Hey Pat,

Last year I got some of that plastic mesh, with roughly 5cm square holes in
it. You can get it from Bunnings by the metre or roll. I think it was 120cm
wide. I used bamboo stakes threaded through the holes and hammered into the
ground to provide a support framework around the back and sides of my cherry
tomatoes. I then threaded the trusses through when they reached the mesh. It
worked well for me and kept everything off the ground nicely. This is a nice
cheap solution that only set me back about $10 or so if I recall correctly.

Good luck with your tomatoes.

Cheers,
Christo.

"PatC" wrote in message
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My tomatoes have a lot of young fruit on the trusses & would like some
tips
on how to keep them from pulling the whole plant apart.
I supported the plants last year by staking & tying them up with
pantihose,
but the heavy trusses ended up pulling the plants down & actually broke
off
when they got too heavy, resulting in a lot of heartache.
BTW, the plants are otherwise healthy, fully fertilised & grown in full
sun
with some shadecloth when it gest too hot later in the season & I live in
Sydney.
Thanks in advance for any tips