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Murray, KY

...a clone??!! I'm conn-fewsed!

5/1/2010 6:40:09 PM

Winston Salem NC

A clone is part of a plant that has been rooted and cut from the host plant and left to grow in a container or planted. They will have exactly the same genes as the donor it came from. Some growers will take cuttings and clone the plant and keep it going over winter so they can grow the plant again the next season. Hope this helps out some.

5/1/2010 8:32:09 PM

El Paso TX.

HEre's a How to article that explains the process if you're interested in reading it --- ( http://www.bigpumpkins.com/ViewArticle.asp?id=31&gid=2 )

5/1/2010 9:28:38 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

In pumpkins it is usually rooting a vine end (main or secondary) into a pot and otherwise rerooting it over a winter to keep it going.

In tomatoes, it is rooting the suckers. In both cases you get a genetically identical plant to the donor.

5/1/2010 10:19:30 PM

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To date the largest fruit grown on a cutting hasn't been too impressive.

5/2/2010 10:53:30 AM

Murray, KY

well now that makes sense! Same thing we do with grape vines, hops, etc. Thanks for clearing that up. :-)

5/2/2010 11:14:44 AM