Tomato Grafted Plants??

[afrench108]

Hi, i have just seen an advert for tomato grafted plants, they claim to produce 50%more than standard ones, i have been growing tom's for last 5 years, never heard of these before.

Does anyone know how to do it?? benefits of it?? skill level needed??? varities to use??

Sounds good but dont know if its worth trying, so any info greatfully recieved..

[chriscross1966]

You used to be able to get grafting rootstock varieties (10-15 years ago, not the 30's)... IIRC Marshalls did them.... from memory they were supposed to be monstrously resistant to soil diseases (useful if you were growing in the greenhouse border) but rubbish toms to eat.... so graft on the top of something nice for the best of both worlds... You can graft tomatoes onto potatoes too... a pointless exercise in creating the hungriest plant in existance as both ends are demanding everything the leaves can make ... the one I did many years ago produced a few toms and a few spuds but was gulping through fertiliser and water like an addict..... Tomatoes aren't hard to graft, if you follow the normal steps... tracking down a grafting rootstock might well be harder (I'm assuming they're going for one that is very efficient at pulling in nutrients and water these days)

chrisc

Seeds-by-Size list a couple of rootstock seeds, He-Man and Caddy, both F1's, neither of them are what you'd call cheap. Moles do them too, along with a grafting cucumber rootstock, Triumph

[jayjay giant]

I am not sure about grafted vegetable plants. The powers that be seem to have it cravked when it comes to fruit trees though !
I tried a couple of times with aubergines and tomatoes grafted onto rootstock. These were nursery bought plants and I didn't see any real difference except in the price !
I haven't tried to graft my own though, I don't really have the expertise, skill or patience.

James

[Nicos]

I'd never heard of it with tomatoes!!
so....done a bit of research and come up with these....

Grafting Tomatoes

YouTube - Grafting of Tomato Plants

hope that helps- esp the last one!

you tempted????

[afrench108]

thanks for all the help, i have read about doing it with tomato & potato..sounds great idea for space saving on the plot..I was going to try it with tomato varities, maybe grafting 2 big producers together but i have just researched to find out F1 toms are not best suited!! Was looking to save seeds to further my hobby this season but cnt save F1's either so may have to pop down wilko's to see what i can do. seems the grafting is big in america at min..

[afrench108]

Will try with charlotte new potato's in big tubs and graft on Totem tomato's, worth a try for something new....keep you posted

[Two_Sheds]

Will try with charlotte new potato's ... and graft on Totem tomato's

The Charlotte foliage will be naturally dying back around July/Aug time though, won't it?

[Flummery]

The Charlotte foliage will be naturally dying back around July/Aug time though, won't it?

Will there be Charlotte foliage - the top will be all tomato I assume?

Sounds like the worst of both worlds to me. Got a cold this morning so I'm spreading a little unhappiness!

[gojiberry]

The ideal rootstock is he man F1 seeds of which can be obtained from moles seeds about a tenner for 50 seeds. The rootstock tends to take longer to grow so sow them about 2 weeks earlier than the seed that you are going to graft on

Ian