Plant cages stink. They’re unwieldy, made of cheap metal, and they always seem to block the sun and stunt the growth of your plants. Bamboo stinks. But gardening WITHOUT cages and bamboo also stinks in its own special way. Your plants grow chaotically, they grow out instead of up, and you have no control over them.

Tired of dealing with all the mess sometimes? So were we. That’s why we created the Ultimate Plant Cage. It’s the first-ever FULLY ADJUSTABLE plant cage. The Ultimate Plant Cage’s unique, patented design OPENS up your plants to the sun and lets those nourishing rays penetrate from the fruit to the root.

The cage revolves around a stable, durable and 100% biodegradable plastic base and six adjustable support poles that direct your plant’s growth but does not stunt it. The poles extend up to 32” – giving your plants plenty of room to grow.

Now you’re wondering about that headline – well that’s how I want you to think about the Ultimate Plant Cage – it’s the best teacher your plants ever had. It gives them room to grow but hovers nearby to make sure they’re heading in the right direction. It doesn’t smother them with unneeded attention, stifling their growth – but it doesn’t ignore them and let them get into all kinds of trouble.

Using the device’s simple, snap-together design, your plants can be turned or moved with NO fuss. No more annoying afternoons spent wrestling with cheap metal plant cages. And best of all, with the Ultimate Plant Cage, the branches and fruits of your plants are fully secured to the support poles.

And finally, the Ultimate Plant Cage doesn’t just work great in your potted plants – it works in any medium. Your plants will thrive in rockwool, soil and Hydroton.

Six Reasons to use the Ultimate Plant Cage(U.P.C.)

• 100% Made in the USA
• First-ever Fully Adjustable Plant Cage
• Opens up your plants and allows light to penetrate from the fruit to the root of your plant
• Branches and Fruit are secured in the UPC – no more falling down
• The UPC is the Ultimate Garden Organizing Tool – no more nasty, chaotic, and embarrassing gardens for you
• The UPC makes it simple to turn or alternate potted plants WITHOUT damaging them

Buy a set of our Ultimate Plant Cages now. Try them out – and if it isn’t the most fuss-free, useful, and nourishing plant cage you’ve ever used – I insist that you write us for a refund. Just let us know that the Ultimate Plant Cage isn’t for you and we’ll refund your money.

We’re so confident that the Ultimate Plant Cage is the best plant support product out there, this money back guarantee doesn’t expire. For as long as you own the Ultimate Plant Cage – if you ever become dissatisfied with our product – let us know via email and we’ll return your money immediately.

Let the good times grow!

Well, this used to be our office…

Another shot of the Global Garden Friends offices.

Here are the guys from the shipping department.

A pallet being loaded into the truck!

You might’ve come across our website or products before and then done a google search to see how much “other” places are selling them for. It’s true you can find cheaper plant cages out there, but with a few key differences:

1. They are 4 pole units, not 6 pole units.

No where else online will you be able to find a 6 pole Ultimate Plant Cage. We know because we are the source of where they come from! You will see we explain this in this previous post.

2. They do not have a 100% money back guarantee.

“We’re so confident that the Ultimate Plant Cage is the best plant support product out there, this money back guarantee doesn’t expire. For as long as you own the Ultimate Plant Cage – if you ever become dissatisfied with our product – let us know via email and we’ll return your money immediately.”

3. They do not ship immediately once order is placed.

Our warehouse and office are all in the same building. As soon as we receive your order we box up your items, slap a shipping label on it, and every day the shipping man comes by and picks up the shipments. Its quick and easy like that. We don’t have a huge warehouse with hundreds of products. Just the product you see in our store here.

4. They do not provide customer service with style.

One of our core values is to provide the Ultimate customer service with style. No body and no company is perfect but having this ideal in the forefront of all our teams minds helps us to strive towards this. Many who have come in contact with us will attest that we do our best to provide customer service with style.

If you are one of those unlucky people who was sold a 4 pole plant cage you can always make it a full and complete unit by clicking here.

We would love to hear from you and get your feedback about what you think of our product. Love them or hate them we would love to hear from you! If you post pictures on our facebook page of your garden looking clean and organized with the Ultimate Plant Cage or Ultimate Plant clips we will send you a free 20 pack of plant clips! Simply go here: http://www.facebook.com/globalgardenfriends.

Till next time folks, let the good times grow!

- GGF

Today, I want to discuss three ways to fix your garden once you’ve reach that point of chaos, that point of no return where it seems like there is nothing you can do and your plants are growing all over the place. When your plants are unruly and falling over, here’s what you can do.

1. Defoliate

This is simple, just take off some of the leaves. This is the first step. Go around each plant and remove about 10 or so leaves per plant, focusing on taking leaves out of the center of the plant. This will create a little more room for your plants to grow and allow a little more light from top to bottom. Some people may think that taking leaves off the plant actually stunts their growth but this isn’t true. In fact, I have found that you can take up to 50% of the leaves off a plant and it will have no effect on its growth. This will always be a point of contention amongst the gardening community but the moral of the story is not to be shy to take a few leaves off here and there as it will not hurt the plant and it will increase the light penetration.

2. Get The Ultimate Plant Cage

The great thing about the design of the Ultimate Plant Cage is that the base piece comes in 3 sections and allows you to easily click together the base around an existing plant. You can see how this works if you click here and scroll down to see the step by step guide on how to put the UPC together. Once you have the base in place you can add the knuckles and poles and your plants are ready to be secured using the plant cage. The fastest and easiest way to secure your plants to the UPC is to use the Ultimate Plant Clips. These are a very simple design and based on our research and development they are the best plant clip found in the market. They are also reusable and certified biodegradable.

3. Open Up Your Plants

Now that you’ve taken off some leaves and installed your Ultimate Plant Cage, you’re ready to open up your plants. This is important because having the middle of your plants opened up allows light to penetrate all the way to the bottom. This is crucial as it will give you consistent fruit and production all the way throughout the life of your plants. Opening them up allows more light to penetrate which in turn creates healthier plants. This is also why in step one (defoliate) you should be sure to take out some of the leaves in the center. The great thing about the Ultimate Plant Cage is it allows you to train your plants however you feel is best based on your gardening experience. You can get creative and try out different things. If you also install the Ultimate Trellis Hooks it gives you more options in terms of secure points for your plants to attach to.

So, there you have it! Your problem solved. You can now fix your garden in a short amount of time follow these 3 simple steps. And not only have you fixed your chaotic garden, in the long run you will increase your yields and produce a much healthier and happier garden.

Check out our store here to find out more.

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This natural motion makes the clip easy to use. The clip locks in place when you touch your index finger to your thumb. How easy is that?

The durable, 100%-biodegradable plastic clip secures plant stems up to 1/2″ in diameter and can be used over and over again. Its bright green color and plant shaped ends allow it to blend in with ALL your plants.

Finally, this clip is tough but it’s no vice-grip. It’s built with a PATENTED tolerance design so it won’t choke off your stems as they grow. Like a green rubber band – the Ultimate Plant Clip has just the right amount of slack and expands to keep your plants secure and GROWING.

3 Reasons to Use the Ultimate Plant Clip

• Works with you hand’s natural motion to make securing your plants FAST and EASY
• It’s Quality. Durable and Flexible design keeps your plants secured for YEARS
• It Won’t Kill Your Plant’s by Choking their Stems – the Clip has enough give to let them grow

You can try them out for yourself here.

The Ultimate Plant Stakes are 100% certified biodegradable plastic that doesn’t retain water and stays strong for the best plant support.

The stakes’ patented elliptical and adjustable design means they will support your plants from tiny seedlings to robust, towering plants. Throw the stakes into the soil or into your pots and secure the stems or fruit to them. As your plants grow – the stakes patented spin and lock mechanism allows you to adjust them, so your stakes will grow with your plants.

Like ALL our products, the Ultimate Plant Stakes are tough, flexible, adjustable, and 100% biodegradable. This package comes with six (6) Ultimate Plant Stakes that are extendable up to 32 inches. If you decide to go higher you can add the thicker poles onto the skinnier ones.

To get yours today, click here.

The Ultimate Trellis Kit makes you the master of your plant’s destiny. When you surround your plants with the trellis wiring – you can secure your plant’s stem or fruit to any point in the durable, secure structure.

This unparalleled flexibility lets you harness Mother Nature and ensure your plants grow the way you WANT them to grow. Take control of your plant growing – use the Ultimate Trellis clip to train and guide your plants in the best direction. Open them up to allow total light penetration from root to fruit.

To try these with your Ultimate Plant Cage today, simply click here.

*Note: Plant cage and wire not included.

Why We Shipped The Ultimate Plant Cage With Four Poles

The reason why we’ve always shipped our Ultimate Plant Cages with only four poles is simple: it made our product less expensive for the end user. Including only four poles allowed us to lower the cost of the Ultimate Plant Cage to those customers who don’t want 6 (or more) poles. And, we reasoned, those who want more poles can simply purchase the four pole accessory kit. We sold a bunch of these units out to a distributor in early 2010 during Global Garden Friends’ infancy as a company and, frankly, we were unsure of the decision.

The New Six Pole Ultimate Plant Cage

Since that time we have decided to sell a full set of six (6) poles with each unit, no matter what. This is because we have been able to lower our costs on the Ultimate Plant Cage, which has also made it more feasible for the gardener on a budget. So if you’ve come here looking for more poles, you’re in luck! Click here and you can have the full and complete Ultimate Plant Cage you’ve been searching for.

We apologize for any hassles or confusion this may have caused. It was a decision made by a young company that has since learned from it. We look forward to serving you in the future and hope to hear from you soon.

P.S. — If you ordered before our new six-pole units began shipping, you can click here to order a four pole accessory kit.

When I say scrambling, I mean individuals on the team running from their desks to the shipping department in full sprint to pass on a new set of shipping guidelines. Oh well, you live and you learn, right? Nobody is perfect and could have possibly predicted each and every aspect of a new project. We take what we learn and carry this knowledge over for the next round of orders.

This is a pretty common strategy over here at GGF: we jump into new situations with the enthusiasm and optimism. We have to compensate for this lack of understanding somehow. Well, it’s pretty simple: we consult the internet. Google has become our greatest asset. We look to the “big G” for advice in almost every area of business when ambiguity arises.

This is because none of us have what you would call “experience” with this product-based business stuff. I mean some of us studied business in school and others have worked IN business for a long period of time, but owning and operating? Nope. And we are completely fine with that. We actually believe that this gives us an edge, an advantage in some ways. Inexperience allows us to explore different options fearlessly, without the doubt and skepticism of someone who has been there done that.

I wish you could see the activity between these walls. It’s a pretty sight if you enjoy hard work and the uncertainty of the small business world. If you’re like me, it will bring a smile to your face.

With more people growing indoors, it’s natural for people to start learning more about gardening and figuring out what works best for them. As a part of this there will be many people who get excited and decide to find the best way to grow and the most efficient ways. The smart ones will figure out that they will only be able to provide these savings in food costs during the summer months only. The smart ones will know they have to find another way. That is how we will start off this list of the top 5 reasons to grow indoors.

1. You can grow your fruits, vegetables, and plants all year round. There is no rain, wind, or snow to hinder your gardening. Indoor growing allows you to control all the elements and grow your plants 365 days a year if thats what you want to do.
2. Saving money! The great benefit of growing your own is that you won’t be at the mercy of rising food costs. You can produce what you need to eat and you can even get in on the action and provide food for you neighbors, and maybe even make a few cents out of it at the same time.
3. Choice. You can choose all the different varieties and favorite vegetables and fruits you like. You can grow some strawberries, tomatoes, etc. It can be exciting to go to your garden and see all the possibilities.
4. Excitement. For those who never thought gardening could be exciting I ask you to give it a try. Seeing how things can change and grow and harnessing the suns rays and energy to create food is a very interesting and exciting process. That you can plant something in the ground one day and then many days later pull it out and eat it is very cool. Much cooler than going to the store and handing something over the register. Thats just too easy!
5. Quality. As you grow your own fruit and veges and having the control on all the elements you know 100% that your fruit and veges don’t have pesticides or herbicides. It’s completely clean and fresh because you wouldn’t want to poison your own food your going to eat. This one point alone makes it worth it to grow your own food because these days with companies operating with the mindset of profiting no matter what, they at times can compromise the end product. Us as consumers are the ones who have to eat this food, and knowing what was put in it during the whole growing process give you that peace of mind.

So start the process now of creating a space in your home to grow indoors. Do a little bit of reading, there are resources everywhere on how to grow indoors and where to begin. Good luck!