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[–] Le_Squish 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Tomatoes tolerate being trimmed very well. If you are just looking to have a few tomatoes for salad, trim them. If you want to make sauce, let them get super big. I find making a tall bamboo tripod to be better than a cage. Happy growing, though.

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[–] GWBusch [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I didn't consider using bamboo, my neighbor has a forests worth of the stuff in their backyard, I might have to ask them for some when the time comes, thanks!

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[–] Voopin__Voopin ago 

if you do the tripod, do you wrap twine around it or something for the plants to rest on, or support them as they grow outward?

easier question, do you have a pic of what you are talking about? :)

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[–] Le_Squish 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I usually use hemp rope and wrap it around the tripod.

The advantages of a tripod is that it can easily be moved and repositioned. Standard tomato cages can collapse under the weight of a big tomato plant and cages can be difficult to remove at the end of the growing season.

I'm not tomatoing this year so I don't have pictures to share of my setup.