Re: Tomato cuttings

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• Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 22:14:40 +0000
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> I'd be interested in the 'proper' technique on this too. I know a lot 
> of folk just pinch off the suckers and root them, but the 'pros' say 
> these are weakened substitutes for the real plant.  I don't know what 
> fruiting success ratio is on tip cuttings vs suckers.  If you 
> experiment, would you pass the results on to the rest of us?
> 
> Martha Wells

I rooted a sucker from Red Cherry and it is thriving and trying to 
take over the world. The original plant was lost to late blight, 
but the sucker is thriving. I had to laugh because if this is a 
weakened substitute of the real plant, the original would have taken 
over my garden!   I don't know the success ratio of suckers vs. 
cutttings either, but this plant is an exceptional sucker! :-)

Tomatoes will root easily, take a cutting, stick in the potting soil, keep 
soil moist and you have a new plant. 
 Debbie TT  teachout@oz.net
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