Yes, it's true!
I have several plants that are absolute beasts after growing for a few years. One that gets particularly large and sprawling is a bleeding hearts. I have not been able to find an easy-to-use support that contains it well.
This last spring, I decided to try using an upside-down tomato cage. I started by gathering the "feet" together as shown below:
IMHO, it's really important to use something with color for that so that you don't accidentally poke yourself in the eye or head when you're admiring your plant! This particular tomato cage cost under $2 at a big box store.
I then placed it, upside down, over the place where I knew my bleeding hearts would grow and secured it in place using landscape fabric staples.
Then, I waited.
Turned out to be one of the best things I've ever done out there! It provided support, kept things gathered nicely, yet allowed enough spread that it grew beautifully.
I should note that I previously tried using the tomato cage right-side up, but it only caused a mess.
HTH!
