Rooting larger branches

[Dewayne mater]

If you have disease on the mother plant, isn't there a high danger of spreading this disease to the newly rooted plant? How do you deal with that?

[organichris]

This thread is so ingenious, it deserves a bump! Enjoy this blast from the past!

[Suze]

Yes, Chris - a great idea, and definitely worth a bump.

I've done this before myself, and it works well!

[organichris]

Originally Posted by Suze

Yes, Chris - a great idea, and definitely worth a bump.

I've done this before myself, and it works well!

Yeah, I've been wanting to try this since I read it way back when. This year I think I'll give it a shot.

[vagardener434]

That is just too cool. You get the plant to produce a rootball on a stem while its still being fed by the parent. Brilliant !

[waterman1971]

Wow how on earth do yall think of these things? Amazing!

[organichris]

Originally Posted by waterman1971

Wow how on earth do yall think of these things? Amazing!

I didn't personally think of it, but I think I can give you the answer: ingenuity bordering on insanity.

[heirloomdaddy]

this is a great thread, but I must say that this has been in practice for a loooong time. This is air-layering, perhaps the oldest method of asexual propagation.
It's a great way to get a new tomato plant though, that's for sure. Thanks!

[vagardener434]

Well, I decided to give it a try. I had a Cuostralee in the GH and wanted one outside. So I used a plastic bottle, tied it to the cage, and had good roots in 2 weeks. I had to pot it up in a grow bag for about 10 days so I could harden it off a little. Its now growing outside and has small fruit already. Awesome idea.

I wasn't familiar with air layering, but I see its a common practice. Really cool. Its surprising what you can learn by just doing a little reading. I made a video of what I did, and posted a link to this thread in the description. I would like to see folks develop this idea a little further, like with slow growing plants such as peppers and eggplant.

Heres my video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gxRKRGslYs

[heirloomdaddy]

excellent work.

[wmontanez]

can this work with potatoes? shall see...

[heirloomdaddy]

Never heard with it working on potatoes. Potatoes don't send out new roots for the most part.

[wmontanez]

I have rooted growing tips for rapid multiplication, they do root along the stem.

[heirloomdaddy]

then it should work : )

[organichris]

Originally Posted by vagardener434

Well, I decided to give it a try. I had a Cuostralee in the GH and wanted one outside. So I used a plastic bottle, tied it to the cage, and had good roots in 2 weeks. I had to pot it up in a grow bag for about 10 days so I could harden it off a little. Its now growing outside and has small fruit already. Awesome idea.

I wasn't familiar with air layering, but I see its a common practice. Really cool. Its surprising what you can learn by just doing a little reading. I made a video of what I did, and posted a link to this thread in the description. I would like to see folks develop this idea a little further, like with slow growing plants such as peppers and eggplant.

Heres my video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gxRKRGslYs

Sweet. I'm going to be trying it soon. I have quite a few rogue branches that have escaped their cages.