expensive F1 tomato seed tip

pushrod · « **on:** January 23, 2009, 20:35 »

If you have about 6 or so seed in your packet but want more plants, don't pinch out the first side shoots immediately. Let them get a couple of pairs of leaves then cut them and put them in wet vermiculite and a couple of weeks later you will have your extra plants.

mumofstig · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2009, 20:40 »

Last year when i planted my toms in the g/h i dropped 1 and smashed it to pieces. I cut the top bit which was still ok and just poked it into g/h soil and that rooted. :idea: it actually turned out the strongest plant by the end of the season.

DD. · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2009, 20:42 »

I always miss side shoots. I pop 'em in a pot of compost and stick them in the plot a few weeks later for the blight to feast on later! :cry:

Ice · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2009, 20:43 »

I have read somewhere that you can do that pushrod. I'm sure the tomato experts will confirm it too. Should post this on the frugal living thread.

garddwr · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2009, 21:21 »

John posted this in the photo album,which Larry on their allotment site succesfuly grew from a piched out shooting if I'm correct:

cooperman · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2009, 23:03 »

even simpler and quicker - let the sideshoot get about 3 inches long - pinch out and pop in a jar of water - in about 2 weeks loadsa shoots will be forming then pot em up and grow on!

DD. · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2009, 06:41 »

How's that simpler than my method of sticking them straight in the pot?

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