Due to the force of gravity, floppy tomato plants are always prone to sprawl on the ground instead of standing erectly, which makes them disease-prone, damages fruit quality and even causes a bad harvest. A tomato trellis system can be a great plant support solution to this problem. It lifts the plants off the ground and then the tomato plants can have better ventilation. In the following paragraph, some methods are listed below for you.
 
 
Stakes
Metal or wood stakes at least six feet are supposed to be installed in the planting season. Then, when plants grow up, twine or strips of fabric can be used to tie the stems loosely to the plant stakes.
 


Cages
If you are not willing to tie up the stems, it is a good idea to use square or cylindrical wire cages to keep your crops upright. In general, homemade cages are more durable than commercial cages because they are usually converted from strong livestock panels.

 

Tripods
If you try to grow tomatoes in windy areas, it is recommended to use three stakes made into a basic tripod and train your tomato plants on upwind stakes. Thus, plants will be safer to grow up with extra stability.



For plants grown in ornamental gardens, wood, bamboo and bent twigs are ideal materials to make tripods. The choices of tripod materials can be diverse, which depends on personal preference only. 
 
Florida Weave
The Florida weave method is adopted for determinate tomatoes, able to support the tomatoes with the help of the twine horizontally woven between the rows of stakes.



Spiral Stakes & Ladders
Spiral Stakes and ladders are both ideal for indeterminate tomatoes, the vines can be entwined with either the spiral stakes or the ladders so as to grow upwards.

  

Roller Hook
Roller hooks, good helpers to maximize your growing space, are used in combination with twine to hang vine crops overhead. They can not only assure smooth heightening or lowering your crops, but also avoid the vines crowing, slipping or jumping from the frames. With roller hooks, the heights of the crops are under full control and the labor are saved. The vines are easily guided upwards, tomatoes are kept in good shape instead of being shoving. 



Tomato Trellis Clips
Tomato trellis clips are used to connect the crops to greenhouse frames or trellis twine for preventing Botrytis (also so known as gray mold) and promoting air circulation with the minimal damage to the stems. Your crops will become sturdier with trellis clips, so your tomatoes are healthier than before in the harvest season.

J Hook Supports
When crops grow to maturity, you can use J-hook supports to help tomatoes prevent from pinching or falling off because large heavy tomatoes are prone to tear the plants. These small hooks are designed to connect the tomato trusses and the trellis twine to support the trusses until you believe the tomatoes are ripe enough to be picked up.