I definitely recommend leaving tomatoes unstaked. They will make vines all over the place and spread out like weeds and they'll take a bit longer to ripen, but the plus side is you get a much bigger crop (IMHO) because the plant is allowed to behave as it wants. Stakes are *not* necessary if you grow a plant unstaked from birth, it is only necessary once a plant learns to depend on the stake. Even if the vines bend they will almost always self-repair and it's wonderful to find tomatoes nestled here, there, and everywhere on the vines.
Happy gardening -- Kit
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