Are they doing well? Well, they grew from when I planted them! They exist! Some do not exist anymore. Which is fine. If they all fruit I'm dead from canning. I'm happy with them!
that's a lot of tomatoes for one cage.
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Now I know for next year! One per side then? Or even less?
You could fill the cage with one plant if it grows well
Big if. I don't think I've ever seen one grow so big that it'd need a cage that size.
Oh, good to know, thank you!
one per cage usually? and even then they usually are so aggressive they can barely be contained.
Well, good luck to these guys then! Next year way less of them!
it's not too late to space them out or rearrange. your going to have all kinds of issues with a plant spacing that tight
Okies! I'll try and thin them out!
You may still be able to transplant them. Tomatoes grow like weeds. The way you have it set up they will grow but each plant will have fewer fruits. I plant 2 per 4x2 bed and they will fill the entire thing and then some. Add some herbs or strawberries for a great companion plant.
The squirrels have destroyed every herb ever so that's unlikely to work. Strawberries sound delightful though! I'll look into that!
Just wanted to show off my 
I cloned a bunch from the mother plant last fall. They grew crazy under a single lamp over the winter and I had to cut them back several times. Planted them after the last frost and they are already over 6ft high and spreading like crazy. I don't over prune. The entire wire will be full of tomatoes within a month and I should be able to harvest everyday.
Lovely! I wish you the mostest tomatoes!