Day 14
UPDATE#4
Grower update
Update #4
The Red Windowbox tomato cuttings are growing like weeds. So much faster than restarting from seed!
GrowLog
SuccessfulRed Windowbox Tomato Cuttings Rooted while Sweet Heat Cuttings Rotted
Grow log by Sher · Original thread
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View recapCrop🍅Tomato, pepper, spearmint
VarietyRed Windowbox Tomato, Sweet Heat pepper
Methodvegetative propagation from cuttings, AeroGarden hydroponics
EquipmentAeroGarden seed starter, AeroGarden Harvest
Plants-
AudienceAdvanced
What you can learnA useful side-by-side propagation diary showing successful tomato cloning, failed pepper rooting, and rapid growth from established cuttings.
Actions:2 Transplant1 Planting
Useful practices
- taking cuttings when mature plants must be removed
- moving rooted tomato cuttings into a Harvest
- restarting peppers from seed when cuttings fail
Problems encountered
- pepper plants weakened by forced production
- pepper cuttings rotted instead of rooting
- mixed success among species
*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.
Conversation
S
I am going to split this off into a tomato thread of its own, since the topic has changed from rooting the cuttings to growing the plants to maturity.
Day 8
UPDATE#3
Grower update
Update #3
The Red Window Box cuttings are thriving in the Harvest. thegrindre, where are you? Please be well. I took my idea of trying these in a Harvest from you.
Conversation
S
The pepper cuttings aren't doing well. They are rotting instead of rooting. So I'll be planting more Sweet Heat pepper seeds soon, because we really love them! Thanks so much for sending me the original seeds to try, Shawn. I found more at Totally Tomatoes.
S
You are welcome. They are one of out favorites. This is the FIRST time I do not have a Sweet Heat growing. I need to find where to plant one.
Day 3
UPDATE#2
Grower update
Update #2
Actions taken
TransplantPlaced rooted Red Windowbox cuttings into a Harvest.
TransplantMoved spearmint from the Bounty into the same Harvest.
I finally got the rooted Red Windowbox tomato cuttings into the Harvest today, along with the spearmint taken from the Bounty. The spearmint will eventually go into a pot.
Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update
Update #1
Actions taken
PlantingTook Red Windowbox tomato and Sweet Heat pepper cuttings for vegetative propagation.
I had to move the tomatoes to make room in the Bounty for the Fairytale eggplant. Since I didn't have a machine available to put the tomatoes into, I just took cuttings. They will go into a Harvest that I am emptying tonight. I also had damaged my peppers by forcing them (with bloom booster) to produce more than they should. It left the plants weakened. So today I took cuttings and put them in the seed starter. This way I'll have healthy new starts for the Sweet Heat peppers.