How to Clone a Tomato from a Cutting - Free Plants!🍅🌱

[@weirdheathersgarden]

I got a whole bunch of clones in my mini greenhouse right now. I’m raising a tomato army lol

[@TheMentalblockrock]

A CLONE army, very Star Wars!

[@WaffleNova]

Yayyy I just started to form a army myself

[@tangobayus]

Does it look like she is cloning a leaf? Thanks. Watch my video about self-watering bucket for tomatoes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIuQiZSuZryiZtE I show a robust early girl at the end.

[@harveygitarista1600]

YES!

[@heyo8228]

Lol

[@awilk07]

Another way to use: to save your plants! Last year we had a huge wind storm right after i planted my tomatoes and tomatillos and it broke a bunch of the plants in half! So i took the broken stems in water and rooted them so i didn't have to get new plants👍

[@pamelacallahan4272]

I just brought one in from outside to protect from frost and the stem broke at the base. I am glad I saw this. I don't want to buy a new one. I have about a week or so before I can put outside

[@chrishall7641]

Great Video. I have just started using my EZ Clone Machine to clone all of my Garden Plants and it is extremely fast! Crazy how just 1 seed can eventually end up supplying all of your Neighbors via Cloning!

[@CaliKim29]

That is awesome! Sounds interesting - keep it up, Chris. CK

[@sandyb2231]

I cloned two Big Beef Red tomato plants. I didn’t think it would work but it did! 😃🌱🍅 I’ve never tried it before and I honestly didn’t think it was possible to clip off a cutting from a tomato plant and put it in water and see roots grow. Now, the two plants are big and I see tiny green tomatoes growing from the flowers. 😃😃😃

[@CaliKim29]

Great job!! Keep me posted on your progress!! Thanks for stopping by!!

[@lisaotoole3082]

Wonderful to learn that I can take stem cuttings and not just suckers. Thank you so much!

[@JustinMentionedIt]

How’s a stem gonna grow into something ?

[@TalOrmanda]

@@JustinMentionedIt apparently tomato plants grow roots off any stem you cut off. thats just the way they work.

[@frankburns8871]

8:04 Fido is very happy with your work!

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

I did a cutting straight into a pot and it worked, skipped the jar and water. I'm happy you showed the roots so new gardeners can see it working.

[@COYOTE165A]

Works with Basil plants also great, Never ever have to buy expensive so called Organic Basil from the store any more. " Works for me."

[@lenac3587]

My cutting start to wilt, had to take it out from the soil and soak in water. It perked up the next day. Waiting for the roots to grow like Kim's!

[@zacheysflip859]

Water never works for me but when I use dirty infections soil it works like it’s perfect what’s up with that?

[@norwegiannignog2470]

@@zacheysflip859 most likely the conditions in where its grown. We all live in different areas, hence zones. So it really depends. Sometimes water propagation is best sometimes soil, also depends on how you prefer to garden

[@pldthomecompuesto5665]

I accidentally "broke" mine. Guess no need for me to put it in water. Thank you.

[@LanaiDebbie]

Thanks for this reminder about cloning tomatoes. I have a volunteer tomato growing in my garden now, but with our high humidity here in Hawaii it is starting to get a lot of blight. I have other tomato seedlings, but had not started one of this variety. Now I can clone it and have one ready to plant when I need to pull the original one out. Hopefully I can keep harvesting tomatoes for much longer by staggering when they are planted in the garden and always having another transplant ready to go.

[@chibikochan1950]

I live in Hawaii too 😂

[@nickzee7723]

I would be hesitant to clone a vine that has blight.

[@eyeswideshut2800]

@@nickzee7723 It's already here so why not, strip the diseased leaves and keep it separate. Plants are alive so I try to preserve their lives thankful they preserve mine...ijs

[@samdroddy8741]

Sooo, everytime I actually talk to a fellow gardener and mention this method they look at me crazy. And "say that wouldn't work. They'd rot. You can't grow a producing plant off of a sunleaf" (which I can't remember whether or not she mentioned). Which made sense after it was explained, due to my rant about none of my cuttings sprouting roots and kickin the bucket; fishing for advice. Felt so dumb. What a way to introducing yourself to the gardening people. Eh 😂, got to be willing to try and fail to Grow!💋

[@AnteaterRae]

Thanks so much for mentioning where to put cuttings; sun, shade, inside, etc.... good to know where to put depending on where tomatoes already are. That's exactly what I wanted to know!

[@CaliKim29]

YAY!!! Love when that happens!

[@maryrancourt2467]

Just sent this to my Dad this morning. He has a couple of favorite plants.

[@KathyaKalinine]

I didn’t realize you could do this with tomato plants. Yay! I’m so excited to get some transplants started, too!

[@CaliKim29]

So simple, you'll love it, Kathya! Thx for watching!

[@eyeswideshut2800]

Really, I think you can do more, nature does not hail to man. I'm treating hydroponic determinates like indeterminates. They decided to get too tall so they're lollipopped, accidentally topped but spitting out tomatoes. They sprouted crazy suckers so fruit galore. I fly by the seeds of my plants, they decide whatever and I just give them what they want.

[@lindaely7611]

I actually did this with my seedlings when I had to thin them out, put the "cutting" into soil, keeping it moist and they did great. Next time I'll put it directly into a jar of water so I don't have to continue keeping it moist while the roots grow. Thanks so much! Love your garden and your videos. :)

[@CreatedforsomethingGreater]

I love this 😘😘

[@jennifersyoung4718]

I always bought tomato plants but have never tried to clone them. I want to give it a try on my existing tomato and other plants. Thanks for your video! It's so helpful!

[@freshsoup434]

If you are trying this I highly recommend cutting right below where you just trimmed off extra leaves. Where the leaves are, are called nodes. They are jam packed with a hormone called auxins and if you pair it by dipping your fresh cutting in hormone rooting powder it’s awesome how quick you’ll see roots.

[@naheedqazi7178]

This is such a great tip, Kim. Will definitely be trying it out. Free plants = happiness 😍

[@CaliKim29]

Yes it does - have fun with the free plants! Thx for watching!

[@MollyMcBooter]

I never even thought of cloning tomato plants. Oh this will save me so much $!! lol. THANK YOU!!!

[@allal64]

me too , I have waisted so many years breaking stems and throwing them away

[@tomnekuda3818]

This was just what I needed.......I've got two tomatoes that exceeded all my expectations this year and I probably won't be able to find them next year, so.........I'm going to clone and winter over in the house. Thanks, Tom

[@bearfruitgardening6908]

I've never cloned or propagated a tomato plant but I'm excited to try! Thank you for this video. Very simple.

[@CaliKim29]

It's crazy how easy it is - let me know your results! Thx for watching!

[@mohitsood15]

@@CaliKim29 does a clone fruits as same quality n quantity as the mother plant Plz reply

[@PeaceLoveChevy1]

Just started a clone today from a main stem that broke due to wind! Hoping for the best!!

[@gabrielsepulveda4711]

I had my tomato plant cloned by myself 3 weeks ago. It's very interesting since the tomato grow when the plant is still young. In my case, the clone is 30cm tall and already has 7 tomatos growing.

[@eyeswideshut2800]

I'm banking on just that, concession of little tomato producing clones. Mine are all hydroponic determinates so easy and I'll take what they've got.

[@jesussaves8533]

6AM to 75

[@georgiamackinlay5706]

@@eyeswideshut2800 what variety do you grow in hydro? It's spring here now but I'd like to keep.some going over winter inside, I have a windows that essentially gets full sun

[@CaliKim29]

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[@AnimeShinigami13]

i need information on a corm bulb called spraxis. ;.; mine aren't thriving. some are dividing, but not sprouting or thriving otherwise, and they were sluggish enough for aphids to spy a meal. ;.; i'm growing them inside. and i'm changing their pot to something smaller to see if using a forcing sized pot will help. also garden carnage in MA today, hail and unseasonable chill damaging any vulnerable garden plants. almost lost a newly transplanted pepper. ;.;

[@AnimeShinigami13]

oh yeah and I have a really leggy tomato volunteer that I might try this on. its straining a bit more than I'd like. 3 feet from an east facing window is too far it seems. its cohabitating with a little lemon tree in a giant terracotta pot.

[@elainjones9442]

I will be by some seeds from you

[@TheMinecraftMASTER77]

Thank-you for the video. I tried several cuttings directly into wet soil, but after 2 days most had folded over (I'd attach a picture if I could to show). Today I put several new cuttings in water today after watching your video. :)

[@Betty-qd8st]

I did this when I pruned my tomato plants. It works easy 👍 I put mine directly in pots and keep them in shade for 2 weeks.

[@walkbyfaithfamily9177]

Ah! I almost forgot I can do this! I have a couple tomatoes I want to share with friends but I didn’t start enough- how easy to just take a cutting! Thanks for the reminder!!👏

[@CaliKim29]

Your so welcome, glad you enjoyed the video!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

[@JazzMeUinFLUSA]

Yes I've been doing it with the big suckers too.

[@COYOTE165A]

Right its a plant part so it will take also

[@kristinanoall]

It’s currently January in Utah, yet I want to do this so badly!! 😂 This was so satisfying to watch! I buy green onions at the store and then put them in water, so they keep growing for weeks. Guess that will have to do for now 😊

[@CaliKim29]

You should - when you can! UT does get cold doesn't it!!! I had to laught at "so satisfying"....we (gardeners) get it! Thank you, Kristin. Kim

[@Bdkdklllvv]

I didn’t intend to clone a tomato plant but I accidentally broke off a sizeable stem from my main tomato plant and I didn’t want to waste it so I’m going to try this to save it! Thanks :)

[@CaliKim29]

You’re welcome! Glad you’re going to give it a try!

[@debiegordon3787]

Did NOT know that a CUTTING would work too..Thought only SUCKERS...awesome INFO 💚🍅🌱🍅💚🍅🌱

[@endoftheroadgourdandflower609]

This video came just in time! I have started black cherry tomato seeds back in March and have 1 that is doing very well, the others not so much. I don’t think I have enough time to start more seeds but I am going to try. BUT, I do have 1 branch that needs to come off of that 1 good plant and I am going to do this. Thank you for the well timed video

[@amber_Forever16]

Holy cow I didn’t know you could use any branch I thought you could only use suckers!!! Thanks so much for this video!

[@jocw101087]

Good video. Shirt and sweet and not overly cramming other sponsor products lol thank you for that

[@melanieweaver3262]

I cut off a sucker and planted it in the ground immediately after cutting and it is growing great.. it’s been 3 weeks so far and looks very healthy.

[@amarajapat]

My previous flowering tomato plant stem broke due to thunderstorms here in North Carolina.So I thought of giving it a try by cloning and now I'm so happy to see flowers converting to baby tomatoes.I love when you say Hi Everyone each time you start ..

[@timothyadams7599]

I’m cloning some indigo rose tomatoes similar to what your doing, but I’m also using an aquarium air pump with a air stone. It’s actually doing quite well.

[@itaitu2897]

my first time watching this, I'm thinking if that was absurd. Then I tried, but hey.. roots started to grow at 3rd day. Now I'm waiting the roots to grow more before I transplant them. Good video, madam.

[@itaitu2897]

I have question. The plant flowers immediately after i plant then on to the soil. Is it alway like that? is there a way to make the plant grow more leaves before flowering?

[@rthomas5986]

I did this last year with a Roma Tomato plant. It worked perfect. After sprouting roots, i plant it directly in my garden though.

[@rahulblogs50]

Nice tomatoes cutting 👌👌👌❤️❤️

[@cfaz6763]

I have this little dark vase that I use for growing roots on stems for basil. It really does such a great job.

[@Andresmlacrosse]

thanks as a kid this helps me alot

[@EXCELSIOR_INC]

You make it look easy, mine die every time, and I use bottled spring water at room temperature in the shade on my balcony, and I have Southern exposure

[@PrettyAliceNight]

I did this last year with great success. I’m going to do it again soon with my dwarf tomatoes

[@CaliKim29]

It sure does save some time!! Thanks for watching!!

[@nailog6464]

I can’t wait to get my collection Kim it’s on the way girl ♥️🌹♥️♥️♥️

[@GROWNGAS]

I'm barely starting to learn how to grow veggies so ur vids are a huge help, ty! 🙏

[@chiya2006]

I did cloning by cutting the stem and planted directly to the soil without having to let grow roots in water. And it did work.

[@Andrew171067]

Awesome video .Great tips for cloning tomatoes.Thanks Kim! :)

[@NtokozoMoyo]

I'm obsessed!

[@mrdmvofficial67]

BAM! LOVE YA STYLE NATURAL....

[@koosvanzyl2605]

I am doing an experiment here in Pretoria South Africa. Where we live, north of the mountain we are protected from the cold south wind.We rarely get frost, most often than not, never. So this is now late fall and I decided this indoor starting is hard work. My tomatoes, onions, carrots and peppers are doing well. If the temperature goes below say 40F , thumb suck, I will cover them. Will see how it goes.

[@winnielane]

The smart pots are great. By mistake I used a different brand and had to cut the pot down the side to get the plant out. Will try some cuttings, thanks!!

[@kerryfoster1]

Great video. I use rain water which drips in our conservatory ! Never done this before this year and it is SO productive.

[@cruikshank]

I’ve done this with success. I did have a cutting just yesterday that really wilted. I took it out of the water, made a fresh cut on a 45 degree angle and placed it back in the water. After a few hours it fully recovered. And Yes it was from a neighbor’s plant. I’m in Eastern PA and we are nearing the end of our season. My plan is to grow these hydroponically in my basement over the next 6 months. I’d like to hear from anyone who successfully transferred the cuttings after they’ve rooted into a Kratky or DWC Hydroponic environment. Thanks Dave in PA.

[@anonymousenscriber1969]

I got a cutting that I took in June, it is 7 inches shy from six feet tall now. I had to move it from under the grow light to the window. I have it hydro and I just threw some (I know it’s the company we all are like 😬) miracle grow flower feed (made four of top ten cannabis feeds in 2020, so who am I to argue) on her and she has a ton of tomatoes. One is nearly ripe right now as I type this good luck to you. You need tall ceilings or ways to bend her, luckily I got tall ceilings.

[@snakehandler87]

These vids are so wholesome and educational ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@kirkb2286]

I’ve never done this as a matter of fact I didn’t know this could be done but I will start one today

[@jelatinosa]

This is an easy way to propagate hybrids.

[@CFdeedee]

I sure gonna try doing that again ! Perhaps this time I'll get some roots growing !!

[@jacklabos_1162]

Grate video and I am just starting out my own vegetables patch and it’s got tomatoes in thanks for the tips

[@sharongodbout9014]

Great idea! I will be trying this one, Thank you Kim!

[@hollienguyen5222]

Mind blown, I didn't realize that you could do this. Thank you for the education ❤🙂

[@Yoyo-ux1ph]

hollie nguyen me too!

[@jelatinosa]

It's how they propagate hybrids, since seeds from hybrid plants don't always grow true to the genetics of the parent plant.

[@lalatheamericanpocketbully552]

Really great info I will try this

[@michaelsudduth8916]

Enjoy your videos. This was really informative.

[@layz_her2673]

Awesome video thank you I’m gonna try this!

[@luishernandez4409]

Thanks for the advice.

[@TÜRK_ALP]

Thankyou so much, I will try this out.

[@mahmoudahmed3546]

You do good to earth, and earth will reward you hugely 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷❤️👍

[@skinilini5831]

Thank you very much! Me and my mom are gonna start a big ol’ farm😊

[@janicedias_sowgrowanddiy]

Just what I was looking for... thanks Cali Kim...

[@CaliKim29]

Glad you’re enjoying the vids!! What are you excited about growing this season?? Thanks for watching!!

[@janicedias_sowgrowanddiy]

@@CaliKim29 well I have cherry tomatoes... potatoes... chillies... n some larger variety of tomatoes.. I lost my cucumbers and watermelon to aphids ... I wish your seeds were shipped to the UAE ... not much available here....

[@kennethwilson5411]

Thankyou for the information,, I’m going to try my first clones.... fingers crossed 🤞🏻

[@Neyobe]

I just got a tomato transplant, and I will do this trick when it’s a bit bigger!

[@kristen6354]

Didn't know you could clone tomatoes!! I have some growing already, definitely doing this tomorrow:)

[@mizmonster]

Oh yea it's supper easy. I've got 12 plants this year just cloning the suckers off of 2 plants I bought at a garden center.

[@asabagrendel]

Very helpful video. Thank you so much, Kim!

[@CaliKim29]

Your so welcome!! Thanks for stopping by!!

[@kimmartin2522]

Yes, I've done this many times before. You can also do this with other plants like herbs and house plants. Easy way to get free plants! 😊

[@CaliKim29]

Sure is!! Best way to fill your garden with free plants!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

[@nourishingmomma]

All the tomatoes I planted in the garden except one were killed by frost last night! Zone8b. So thank you! I can get a few from the start that survived.

[@saminairfan45]

Great video and since I’m growing so many different types of tomatoes I will be trying this method

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

This is such a great video!!🦋 I love cloning😉 Thank you so much for sharing!!

[@CaliKim29]

Glad you love it too, Stacey - great way to get free plants! Thx for watching!

[@PrairiePlantgirl]

If the wind (or me 😬) breaks a tomato stem, I like to just stick it in the ground and it will often grow for me.

[@zaraecp1700]

This is amazing! Definitely going to try this with my tigerella tomato plants

[@CaliKim29]

It will be fun to grow a clone of your tigerella, keep me posted, Zara! Thx for watching!

[@Michael-zn2jc]

This is helpful since I bought short stakes.

[@malikusa487]

Amazing video

[@CaliKim29]

Glad you think so! Thank you for watching and taking the time comment! Kim

[@helennelson3120]

Thank you for sharing. Really interesting. Can't wait to try it. Blessings

[@CaliKim29]

Let me know how it goes, Helen! Thx for watching!

[@helennelson3120]

@@CaliKim29 will do.

[@VanessaKrystynaBeauty]

This is a great idea !

[@gardendapurll3973]

I love it. And i'll try to my cherry tomatoes..thank you kim. Oh i dont ever thinking about it.... Even i knew that the roots will appear at the stem... So nice info..tq kim

[@CaliKim29]

Let me know how it goes, Hafi! Thx for watching!

[@gardendapurll3973]

@@CaliKim29 yes u'll be..i cut the sucker stem last night. And i put on water. Can't wait to plant it

[@aaronjackson2780]

Are you using tap water for rooting?

[@Blessedfamilymama]

I didn't even put mine in water. I put cutting deep into soil and kept partly shaded and moist until the wilt recovered! Now it's well over 7 ft tall and producing! Next time I'll probably use water to get roots going faster.

[@allierc7922]

I'm so excited to try this!! Thanks for the great video!

[@mathikumar3204]

Good information thank you

[@ulisesthomas1385]

nice work thank you

[@wadhwanegulamissa6747]

Thanku so mutch great idea !

[@COYOTE165A]

Just make sure you ask your Neighabor first, Before you go cutting off some of his Prize Tomato Plants, Especially if your Neighabor is also the Local Sheriff Etc.

[@donnadaly3303]

A REDTAIL 😂😂😂😂😂

[@freaknutt33]

Sounds like you’re speaking from experience there A REDTAIL 😆

[@music19691000]

Thank you for sharing😁 will do this today! 💗

[@CaliKim29]

Super!! Have fun with it!!! Thanks for stopping by!!

[@Trish620]

😱 I've been composting all the pieces I prune off for years.

[@Donna_G]

I have not tried cuttings in water to get more tomato plants; but, I have allowed tomato plants to multiply by not staking them.

[@melissamenchaca9121]

Do you have any trouble with your tomatoes rotting when you don’t stake them?

[@elainjones9442]

Thank you very much for the tip on how to growl tomatoes plants

[@onecatsopinion]

Thank you 😊

[@cathyhowell1294]

Thanks for a simple straightforward explanation!! For the 1st time I actually transplanted sucker cuttings from 2 of my tomato plants about 2 weeks ago. 1 didn't make it but the other is thriving! I was amazed at how quickly it grew. I live in Southern Québec, Canada and we start getting frost overnight as early as September, so I was wondering, could I take my cloned plant inside the house for the winter if it's not ready to bloom before fall? Thanks, Cat

[@organiccraftworks3153]

This is awesome

[@melanin4267]

Thank you💜

[@RRaucina]

One guy here tested how to cut the stems. He had best results with a 90' cut and then split the stem up about 1/2"

[@GardeningkiDuniyaYT]

Great job

[@MBEspinosa]

I'm going to try ... but in the style of Buenos Aires (with what I have and without spending money) ... we'll see!