Tomato cuttings

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

Has anyone else tried this? i took some sideshoots off and they rooted  in water after not much more than a week. Bit late now for this year, but if you have a bad germination of a special variety, it's an option I suppose (unless there's some obvious problem i've missed)

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

[Jeannine]

It works quite well,

[flossie]

I have done that too and am hoping for some later harvests.  I did not know that you should put them in water first.  My poor things went straight into pots, some have grown quite well.

[tricia]

I stuck two side shoots from different varieties straight into the pot where the 'mother' is growing. They both rooted and will be potted on next week sometime. They are both in the GH. First time I've tried this, so maybe there will be a late crop?

Tricia

[tim]

No need for water first. We do them for the villlage Plant Sale - costs us nothing!

Best, I think, to have quite a substantial shoot. Keep cool & shaded until it has rooted.

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

I know it's not really done to root in water, but I don't propagate much these days, and it's just less trouble. I even root roses in water

[tim]

More fun, too?

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

reminds me of when I was little, and all this kind of thing was new. Fascinating!

[emmy1978]

I know it's not really done to root in water, but I don't propagate much these days, and it's just less trouble. I even root roses in water

I didn't know it wasn't done.  :-[ I've always done it from being a littlie and love watching the roots appear. I have littlies now though so I should continue rooting in water to share the magic!  ;) Had no idea you could do it with toms though. I love this site.  ;D

[Marymary]

I read somewhere, probably on here, that you can have tomatoes for Christmas by taking a cutting late in the season then somehow keeping it going.  Might give it a try if I remember. 

[tim]

Of course - if you have heat.

[triffid]

I kept toms going till mid December last year -- no heat, just a rather draughty south-facing lean-to that likes to think it's a conservatory.
:)
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=26477.msg259389#msg259389

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

I know it's not really done to root in water, but I don't propagate much these days, and it's just less trouble. I even root roses in water

I didn't know it wasn't done.  :-[ I've always done it from being a littlie and love watching the roots appear. I have littlies now though so I should continue rooting in water to share the magic!  ;) Had no idea you could do it with toms though. I love this site.  ;D

this came from that nice Mr Flowerdew, so if it's rubbish, blame him. Apparently the structure of roots rooted in water is different to normal roots, so when you pot them up the roots die off or have to adapt to soil growing, so although you get roots quickly in water, it probably takes longer to get a fully functioning plant