Unlock Your Garden's Potential: Grow New Plants from Suckers, Even in Summer!

For gardening enthusiasts looking to expand their green spaces, a recent video by local gardening expert Trag Biljke offers a valuable tip: propagate new plants from suckers. The video, uploaded on June 20, 2025, demonstrates a simple yet effective method for growing various vegetables, even if you missed the traditional planting season.The expert explains that if you're struggling to find seedlings, you can ask neighbors for suckers from their existing plants. She showcases the process with a tomato plant, demonstrating how to carefully remove a sucker, trim off excess leaves and any flowers. The trimmed sucker is then placed in a solution of nettle tea (50g fresh nettle in 200ml water, strained and cooled) for about a week until small roots appear. Once rooted, the sucker becomes a new seedling ready for planting.This versatile technique isn't limited to tomatoes. The video highlights its applicability to sweet potatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, melons, watermelons, and gourds. The presenter emphasizes that the ideal time to start a garden is whenever you desire, encouraging viewers that gardening should enhance life, not add stress. This method provides a flexible way for anyone to begin or expand their garden, regardless of the season.