Question re stem burying

Hiya all.
I'm wondering if more plants besides tomatoes and peppers (and ~ potatoes) can have their stems buried deeper as they grow taller.

I don't think peppers should have their stems buried, at least I've never heard of anyone recommending that practice. Other than 'taters and 'maters, I am unaware of any other "common" crops for which this is used. Maybe eggplant?

Someone I know recently suggested doing this with sweet potatoes and I don't think that is wise, either. Sweet potatoes aren't even of the same family as potatoes--morning glory vs nightshade.

I'm anxious to hear what others say.

This message was edited May 10, 2014 10:23 AM

Tomatoes ae a true vine so any part that touches the ground will grow roots. A great way to start "new" tomato plants is to take a stem (branch) of an established plant and put a small rock on it so it touchs the ground, keep the area damp and when the new branch has gotten roots you can cut it away from the mother plant and move it where you want it. I don't recommend this with peppers, you might rot the stem. Regular potatoes can be hilled up so more potatoes will grow along the stem. I've seen people grow potatoes in stacks of tires as the top of the potatoes grows another tire is added and more tubes are produced. I've never heard of eggplant benefitting from this either.

I know what you mean about the new plants lisac, last year in a storm I lost one of the largest branches from my cherry, it just snapped off. So I threw it in a 5 gal bucket, which happened to have a couple inches of soil in it. Then I forgot about it, until a month later I was snacking off it! That was definitely cool.