Round Two....

[jackb]

On June 14, 2012 I started replacement cucumber seeds and cloned replacement tomato plants. The cucumbers were potted and placed in the greenhouse a few weeks ago, and last week the replacement tomatoes were potted. Hopefully these will last until November.

 

[baymule]

Jackb, your tomato clones look marvelous! Mine look dead Guess I'll start over. haha

 

[jackb]

Jackb, your tomato clones look marvelous! Mine look dead Guess I'll start over. haha

I am happy with them. You could never get a seedling to be that size in five weeks.

 

[so lucky]

So do you cut off a limb and get it to grow roots? In water or damp sand? Rooting hormone?

 

[jackb]

So do you cut off a limb and get it to grow roots? In water or damp sand? Rooting hormone?

I cut off the leader, or a sucker, and dip them in rooting hormone. The cuttings are placed in a grow cube and grown indoors under fluorescent lighting until roots are sticking out of the cubes; usually about a week. Then I pot them up. Here they are on 6/12/12.

 

[so lucky]

I guess this wouldn't produce tomatoes this year, since it will be late in the season by the time it gets big enough--unless you are growing it in a greenhouse with lights? I meant to start some seeds late, but the extreme heat and drought sort of took the fun out of gardening for a while!

 

[jackb]

I plan on limiting each plant to two trusses to force the growth into the fruit, and, I will also clone a few to grow indoors under LEDs during the winter.

 

[desertlady]

My second batch of seeds I planted for Fall are coming in nicely ! I noticed they are growing twice as fast then the first time, possible Humidity? I also plant all kinds of zinnias , marigolds, sunflowers for fall too! How about you? :rainbow-sun

 

[jackb]

I pretty much have something growing all year round, as I also grow indoors. This year I plan on a few tomatoes, cucumbers, salad greens, asters and carnations just to fool Mother Nature.

 

[curly_kate]

I'm going to try peas again and some greens. I have some cauliflower seedlings, but I've NEVER had any luck with cauliflower. I'm going to seed broccoli, altho it might be too late. I have a feeling it's going to be a long fall, tho.