meter or so across) but stands up fairly well and like most zucchini produces like crazy. this year i have dark green and yellow varieties, one plant each, and that is plenty unless you want to grow enough for the whole neighborhood. some leaves and fruit will be at ground level but they don't seem to mind. no cages necessary here.
tomato cages will not stop the problem you are referring too unfortunately. i cage them so i can poly tunnel the row of summer squash so i can plant them out sooner. if anything some of the leaves bend over the rungs of the tomato cage and some snap. so, 