PS - we stopped that tomato cage silliness three years ago - “Free Range” gives us four or five times the volume of fruit!
I don’t use much in the way of cages either. I only have one cage, and just use it to mark the space between tomatoes and peppers.
I do sometimes tie them to a stake, when they are kinda young and need a little help to stay out of the dirt when the wind blows.
my mother always said that plants left to lay on the ground have their tomatoes ripen quicker...becuz of the warmth I guess...however, in my garden, if I do that, they get nibbles and bites and rot a bit too much to my liking...
I want tomatoes like in the Godfather...all strung up nice and neat....lol