I bought four 'Amistad' plants in the summer and all have done really well, but I worry whether or not here in Worcester they will reappear next year. Having read the suggestion to take cuttings I decided to have a go, but I'm struggling to find any non-flowering shoots!
I'm pleased to say my plant in the original post is still going strong (despite the slugs eating most of the plant in the spring) as are several others.
But, like you Clancy, I can find no non-flowering shoots. I guess the best idea is to pinch out the flowering tip, then it's a non-flowering shoot I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong
We've had no proper frost here for a couple of years now, so most non-hardy perennials are coming through, but I saw the long-range forecast for this winter from the Met Office is for dry and cold, so will have to see how kind the weather is this winter
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I have no non flowering shoots either. I am going to dig a couple up and pot them,put them in the greenhouse, and cut off all the flowering shoots in an attempt to force them to grow side shoots suitable for cuttings. If they die down, I will do cuttings in Spring, and use the original plants back in the garden.
Mine survived overwinter outside, but flowered much later than overwintered cuttings.
I dug up one of my plants, cut everything off down to about 12" and put it into a pot slightly larger than the plant. I will keep it in my solar shed over the winter and hope for the best. I'll also try cutting out the tips of some of the flowering stems and see if they will root. One can hope!
Golly me, I thought mine were doing well at reaching 5' after only two months, so I wonder what the three I've left in the ground will look like next year assuming they survive. Thanks for saying it's ok to take cuttings from the flowering shoots. And I thought I had nothing to do tomorrow...
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I bought four 'Amistad' plants in the summer and all have done really well, but I worry whether or not here in Worcester they will reappear next year. Having read the suggestion to take cuttings I decided to have a go, but I'm struggling to find any non-flowering shoots!
Suggestions please.
I'm pleased to say my plant in the original post is still going strong (despite the slugs eating most of the plant in the spring) as are several others.
But, like you Clancy, I can find no non-flowering shoots. I guess the best idea is to pinch out the flowering tip, then it's a non-flowering shoot
I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong
We've had no proper frost here for a couple of years now, so most non-hardy perennials are coming through, but I saw the long-range forecast for this winter from the Met Office is for dry and cold, so will have to see how kind the weather is this winter
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I have no non flowering shoots either. I am going to dig a couple up and pot them,put them in the greenhouse, and cut off all the flowering shoots in an attempt to force them to grow side shoots suitable for cuttings. If they die down, I will do cuttings in Spring, and use the original plants back in the garden.
Mine survived overwinter outside, but flowered much later than overwintered cuttings.
I dug up one of my plants, cut everything off down to about 12" and put it into a pot slightly larger than the plant. I will keep it in my solar shed over the winter and hope for the best. I'll also try cutting out the tips of some of the flowering stems and see if they will root. One can hope!
Golly me, I thought mine were doing well at reaching 5' after only two months, so I wonder what the three I've left in the ground will look like next year assuming they survive. Thanks for saying it's ok to take cuttings from the flowering shoots. And I thought I had nothing to do tomorrow...
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