I could not find any sources on suckers growing in hydroponic medium. Here's what's available for in-ground suckers: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/suckers-growing-corn-plants-53804.html

Mulberry, I'll write your name down but it is possible I will lose it between now and then. If there is anything for certain you desire please let me know. Like I told Paula if I don't have enough seeds I will save more if I need too as long as the worms don't get all of my fruit. And if you want me to choose seeds please list a type, color, ect you prefer. Yes there are many different flavors in the heirloom/ops. And I like a wide range of them. Some prefer just those that are sweet or just the tart ones. I like many. I'm going to miss my bicolors this year. Have one Texas Star that might have the correct fruit. My Texas Star cherry cross has that flavor. I also grow and like some hybrids. Already missing Brandyboy. Which was in the spraying episode and I thought I had better plants so culled it. Wish I had planted it. Have 2 that are new to me that are showing promise and maybe back next year. But for a wide range of flavor the heirloom/ops have that. And many are as disease resistant and will produce as much. You just have to find them. So far Big Cheef is my leader in the bigger types. And my Glick's 18 Mennonite has produced as well or better than anything the last 2 years and setting well again. Another newcomer Atkinson looks promising. I haven't tasted it yet. Do know it won a taste test at a festival last year. Which to me doesn't mean a lot till I've tasted it unless I know who was tasting it. Anyone else that desires seeds please feel free to step forward. It may be Oct, Nov or even Dec before I get them sent. Hope to do it before the first of the year. As I tend to get very busy the first part of the new year. The only thing I ask is please don't send me any tomato seeds in return. Really I have enough unless it is an old family favorite, one of Tomato Man's, or just produces great and taste that can't be beat!!!! LOL. I know I've got seed that is probably getting too old to germinate well. So need to cut back. I hope in the future to set up a freezer to start saving the seeds in. I received seeds recently for 4 varieties. I had sent seeds earlier to this person. Three of them I already have. Seeds of other veggies many times I don't have. Or flowers that would work well in the veggie garden. Or just a cookie( Just don't tell my doctor). No really I don't need or expect anything in return. But do appreciate and thankful for all acts of kindness and the thoughts behind them. If you let me know how they germinate, grow, produce and taste in your garden that is more than enough. I like to know these things so I know if I need to improve my methods and when what to recommend to a grower in another area. Like I stated before just let me know what you would prefer. You can send an email if you desire. I can save it and that way I don't forget. Just state somewhere on this forum you sent an email so if it don't arrive I can notify you. Hope everyone has a great gardening week. I'm heading out to look at the garden. We received 8 tenths last night and a couple of light showers during the night with a chance at more today. So the foliage is probably too wet to even go worm hunting. LOL. Jay

Now, is this just a matter of waiting for the temperature to drop, the fertilizer to leach away, or do I write this season off as a loss? There is still hope. ;) MG tends to leach out of the soil fairly quickly so with your long growing season there is time for the plant to adjust to the excess fertilizer and bloom and if the temps cooperate you'll get fruit set. Good luck and be sure to make yourself a note to go easy on the ferts (esp. nitrogen) next year. ;) Dave

My son is growing our "seed source" this year from seed given to me by my Aunt from the last planting my Uncle Bob Estler did the year before he passed away. Hopefully next year we will be able, between the 2 of us, to get enough plants to grow enough the next year to start offering seeds. At least, that's the plan. Mother Nature, as we all know, tends to laugh at our plans. My MLs this year are pitiful. And it's my fault; I should know better than to try to grow things in containers. It never works for me. Sigh. Nobody else in the family gardens and my Aunt is not physically able to grow them commercially any more. What's really sad is that she could not get any of the greenhouses around the Huntington WV area to do the growing for her. :^( Dar Jones from Selected Plants told me this spring he was going to try to grow some specifically to send to Seed Savers. I haven't heard from him yet this summer to see if he succeeded. I surely hope so! And yes, in our family the saying is "we have the better tomato, Byles just had better PR!" Edie