.I use both stakes and cages. New stakes go to the bigger tomatos- as the bottoms rot off, I'll use them for smaller varieties. When they get too short, I use them to support the one or two cages that need some extra help.In addition, for the ones in cages I will tie up a few stragling branches here or there. As none of my cages are more than 5 ft., (I like stakes for the big ones) if a plant does outgrow it's cage, it's an indivdual judgement call. I might add a stake, prune it back, or just let it flop over. Sometimes not very neat in appearance, but seems to meet the needs of individual plants. Hope this gives you some ideas.
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