How to stake tomatoes with bamboo:
- Plant the tomato seedling deeply (as far as where the leaves start) while inserting a bamboo stake into the ground next to it, 8 to 12 inches deep. If your tomatoes are already growing like crazy, just place a bamboo stake next to the plant.
- Tie the stem to the bamboo pole with twine. Tie it all the way to the top of the main vine.
- Be brutal when pruning stems and "suckers" so you only have the strongest, best stems for the biggest, best tomatoes.
- Continue adding more ties as the tomatoes grow.
- Add a bamboo crossbar between the two tomato stakes to strengthen the stakes and allow the tomatoes to spread out.
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