Staking Tomatoes and Green Beans

When and how do you put stakes in your garden for growing tomatoes and green beans?


ANSWER:

The stakes should be put in place at the time of planting. If you wait until the plants are large and need the stakes, you risk damaging the plant foliage and root system.

There are many ways to stake tomatoes and green beans.

I use metal cages for my tomato plants. They are easy to put in place, and can be used year after year.

Green beans are a bit more difficult. You can create a tee-pee-type structure using poles and string, a fence of posts and wire, or plant bush beans if you don't want to have to deal with stakes.