Rooting Tomato Suckers / Clones : A Clever Method

This is a cool way to guarantee the success of a tomato clone or sucker. Its very simple to do, almost fool proof. Even I could do it ! I got the idea from an old thread over on T'ville.
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=2532 That's why I read and watch videos. There's so much to learn.

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[Alexafinarul]

This is nice, but it is a lot easier to root tomato cuttings in water.

[mhpgardener]

@Alexafinarul I'm not gonna disagree with ya ! This is a cool way to do it, kinda fail proof, for just a few plants. But for large numbers, I go with the water or soil too.

[HDTView]

Cool im gonna try it next time. I am a first timer. So is it better to stick thr suckers in water or soil if we already cut them off? Thansk

[mhpgardener]

@HDTView I think its a personal preferance. Either way will do fine as long as you keep them out of the sun long enough to recover and grow roots. I've done it both ways without much trouble.

[iowanne]

Awesome!!!  What a great idea! I'm going to try this. Thank you sooo much!

[mhpgardener]

@iowanne So when should we expect the video? ;-)

[allotmentdiary]

It's pretty similar to a technique called "Air Layering" which you can use to make free plants from things like Rubber Plants as well.

I use a polythene bag filled with soil and put a rubber band around the top and bottom and you don't even need to water it as the moisture stays in.

Then when you see the roots,like you just cut it off and plant it.

Don't you just love free plants.

Cheers,Dan.

[mhpgardener]

@ProthoPectore I've never done much with trees. They grow so slowly, and I get impatient ! ;-)

[ShonitaMG]

That's amazing! I've never seen anything like that! Thank you for the tips!

[MarshmallowVogt]

I don't know how I missed this video I've enjoyed manny of your videos and definitely will try this do you think it will work on a chili plant

[mhpgardener]

@luvintherawlife Its kinda neat. Works pretty good when you only need a few new plants.

[chadloz]

Thats a awesome method!

[Whadsupgator1]

Very cool! Thanks for posting this.