How Do You Support A Stake Cage For Tomato Plants?
A tomato stake cage is a type of cage for a tomato that has a stake at the center and a spiral cage surrounding the stake for the branches of the tomato plant to rest on. If the tomatoes on a stake cage are particularly heavy, the plant may need additional staking surrounding the cage to support the tomato fruit. Installing these extra stakes is easy and should not take more than 10 minutes per cage. Place the stake cage around the plant when the tomato plant is still small. Once the first flowers start to bloom is a fine time to introduce the cage. Arrange the stalks of the tomato plant around the outside edges of the cage. Place the main stake right next to the main stalk of the tomato plant. Tie the tomato stalks to the stake cage in several different locations. Tie some of the main side branches to the outside cage. Tie the main stalk of the tomato to the main stake of the tomato cage. Monitor the growth of the tomato plant. If any branches start to become too heavy for the cage, t
