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Tomato Tip Rooting
One of my favorite ways to grow fall tomatoes is by tip rooting my summer tomato plants.
To tip root, you bend, or tip, a branch from existing tomato plants and bury it in the ground. Give it a little extra water to help out, and in a week or so the buried branch should start rooting. Once it appears that the new plant is growing on its own, you can cut it, detaching it from the old plant.
The same concept works great for suckers on your tomato plants as well. To start a new plant, pinch off some suckers, soak the ends in water for about 15 mins, and then plant. Over the next few days give them some extra water. Within a week or so, you should have a nice tomato transplant!
To tip root, you bend, or tip, a branch from existing tomato plants and bury it in the ground. Give it a little extra water to help out, and in a week or so the buried branch should start rooting. Once it appears that the new plant is growing on its own, you can cut it, detaching it from the old plant.
The same concept works great for suckers on your tomato plants as well. To start a new plant, pinch off some suckers, soak the ends in water for about 15 mins, and then plant. Over the next few days give them some extra water. Within a week or so, you should have a nice tomato transplant!
Tags: tip-rooting, tomato
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Comment by michael on July 29, 2009 at 9:15pm -
Correct. http://tinyurl.com/m3dwfx
I've had success with suckers from about 2 inches to about a foot. The really small ones don't seem to take that easily.
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Comment by Cornelia on July 29, 2009 at 3:24pm - Thanks Michael! To clarify: A sucker is those little fingers that grow off the side of the main tomato "stalk"? How big does a sucker need to be in order to be viable for soaking and planting?
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