Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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February 18, 2017 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: NOVA
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I wanted to show how I propagate Tomatoes. I use this for my weird Tomato. I get an adult plant in a few weeks. Anyone else use this? If so what are your experiences?
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Big Tomato Fan, mostly grow Tomatoes from cuttings, all Tomatoes are grown in Coco Coir/Grow stone. I love Air Pruning. |
February 20, 2017 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3
Posts: 3,231
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I can't quite tell what is going on in your photos, but is it something like this? http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...hlight=rooting
I've never tried it personally because my season is too short for a second crop, but looks like a great idea. Too bad dcarch is no longer around, he used to have great ideas for almost everything, including mouth watering presentations of restaurant worthy tomato dishes.
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February 20, 2017 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: NOVA
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Yes, the white lines in the picture are roots.
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Big Tomato Fan, mostly grow Tomatoes from cuttings, all Tomatoes are grown in Coco Coir/Grow stone. I love Air Pruning. |
February 20, 2017 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
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Neat idea. I have thought about cloning, if I find a very expensive variety that I like. Some modern hybrids cost as much as $1 per seed.
To my knowledge, there are no tomatoes under patent, at least commercially available varieties, so cloning is perfectly legal. |
February 20, 2017 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: NOVA
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I like cloning because I get to skip the seed stage. I also have a variety that cannot be propagated by seed.
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Big Tomato Fan, mostly grow Tomatoes from cuttings, all Tomatoes are grown in Coco Coir/Grow stone. I love Air Pruning. |
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