merry Monday this week!

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      July 14, 2017 at 7:50 pm

      Thanks, Marie!

      Reply
  6. Natasha says

    July 11, 2017 at 5:40 pm

    Cute! These would go really well with some colorful vinyl pots I saw at the store recently.

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      July 12, 2017 at 11:34 am

      Ooh yes that would be fun!

      Reply
  7. Carol ("Mimi") says

    July 11, 2017 at 2:14 pm

    I’ve noticed that tomato cages are sold in bright, pretty colors, now. This was a great project! The plant stands are very attractive.
    Carol (“Mimi”) from Home with Mimi

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      July 12, 2017 at 11:35 am

      Yes! Our store only had green and red and they were a little more expensive, but there are definitely some fun colors!

      Reply
  8. Krissy says

    July 3, 2017 at 6:58 pm

    YOUR SHIRT!! #TexasForever

    Reply
    • Amanda says

      July 4, 2017 at 3:06 pm

      Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose! <3 <3

      Reply

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