Is it too late to plant on pinched out tomato cuttings in the greenhouse?

[21again]

I have a few tom plants that are still growing side shoots ie Suncherry Premium, Sungold etc.

Is it worth letting the sideshoots grow and potting them into 3" pots to grow either in the greenhouse (it is unheated) or indoors or will it be a waste of time.

[Geordie]

It is possible to grow them on, if you can give them enough heat but the dropping light levels in the coming weeks / months will generally make it a waste of time.

[21again]

It is possible to grow them on, if you can give them enough heat but the dropping light levels in the coming weeks / months will generally make it a waste of time.

So it could be worth a try on a sunny windowsill indoors?

[Geordie]

give it a try if its a cherry tomato....anything else I would bet against you.

[seasprout]

You can always artificially heat a greenhouse, but as others have said, its the falling light levels that are against you.

[21again]

You can always artificially heat a greenhouse, but as others have said, its the falling light levels that are against you.

Nope, it's a walk in plastic one .

I may give the Sungold and Suncherrry Premiums a go on a windowsill.

[davefromthechipie]

Waste of time id say I just cant see it working without using artificial lighting and heating .
2 months ago id of said yes Alot of ppl around the mid/north of the uk will find turning green toms red hard at this time , let alone having to go into rooting.. flowering .. pollinating .. then fruiting in full winter, still let us know if it works out .

[21again]

Waste of time id say I just cant see it working without using artificial lighting and heating .
2 months ago id of said yes Alot of ppl around the mid/north of the uk will find turning green toms red hard at this time , let alone having to go into rooting.. flowering .. pollinating .. then fruiting in full winter, still let us know if it works out .

Now that sounds like a challenge so I will give it a go.



I'm a newbie to growing fruit and veg but I will pot some on and see what happens.

Maybe as Paul Daniels used to say " Not a lot ", or they may surprise me.

[Welsh Wizard]

Waste of time I am afraid, unless you use growlamps, its too late in the year.

[bramble]

Give it a try, you have nothing to loose.I do this every year though earlier n the season. I take the cutting and root them in a glass of water. When they have produced a root system I then pot them up. Less chance of rotting if you do it this way.

[cathd66]

I've uprooted a cherry tomato plant from outside amd potted it up in my study. It's right under a skylight, and there will to be halogen lights shining on it when I'm in here at night. Some of the branches broke or got damaged on the way in, but other than that it's doing great. Unfortunately for the rest of the family none of the tomatoes make it downstairs- I snack while I type!
It's an indeterminate so I'm hoping it will continue to give me toms for a while yet.

Now I'm thinking I might take a side shoot and grow it up for next year because it's one of the nicest tomatoes I've ever tasted.. I bought the plant in a market and I have no idea what variety it is. (I chose it by the lenghth of the queue at the grower's stand!)

[rogesse]

There is nothing like a challenge - I have a wierd appendage attached to the house called a 'conservatory'. It has no ventilation and gets hot enough to sauna.......

I'm going to start some toms and peppers (nothing ventured)

[davefromthechipie]

There is nothing like a challenge - I have a wierd appendage attached to the house called a 'conservatory'. It has no ventilation and gets hot enough to sauna.......

I'm going to start some toms and peppers (nothing ventured)

Heat from conservatorys are great yes they sure are good for starting seeds off .. still this glass building attached to are houses dont increase the day light hours needed to ripen toms in the winter.

[rogesse]

Could be very disappointed then!

I meant my conservatory is wierd, built sometime circa 1966 and law unto itself, not sarky comment!!!!

[21again]

Now that sounds like a challenge so I will give it a go.

I'm a newbie to growing fruit and veg but I will pot some on and see what happens.

Maybe as Paul Daniels used to say " Not a lot ", or they may surprise me.

Ok, well these are the pics of the cuttings that I pinched out from the original Sungold and Tom Thumb toms that I grew last summer.

They have been sitting on the landing windowsill (which is south facing since Sep).

They are all in 3" pots and although don't look brilliant they are still alive!

The last one may be a bit leggy!