I've always wondered why the garden centers sell those flimsy wire tomato cages. I found them way too weak for any type of tomato grown in my garden. They would collapse under the weight of a healthy crop from one plant.
So I built my own out of scrap wood from a sawmill. They gave me offcuts of 2x2 and 1x2 pine. By joining three 5-foot long pieces with a length of heavy wire (copper is best) and putting some cross ladder type cross braces they were very sturdy and could hold the yield of two plants or more.
Here's a couple of photos.
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My dad built tomato cages, those bad boys were sturdy!! I have the flimsy wire cages, and we had quite the storm over the weekend. My tomatoes are all knocked about. Sigh.
HippieChick58
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Aug 21, 2018
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I guess some of us only grow flimsy tomatoes because they work just fine for mine, those are huge plants you have there.
HeathenFarmer
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Aug 21, 2018
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Heavy duty and the new age types will insist that you get a better crop yield because of the pyramid shape. It couldn't hurt. 
Surfpirate
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Aug 21, 2018
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You are hard pressed to get better strength than those pyramids. I wouldnt be surprised if a 6 or 8 foot 2x2 couldnt be put between the tops of two pyramids and then strong twine or thin rope hung down and the growing plants - 3 or 4 trained up.
FrayedBear
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