I don't think I need a stake now, the plants are under this thin net, I'm afraid of hailstorms. Tonight it rained a lot, and the DLs are fine, seed pods are good! The net is secured at those wood pieces and at the railing and it's stretched well. I need it until the pods will be ripe, then I'm not going to use it anymore, I'm not hybridizing a lot because I don't have room in the little garden for planting many seeds.