Starting tomato cuttings

TJS · April 20, 2008

I am going to try to take some large cutting from my plants. The cuttings will be about a foot long and quite stocky. My plan is to soak them in liquid kelp until dusk and plant them in the ground. I will provide some shade till I see new growth starting. Does this sound like it will work. Anyone who has any suggestions on this subject please chime in.
Tim

dice · April 20, 2008

I always start my cuttings in water, so that I can see whether
roots are growing. Many people, however, have reported
success doing what you describe.

An infusion of green willow shoots (chop them up, put in hot water, and soak for a couple of days) may help them root.
The willow shoots contain high levels of a plant growth
hormone (indole butyric acid).

the999bbq · April 22, 2008

same here, no real rocket science technology for my technique : cutting, moist soil kept moist and voila, they root, accidently some don't make it but most of the time that was due to a slip of attention from my part not natures part (probably because I don't need them that much, but I gave some of them away to friends and family if all the rest was gone already and they did fine). as with all propagation you don't want them to loose their water too fast so don't put them in full sunlight; it is said that warmth does help rooting...

I think dcarch had a clever method of rooting the succers still on the motherplant, somewhere between the old posts on this forum.

April 20, 2008	#1
TJS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chas SC Posts: 70	Starting tomato cuttings I am going to try to take some large cutting from my plants. The cuttings will be about a foot long and quite stocky. My plan is to soak them in liquid kelp until dusk and plant them in the ground. I will provide some shade till I see new growth starting. Does this sound like it will work. Anyone who has any suggestions on this subject please chime in. Tim

April 20, 2008	#2
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	I always start my cuttings in water, so that I can see whether roots are growing. Many people, however, have reported success doing what you describe. An infusion of green willow shoots (chop them up, put in hot water, and soak for a couple of days) may help them root. The willow shoots contain high levels of a plant growth hormone (indole butyric acid). __________________ -- alias

April 22, 2008	#3
the999bbq Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 191	same here, no real rocket science technology for my technique : cutting, moist soil kept moist and voila, they root, accidently some don't make it but most of the time that was due to a slip of attention from my part not natures part (probably because I don't need them that much, but I gave some of them away to friends and family if all the rest was gone already and they did fine). as with all propagation you don't want them to loose their water too fast so don't put them in full sunlight; it is said that warmth does help rooting... I think dcarch had a clever method of rooting the succers still on the motherplant, somewhere between the old posts on this forum.