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Re: July propagation

Hi Cindy!

I was very intrigued by your comment about cutting off your tomatoes and
preparing them for fall growth.  Why is this necessary?  Does it set them
back until Fall?  Will they produce longer?  Why/how does it work?  What
happens if you don't prepare the tomato plants this way?  Is this common
practice in your area?

Very interesting....

Nan

>Hi everyone,
>
>Here in South Central Texas, zone 8/9 it is really hot already. I am taking
>cuttings of tomatoes for a fall crop, seeding more eggplant (they got off
>to a slow start this year because of an unusually wet and cool spring),
>brassicas, and annuals for fall color. In a week or so, I'll cut off most
>of my tomatoes to about 15"-18" tall, weed, remulch, keep them watered and
>hope they grow for the fall. In the herb garden, I'm taking cuttings of
>thymes, basils, rosemary, mints to increase my garden, to dry, and to share
>with others. I've also seeded a summer lettuce crop to be grown under shade
>cloth. I'm saving seed from my favorite tomatoes and peppers too.
>
>It's still too early for planting fall crops of melons, cukes, summer
>squash and corn, but the perfect time to plant southern peas and dry beans.
>
>And, that's what's doing in my South Central Texas garden. Happy summer, y'all!
>
>Cindy Meredith, Texas, Z 8/9

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Nan Sterman, "gardening addict"
Olivenhain, California
Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
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