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I was wondering what the best method of cloning pumpkins would be. In my case I want to over winter plants in my basment and I was wondering what the easiest way would be. Is potting the plant at each leaf node the best way or is it better to construct a cloning bed.
How do you construct a clonig bed? And one last question. If you wanted to split one plant into two clones of that plant how would you do that?

10/24/2005 7:42:20 PM

Carrollton, Ga.

I use the 3 ft. long trays that you dip wall paper in. It worked good for me last year. I would grow from one tray to another. When it would get rooted in the new tray good, I would cut off the old tray, pull out the old growth and then put it ahead of the new growth. This year I am going to get some plastic gutter pipe and cut 1 side out and try it.

Doug

1st. Cor. 3:7

10/24/2005 7:49:59 PM

Mn

thanks

10/24/2005 8:14:15 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Ditto. Wall paper trays are cheaper than window boxes & take up less space when in storage.

10/24/2005 10:05:28 PM

Syracuse, NY

...wish i had tried this again before we got a little frosty lately....plants are shot! oh, well,time for test germination anyway.....

10/25/2005 2:13:25 AM