Rooting larger branches - Page 3

dott22 · June 3, 2011

I'm not sure if this would make any difference on tomato plants since the stems root so easily anyway. But I've seen some air-layering articles that talk about removing some bark from a branch of a tree before you apply the plastic bottle with soil for rooting. I've tried it with Mulberry trees with good results.

Perhaps if you scratched the tomato stem a little before applying the bottle with soil it would root more quickly? Don't know if it would work, just throwing it out there...

Edit: I just watched VAGardener's video and he has great roots in 2 weeks. Not sure how much better you can do. Great vid, by the way!

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Daniel

June 3, 2011	#31
dott22 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: South Carolina Posts: 19	I'm not sure if this would make any difference on tomato plants since the stems root so easily anyway. But I've seen some air-layering articles that talk about removing some bark from a branch of a tree before you apply the plastic bottle with soil for rooting. I've tried it with Mulberry trees with good results. Perhaps if you scratched the tomato stem a little before applying the bottle with soil it would root more quickly? Don't know if it would work, just throwing it out there... Edit: I just watched VAGardener's video and he has great roots in 2 weeks. Not sure how much better you can do. Great vid, by the way! -- Daniel Last edited by dott22; June 3, 2011 at 07:38 PM. Reason: Watched VaGardener's video.