‘Pinching Out’ Your Growing Tomato Plants (Suckers)
Ipreneur |
July 3, 2010 |
11:14 am | Tomato Growing Tips |
17 Comments
Tags: 'Pinching, Growing, Out', Plants, Suckers, Tomato
Tags: 'Pinching, Growing, Out', Plants, Suckers, Tomato
A quick video about caring for your tomato plants. www.container-gardening-for-food.com
@rickvanman i’ve got a vid posted to show how cuttings are done. just type in “tomato cutting demo” please watch my outdoor hydroponic heirloom tomato vids as well! thanks a lot mate
@leslihilton They came from eBay – I think they are called tomato spirals.
hey rick,
where did you get those tomato supports? what are they called and where might I find them, they look like a great idea.
yeah dont even need a root toner. However if you do use root hormone they will root much faster. I’ve experimented a little with the upside down gardening for the last 3 years. Ive found if you start with a little less soil when the plants are small and gradually add the rest of the dirt after theyve adapted to there new home then the do awesome.
@phunny96 I’ve not done that myself yet but I hear it’s easy to do, and a great way to increase your tomato plant numbers
)
Rick I cheat and root those suckers and make a whole new plant.
Thank you. Novice here always looking for good advice : )
great tip!
You can also start clones with the larger suckers. May be an interesting side project for you, as if you weren’t busy enough. 8^)
Very useful, as always, Rick!! =)
@RichMenAreEvil Thanks for the feedback. I always try to be clear when I do videos like this, so glad it came across well.
Well done Rick! Thank you.
@KainanRa Thanks – bring your toms indoors in front of a sunny window intil the weather improves. The toms in this vid have been in the conservatory all the time and LOVE the warmth.
Thanks for this video it is very helpful. I wish my tomatoes looked half as healthy as yours. Mine are in terrible shape due to cold weather and to much rain.
thank you for that, very clear info. Sometimes in these youtube videos, they don’t do good closeups like that, or explain EXACTLY which branches are suckers, and its very hard to see what they are doing. But this is very well done and easy to see.
@emzirek Thanks – hope it helped. Glad to hear you’ve solved the slug issues
)
Good Info as we are growing tomatoes here in TX and they are doing good. I did solve the slug problem too. Thanks!