Joint Staking or Caging for Support
Tomatoes benefit from sturdy cages or stakes to keep heavy clusters off the soil, and peppers can lean or flop under a full fruit load. Grouping them under the same tomato cage or trellis saves space and simplifies maintenance.
Use wide, sturdy cages or install a T-post with garden twine to support both. Tie main stems loosely to the support as they grow. Once, I combined peppers and tomatoes in a 5-foot cage—and it worked like a charm, with both crops upright and tidy all season!