How To Take Tomato Cuttings From Side Shoots

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4 жыл бұрын

A step by step video on how to take tomato cuttings from side shoots, from initial cutting to transplanting the new plants to their final pots. It is an easy and fast way to get more tomato plants from existing plants.
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For the first time this year I have experimented with taking tomato cuttings, and I’ve been really surprised at how easy it is. My experiment has been so successful I may even sow less seed next year, knowing that I can rely on taking cuttings to boost the number of plants. All four cuttings I made successfully formed roots, and are now mini-plants - significantly more advanced than if I had sown more seed.
The cuttings were all side shoots on my tomato plants. Side shoots grow diagonally out of the elbow between the main vertical stem of the tomato plant and a horizontal branch. In previous years, I have always pruned away these side shoots, as pruning helps to concentrate the energy of the tomato plant on growing fruit rather than leaves.

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@goodboi4939 11 ай бұрын

I’ve read where a gardener took their cuttings indoors through water propagation to overwinter. She just trimmed the growth and changed the water weekly over the winter and when spring came she planted them in soil, her Early Girls didn’t last but her Brandywines did so it likely does better with Heirloom over Hybrids.

@hdp1745 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great video, I'm going to try this today 😊

@lordcondio1036 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for you very informative video. I have been gardening for many years and have never thought of potting on the side shoots from my tomatoes and they always ended up in the compost bin!! So this year I will be trying your method. Many thanks. Stay safe.

@AllotmentBook 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@molecularunity Жыл бұрын

This is amazing, thank you do much for sharing this! I am looking forward to trying it out.

@AllotmentBook Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, cuttings take easily and grow quickly too! Good luck!

@bonho8913 Жыл бұрын

how long did it take for the cutting to form such a well formed root system?

@AllotmentBook Жыл бұрын

I took cuttings this summer, and they were flowering within four weeks and produced their first tomatoes soon after the original plants. I was surprised at how quickly the cuttings caught up, albeit a little smaller than their parent plants.