Tomato plants from stems?
A branch from a tree hit one of my tomato plants last week. (heavy wind,
small branch) and broke off a piece. It was covered in flowers and I thought it still looked pretty so I placed it in a vase with some other goodies. Well it took root and is growing. I have never heard of this before. Has anyone else? |
Tomato plants from stems?
Jo wrote:
A branch from a tree hit one of my tomato plants last week. .. it in a vase with some other goodies. Well it took root and is growing. I have never heard of this before. Has anyone else? I've rooted cherry tomato vines--long story. Worked well; I used that growth-promoter stuff on them. Never tried it with regular tomatos, though. _______________________________________________ Ken Kuzenski AC4RD kuzen001 at acpub .duke .edu _______________________________________________ All disclaimers apply, see? www.duke.edu/~kuzen001 |
Tomato plants from stems?
Oh, yeah, tomato plants *live* to root wherever and whenever they can!!!
This is why some people plant leggy tomato seedlings "sideways" rather than digging deep holes for them. If you look closely at the tomato plants in your garden, I *think* that the bumps on the lower stem are roots just waiting for a chance. Also, I tie up my tomatoes & pull off suckers; many of the well-developed suckers have been planted & gone on to produce tomatoes. Anne Lurie [knee deep in tomatoes] NE Raleigh "Jo" wrote in message .com... A branch from a tree hit one of my tomato plants last week. (heavy wind, small branch) and broke off a piece. It was covered in flowers and I thought it still looked pretty so I placed it in a vase with some other goodies. Well it took root and is growing. I have never heard of this before. Has anyone else? |
Tomato plants from stems?
Most of my herbs except corianders, some plants including wild muscadines grew root and prospered after a few days of "rooting" in a water cup. They grow roots even better in the MiracleGrow solution as I found. Hadn't tried it on tomatoes cause they are easy to get - but since it's also a "vine" plant... wrote: Jo wrote: A branch from a tree hit one of my tomato plants last week. .. it in a vase with some other goodies. Well it took root and is growing. I have never heard of this before. Has anyone else? I've rooted cherry tomato vines--long story. Worked well; I used that growth-promoter stuff on them. Never tried it with regular tomatos, though. _______________________________________________ Ken Kuzenski AC4RD kuzen001 at acpub .duke .edu _______________________________________________ All disclaimers apply, see? www.duke.edu/~kuzen001 |
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