One of my wife’s friends, in fact, the source of my Opo seeds, usually, grows ‘em like crazy. Neither she nor I can figure out what I’m doing wrong! (Except for the squirrels, later on.)
Here’s a question: Which is better for rooting plants? Tumeric, or Cinnamon? I’ve seen both suggested.
Here’s another: Some of the tomato plants in the 6-packs @ Menards looked fine, except some of their leaves were a purplish color. Any idea what’s causing that?
“Here’s a question: Which is better for rooting plants? Tumeric, or Cinnamon? I’ve seen both suggested.”
Never heard of using either! Rooting hormone is inexpensive and works well.
“Here’s another: Some of the tomato plants in the 6-packs @ Menards looked fine, except some of their leaves were a purplish color. Any idea what’s causing that?”
More than likely they’re stressed/root-bound from being in those tiny pots. They’ve had little to NO nutrition - water runs right through their roots and there is little soil left at that stage to hold any fertilizer. I know for certain they don’t fertilize the ‘loss leaders’ (which are annual plants) at garden centers.
If you haven’t already planted them, I would soak them in a LIGHT fertilizer solution and loosen up those compacted roots before putting them in fresh soil.