It’s well-known that when tomato plants’ stems are buried, they will form
roots, giving you a sturdier, more vigorous plant. This is useful if you have leggy tomato starts. Even if your plants aren’t particularly leggy, this practice is supposed to be beneficial, as noted above, by building a stronger
root foundation.
This property for stems to root can’t be unique to tomatoes. So what I’m wondering is: what other species of garden plants also have the ability to do this? I would like to come up with a list of species for which this practice can be implemented. I haven’t been able to find much information
online. This webpage says that it can be done with zinnias but that they don’t do it as well as tomatoes do:
https://www.houzz.com/discussions/1378775/can-i-bury-zinnia-stems-as-i-would-tomatoes
Does anyone here know of common garden plants (vegetables or flowers) that have the ability to form roots along their stems when they are buried? Particularly, those species of plants which are commonly started indoors prior to potting up or planting out would be most useful due to the common problem of legginess in seed starts. Has anyone tried experimenting with this method using their non-tomato seedlings and had successes or failures to share? Thank you in advance to anyone who shares their
experience and wisdom.
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