This video shows four supports for tomato plants in your garden: Tall Titan Garden Stake, Tomato Ladder, Tomato Cage, and Tomato Tower.
Here are some of the pros and cons for each type of support:
| Stake |
- Good for tight spaces
- Perfect for square-foot gardens
- Affordable
- Easy to store
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- Plants need frequent pruning
- Heavy pruning means less fruit per plant
- Must tie plant to stake
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| Ladder |
- Good for compact spaces
- Perfect for square-foot gardens
- Nest for storage
- Extra-sturdy
- Easy access for pruning and harvesting
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- Plants need occasional pruning
- Must weave plant branches through ladder
- Plant stems will need tying to ladder
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| Cage |
- Easiest way to support a plant
- Surrounds plant on all sides; no need to tie
- Less pruning needed
- Good for small to medium-sized plants
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- Must reach through grid to harvest
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| Tower |
- Easiest way to support a plant
- Surrounds plant on all sides; no need to tie
- Less pruning needed
- Good for tall plants
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- Must reach through grid to harvest
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Whatever support technique you use, all tomato plants benefit from some pruning, even those supported by cages and towers. Learn more about pruning and training your tomato plant:
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