Potty Training. Not what you think.

dcarch · January 19, 2007

This is a follow up to :
http://www.tomatoville.com/viewtopic.php?t=3790.

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Originally Posted by bizzarbazzar

WOW DCARCH . they look gorgeous...they seem to be doing wonderfully. You havent told me your secret yet....

Here is the secret:
In order to grow indoor plants very compact, I am basically started growing them sideways and let gravity train the stems. Every couple of days, I would rotate the plants, so the stems kind of curl up (serpentine) around the pots.

Interesting that this also encourages suckers, which also keep the plant dwarf.

Just having fun. Trying something new.

dcarch

2FrontFeet · January 19, 2007

Wow. Clever, you are!
How old are the plants when you start doing this?

dcarch · January 19, 2007

Depends on variety.
The ones which are going to grow tall I started growing them sideways not too long after they sprout.

dcarch

bizzarbazzar · January 20, 2007

AMAZING, what a very interesting thought. They really are winding around instead of growing tall and yet still look healthy...NICE!. Thank you, for posting this info and keep us updated

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bizzarbazzar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 811	AMAZING, what a very interesting thought. They really are winding around instead of growing tall and yet still look healthy...NICE!. Thank you, for posting this info and keep us updated