Find out if it's better to stake or cage your tomato plants to keep them standing tall through harvest. Stake vs. Cage: What’s the Best Method for Your Tomato Plants? Skip to main content ...

The single stake method isn’t efficient for most tomato growing situations, but it's helpful when growing a tomato plant in a container. Sturdy tomato cages are often too big for a pot, but a ...

Martha Stewart knows a thing or two about healthy, homegrown tomatoes. Here's an easy and affordable tip she's been using on her tomatoes for years.

Place a tomato cage or stakes in the garden pot as soon as possible. "Most determinate tomatoes will benefit from tomato cages when they start setting heavy fruit,” says Colburn. Waiting until the ...

Tomatoes grow well in containers. You're not just limited to patio or small-size types either. You'll just need bigger pots and a way to support the vines.

Tomato plants have a tendency to spread out, their stems thickening with time, and they would splay out in the soil without a little help. So gardeners get creative with ...

Staking plants is the simplest and least expensive method, requiring only a wooden stake 6 feet long, pointed at one end, measuring approximately 1x2 inches, plus a method to tie to the stake ...

Tomato Talk: Stake plants to keep fruit off ground, reduce risk of disease. By K-State Research and Extension news service. May 16, 2025. K-State horticulture expert outlines options for giving ...

Amish paste is a large, vigorous, staking tomato that will produce well in a large container and in a potting mix that has plenty of substance. Helen Chesnut Feb 21, 2024 4:00 AM Share by Email ...