Roots forming on stems

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Posted by labradors z5 ONT (My Page) on

Fri, Jul 19, 13 at 14:57

I was in the nursery section of a local big-box store, that never takes good care of their plants, when I noticed some tomato plants with masses of little roots forming on the stems of many of their tomato plants, and I chuckled to myself, thinking that they probably crammed the plants too close together which somehow caused it. I laughed on the other side of my face when one of my plants began to exhibit the same behaviour! I's a Sun Gold (hybrid) which I bought.as a plant from our local market.

Does anyone have an explanation? Is it certain varieties that do this or is it cultural practise that causes it?

Linda

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Posted by cindy_7 z6/7 VA (My Page) on
Fri, Jul 19, 13 at 15:27

It's normal. If those rooting parts come into contact with soil, they will grow into the dirt.

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Posted by ajsmama 5b (NW CT) (My Page) on
Fri, Jul 19, 13 at 15:28

They'll do that if it's been esp. humid. Just hill up around them, the more roots the better!

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Posted by labradors z5 ONT (My Page) on
Fri, Jul 19, 13 at 16:36

I should have added that they are quite high up on the stems and not near the bottom or contacting the soil. I think the humidity factor is probably the answer, yet it only happened on the one plant in my garden and the ones in the store were all the same variety and all growing close together. Mine was pretty shaded (and probably humid) before I removed a lot of the lower leaves.

Thanks,
Linda

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