On Tue, 18 May 2004 19:47:46 -0700, (Glenna Rose)
wrote:

writes:

We had some a couple years ago that stayed short and bushy... would
fit fine in such a cage -- my tenant used one, why I don't know. The
cage was redundant cuz the plant was so stiff it could take a 60mph
wind without flinching.

Sounds like a determinate, maybe a Roma type? Determinates don't keep
growing and growing; they are a specific height.

If a tomato needs any support at all, those wretched dime-store cages
won't help. Their drawbacks include lack of stability, as well as lack
of height and structure to "contain" a fruit-heavy plant. I really
hate 'em, and the way first time gardeners are tricked into buying
them.