Tomato suckers

[Oliver Buckle]

Okay, I know, tomatoes are fruit not veg, it just seems more appropriate here.

I visited my brother in law the other day and he showed me a glass full of tomato suckers he had had in water for a week or so, they were all rooting well.
It is a bit late in the year this year, but he reckons if he gets himself one tomato early on next year he will be able to fill the greenhouse from it.

 

[Snatch]

Yes, they root in about a week and start really strong once you plant them out. I use the side shoots that I pinch out from my cordons

 

[Oliver Buckle]

I hadn't seen it before, seemed like a really good idea.

 

[headfullofbees]

This is easy to do, even for the novice, with indeterminate tomatoes
With F1 tomato seeds very quickly approaching £1 each, this only makes sense.
The only point I'd make, is that if you get a 4" (10cm) plant pot full of compost & soak it, and place your "cutting" in it, you'll probably end up with a >90% success rate, & the roots will be far stronger.
It is also possible to do this with cucumbers, albeit with a lower success rate (approx. 50%)

 

[Snatch]

Yes, they root in about a week and start really strong once you plant them out. I use the side shoots that I pinch out from my cordons

This is easy to do, even for the novice, with indeterminate tomatoes
With F1 tomato seeds very quickly approaching £1 each, this only makes sense.
The only point I'd make, is that if you get a 4" (10cm) plant pot full of compost & soak it, and place your "cutting" in it, you'll probably end up with a >90% success rate, & the roots will be far stronger.
It is also possible to do this with cucumbers, albeit with a lower success rate (approx. 50%)

Never tried cucumbers but always up for trying something new. I do have success with planting single chits from potatoes, saves a fortune and gives a good crop