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title: "Hi! So I’m a bit new to the plant parent life. I have these two…"
description: "Hi! So I’m a bit new to the plant parent life. I have these two beauties and, although they’re doing amazing, I wanted to see if anyone had any advice on the…"
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author: "Itsy"
published: "2024-04-26T21:19:04.249039Z"
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# Hi! So I’m a bit new to the plant parent life. I have these two…

_Posted by Itsy on 2024-04-26_

Hi! So I’m a bit new to the plant parent life. I have these two beauties and, although they’re doing amazing, I wanted to see if anyone had any advice on the best way to get them to straighten out. Any advice would amazing thank you!!☺️

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/58Rh1i3Q6ctyc9lHtExY8KQMcSBziIf2rqjJR6s9vGY/qfNzDMqYTyORHkFvsSk3QQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/58Rh1i3Q6ctyc9lHtExY8KQMcSBziIf2rqjJR6s9vGY/ytBAZyN8RECu8nMNVBZa7A.webp?size=large)

## 8 comments

### Itsy commented on 2024-04-26

They’re two different types of tomatoes and the fruiting process is causing them to way down A LOT😞

### Katie commented on 2024-04-26

Tomatoes benefit from a cage or trellis or stake. It’s hard to tell how wide the base of your pots are, but putting a wire cage in the pot would help support it as it grows. Also, they need lots and lots of sun. Not sure if you move them around, but it looks like they might be in a shaded location?

#### Katie replied on 2024-04-26

Something like this…

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hmgKpSsGR6PAr6RabGJEWbQ10RhjtRR186RvKBcj25I/vsN0BDUmRkKMpTm66Q6-cQ.webp?size=large)

#### Itsy replied on 2024-04-27

They actually get about 7 hours of direct sunlight, but yes I’ll look into a cages for them thank you!!

### Succulent❤️Mama commented on 2024-04-26

They will lean for sun, but tomatoes are also just vining plants. We tend to grow them upright, but they naturally want to lean over and crawl along the ground. I agree a tomato cage like above could help. By the end of our long growing season, I usually end up tying parts of the plant to the cage to keep it from getting so out of control.🤪

#### Snowstorm replied on 2024-04-26

That’s what my mum suggested for my tomatoes. 2 had SERIOUSLY bent stems! Now I’m calling them my bondage tomatoes since they’re all tied up!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/kbxreZo9tY3RlsyTziQUu7yH2oqcyZEbj4wNRx6BGuU/-Ps1MUaFRyCUBIHZNqUHXQ.webp?size=large)

#### Succulent❤️Mama replied on 2024-04-26

That’s funny!!😄

### Sunny commented on 2024-04-27

I learned the hard way years ago that tomatoes need cages to grow upright especially in a storm. It’s better to start using the cages early in the growth period than to attempt adding one too late.

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