Tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) may start as tiny, well-behaved seedlings, but it doesn't take long for them to produce a multitude of disorderly vines — not to mention the dozens of pounds of ...

Tomato plants have a naturally sprawling growth habit that need support if you want to get better harvests and healthier plants. There are lots of tomato cages and staking options on the market and ...

In 40 seasons of gardening, Joyce Illa has tried everything to protect her tomato plants. The rural Ashby, Minn., gardener had used cages, wires and even steel stakes to keep the plants off the ground ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Our vegetable gardens have gotten a crash course in Northeast Ohio summer weather the past couple of weeks—high winds, even higher temperatures, and relative drought have all ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- My ongoing quest to devise the ultimate tomato plant support saw some progress this summer as I tinkered with last year’s set-up. The ultimate goal is a tomato support system that ...

Find out if it's better to stake or cage your tomato plants to keep them standing tall through harvest. Tomato plants have a naturally sprawling growth habit that need support if you want to get ...