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In this way, is it better to stake or cage tomatoes?

Determinate tomatoes can do well with stakes since they stop growing at a certain height. Indeterminate varieties, in our experience, do better with cages because they can reach such heights, but your cage needs to be up to the challenge and offer support at least six feet tall.

Also, why do you put cages around tomato plants? A tomato plant grows upright, holding its fruit up off the ground. They often need cages or stakes because the tomatoes get heavy enough to pull limbs or even the entire plant to the ground, potentially snapping the branches or stem in the process. 'Wild tomatoes' bear much smaller fruits that are easier to support.

Considering this, what is tomato staking?

Staking and Training Tomatoes. ?The main reason for staking and supporting tomato plants is to keep plants and fruit off the ground. Supported tomato plants are pruned (suckered) to reduce the number of branches, thereby making plants more suitable for the selected method of support.

How tall should tomato stakes be?

6 to 8 feet