05/31/2026
You don’t need tomato cages, you need T-posts and string.
If you’re growing multiple tomatoes in a row, ditch the flimsy tomato cages. Depending on how many tomatoes you’re growing, the cages can get pricey!
Instead, use the Florida weave trellising method. On both ends of your tomato row, add a T-post (6ft or higher). Attach a string to one T-post and weave in and out of your tomatoes. Wrap the string around the other T-post and weave in and out back towards your starting point. You should end up with a string in both the front and back of each tomato plant. With every few inches of growth, you’ll want to add a new row of string (roughly once a week).
Tomatoes grow extremely fast! If you can keep up with the trellising, the string will have no trouble holding up the tomato plants. Plus, it looks pretty cool!
