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Big Bud Bear · 09-09-2008, 09:19 PM

I have a large garden that is portable and i plan on moving it indoors witin a 4-6 weeks when it starts to get colder. I planted late, and even to this date, have not harvested one tomato so they still have a lot of life in them. I want to take cuttings from the best plants and clone them and maybe just start them indoors so i dont risk bringing in anything from the outside world.

Where on the tomato plant would i take a cutting? They are all flowering and producing tomatoes, And I know the leaf branches wouldn't be correct.

Sam Slambam · 09-09-2008, 10:20 PM

take a cutting from a lower sucker branch. i find tomatoes to root quite easily and they grow especially well under HID lights. Good luck!

Sam Slambam · 09-09-2008, 10:23 PM

oops, I should mention, do not take a cut that has flowers on it, you should try to find a place where there is new growth and flowers that have yet to set in. if you can't than it should still be fine.

Big Bud Bear · 09-10-2008, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Sam Slambam

oops, I should mention, do not take a cut that has flowers on it, you should try to find a place where there is new growth and flowers that have yet to set in. if you can't than it should still be fine.

thanks, i had a similar idea as well

09-10-2008, 03:39 PM

saturday i took 200 cuttings all had flowers and most had fruit. they all had roots as of yesterday.

Big Bud Bear · 09-11-2008, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bigbluntbob

saturday i took 200 cuttings all had flowers and most had fruit. they all had roots as of yesterday.

Sam Slambam · 09-14-2008, 07:01 AM

She is in 100% coco, tiny ass 4 inch pot actually, recently switched from house and garden nutes to Biobizz. I see no noticeable difference growth wise, just that the leaves and stems seem less, "artificial" in their superficiality. If that makes any sense, haha.

Either way, this started out as one single cut, as in, one sucker branch and one leaf branch. Just started spitting out flowers in the last two weeks. Cloned fairly easy, and took off under the HID's. I'm keeping it trimmed back to no more that three sucker vines just to see how far I can stretch things in this small ass pot.

Downside= I have to hand water AT LEAST once a day.

Big Bud Bear · 09-15-2008, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Sam Slambam

She is in 100% coco, tiny ass 4 inch pot actually, recently switched from house and garden nutes to Biobizz. I see no noticeable difference growth wise, just that the leaves and stems seem less, "artificial" in their superficiality. If that makes any sense, haha.

Either way, this started out as one single cut, as in, one sucker branch and one leaf branch. Just started spitting out flowers in the last two weeks. Cloned fairly easy, and took off under the HID's. I'm keeping it trimmed back to no more that three sucker vines just to see how far I can stretch things in this small ass pot.

Downside= I have to hand water AT LEAST once a day.

thanks for the tips and pix, my plants are 5-6ft. have not got any to eat yet off of them, i have about 50+ tomatoes growing, none have turned red yet. I pick them when they ripen

Big Bud Bear · 09-15-2008, 09:41 AM

what do you do in regards to pollination? i have sunflower near mine, and i watch them pollinate my tomatoes. i heard you have to do it yourself with a q tip

MrFista · 09-17-2008, 05:14 AM

Toms are easy to pollinate indoors. Just bang the stems.

09-09-2008, 09:19 PM	#1
Big Bud Bear Grow your own, and you got the best bone Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 1,006	Taking cuttings to clone from tomato plants? I have a large garden that is portable and i plan on moving it indoors witin a 4-6 weeks when it starts to get colder. I planted late, and even to this date, have not harvested one tomato so they still have a lot of life in them. I want to take cuttings from the best plants and clone them and maybe just start them indoors so i dont risk bringing in anything from the outside world. Where on the tomato plant would i take a cutting? They are all flowering and producing tomatoes, And I know the leaf branches wouldn't be correct. __________________ I love nature The colder the air, the warmer the smoke Need some tips for germing seeds? Check out my thread!
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09-09-2008, 10:23 PM	#3
Sam Slambam Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 153	oops, I should mention, do not take a cut that has flowers on it, you should try to find a place where there is new growth and flowers that have yet to set in. if you can't than it should still be fine. Last edited by Sam Slambam; 09-09-2008 at 10:24 PM..
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09-14-2008, 07:01 AM	#7
Sam Slambam Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 153	my pineapple tomato cutting... She is in 100% coco, tiny ass 4 inch pot actually, recently switched from house and garden nutes to Biobizz. I see no noticeable difference growth wise, just that the leaves and stems seem less, "artificial" in their superficiality. If that makes any sense, haha. Either way, this started out as one single cut, as in, one sucker branch and one leaf branch. Just started spitting out flowers in the last two weeks. Cloned fairly easy, and took off under the HID's. I'm keeping it trimmed back to no more that three sucker vines just to see how far I can stretch things in this small ass pot. Downside= I have to hand water AT LEAST once a day.
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09-15-2008, 09:41 AM	#9
Big Bud Bear Grow your own, and you got the best bone Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 1,006	what do you do in regards to pollination? i have sunflower near mine, and i watch them pollinate my tomatoes. i heard you have to do it yourself with a q tip __________________ I love nature The colder the air, the warmer the smoke Need some tips for germing seeds? Check out my thread!
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09-17-2008, 05:14 AM	#10
MrFista Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,036	Toms are easy to pollinate indoors. Just bang the stems. __________________ I'm in it for the tomatoes. I been growing tomatoes for a long long time. Sometimes I get to thinking I know everything about tomatoes. My tomatoes make me completely delusional.
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09-09-2008, 10:20 PM	#2
Sam Slambam Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 153	take a cutting from a lower sucker branch. i find tomatoes to root quite easily and they grow especially well under HID lights. Good luck!
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09-10-2008, 03:39 PM	#5
bigbluntbob Guest Posts: n/a	saturday i took 200 cuttings all had flowers and most had fruit. they all had roots as of yesterday.
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