Each week take a look at the new growth of your plant. Make sure that the new shoots are well supported early on with a cage so they can support the weight of the fruit later. Attach new shoot to a cage or other kind of support with vine tape. I’ve found that vine tape works best for me as it will loosen as the branches expand in width with age and not cut into them.
Also make sure you are de-suckering your tomato branches. De-suckering removes extra leaf a stem growth that the plant allowing the plant to put more energy into producing fruit. Take a look at each stem. At every point where a leaf emerges from the stem so will a sucker. Take your fingers (hopefully the sucker will be so small and supple that you can remove it with your fingers, if not use pruners) and pinch out this extra growth.
It is ok to leave some suckers, especially when your tomato plant is young so that you have a multi-branching plant.
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