Staking tomatoes has many different opinions given about it as there are different methods of staking them
. What makes different home gardeners use different methods? There are many answers, but what we can do here is list the most popular that are used.
Lets have a look at different staking methods?
The smaller bushy type tomato plants do not really need to be staked but some growers will use one main stake just in case the weight of the fruit or the wind bends and damages the plant.
Here are some of the arguments for staking:
to lift the vine and leaves off the ground to prevent disease
enable fertilizing under the leaves without burning them
more easily be able to access the tomatoes at harvest time
allow air flow around the leaves minimizing fungal growth
be able to spray the plants more effectively and control pests
Reasons not to stake tomatoes are not that many, but some growers prefer their plants to sprawl along the ground and root at contact. It is possible not to bother with staking where there is not much of a problem with crawling insects and pests and where the climate is not too humid allowing for the plants to dry easily when laying down.