Im always running into trouble with buds falling over during flower, anyone have experience using tomato cages to support the plants branches? I'm thinking about building a scrog net to support them but its a bit too much work. Any advice appreciated.
A tomato cage will work but unless the plants are huge I prefer bamboo stakes. Much easier to put them exactly where you need them and you don't have to cut the plant out of a cage at the end.
I'm using bamboo stakes right now and its not really working. I would have to put a lot in there and tie up my branches to them, which I have done before. My plants are 4 feet tall and the side branches are so heavy it leans over or falls down. I just wanna make sure tomato cages work for tall bushy plants. I have seen some large tomato cages.
Yea they do work. What most people end up doing instead of buying cages is just getting a roll of chicken wire or fencing from the hardware store and make cages to fit whatever size they need. My neighbor grows 6' - 7' tall indoor plants and uses them to support his crop.
I've seen some use that concrete mesh stuff. Make a cylinder with it around the plant. I haven't yet and today I had to lay the plants on the ground because of the crazy wind storm that swept through this region.