Air Layering

BettaPonic · February 18, 2017

I wanted to show how I propagate Tomatoes. I use this for my weird Tomato. I get an adult plant in a few weeks. Anyone else use this? If so what are your experiences?

ddsack · February 20, 2017

I can't quite tell what is going on in your photos, but is it something like this? http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...hlight=rooting

I've never tried it personally because my season is too short for a second crop, but looks like a great idea.
Too bad dcarch is no longer around, he used to have great ideas for almost everything, including mouth watering presentations of restaurant worthy tomato dishes.

BettaPonic · February 20, 2017

Yes, the white lines in the picture are roots.

Cole_Robbie · February 20, 2017

Neat idea. I have thought about cloning, if I find a very expensive variety that I like. Some modern hybrids cost as much as $1 per seed.

To my knowledge, there are no tomatoes under patent, at least commercially available varieties, so cloning is perfectly legal.

BettaPonic · February 20, 2017

I like cloning because I get to skip the seed stage. I also have a variety that cannot be propagated by seed.

February 20, 2017	#2
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	I can't quite tell what is going on in your photos, but is it something like this? http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...hlight=rooting I've never tried it personally because my season is too short for a second crop, but looks like a great idea. Too bad dcarch is no longer around, he used to have great ideas for almost everything, including mouth watering presentations of restaurant worthy tomato dishes. __________________ Dee **************

February 20, 2017	#3
BettaPonic Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: NOVA Posts: 114	Yes, the white lines in the picture are roots. __________________ Big Tomato Fan, mostly grow Tomatoes from cuttings, all Tomatoes are grown in Coco Coir/Grow stone. I love Air Pruning.

February 20, 2017	#5
BettaPonic Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: NOVA Posts: 114	I like cloning because I get to skip the seed stage. I also have a variety that cannot be propagated by seed. __________________ Big Tomato Fan, mostly grow Tomatoes from cuttings, all Tomatoes are grown in Coco Coir/Grow stone. I love Air Pruning.

February 20, 2017	#4
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Neat idea. I have thought about cloning, if I find a very expensive variety that I like. Some modern hybrids cost as much as $1 per seed. To my knowledge, there are no tomatoes under patent, at least commercially available varieties, so cloning is perfectly legal.