BOTINDO Garden Stakes 58 Inches Sturdy Green Plant Sticks 25 pack, Metal Tomato Stakes Support, Yard Plant Support Cage for Potted Plants, Tomatoes, Trees, Cucumber, Fences, Beans (58 inch)

These stakes have the heft of a thick, rebar-like metal rod that is covered in a green rubber (or plastic) material but with a bit more flex. They're like a cross between rebar and those fiberglass poles that are used to mark the edges of roads and paths in alpine areas, like ski resorts, so, not as rigid as rebar or as flexible as fiberglass, but somewhere in between. Much stronger and more durable than bamboo, but, thanks to the slight flex, I think they're better for staking young trees than wooden stakes, which can be too rigid for the tree to develop a strong trunk. 57" is longer than I need for most uses, but it's great not having to re-stake a plant that grew taller than expected and I find the height drives me to stake plants vertically, so, as an example, my tomatoes and squash get much better airflow than they would in a traditional cage or lying on the ground. I have even tried using them to aerate my lawn. I used to use a Pro Plugger in combination with a dethatching mower, but I was worried about my puppy twisting her paw in the larger holes left by a Pro Plugger (fantastic and I still use it for other purposes, just not my lawn). These stakes are similar in diameter to a Yard Butler, but the rubber coating helps them slide in and out easier and make holes that are a lot deeper, like the Pro Plugger.

Very sturdy. I was able to get it into my garden beds pretty easily without a mallet due to the pointed ends.

Excellent for staking vegetables and plants that climb. I’d like them a bit longer tho. They are easy to use and quick to stake.

It works well with my tomato and green beans

It states it is a steel stake with a coating but it is just a plastic stake. For what I paid, it was not worth the price. I used them because I did not want the hassle of sending them back and ordering something else.