Grafted tomatoes?

[maljackson]

The more I hear of these, the more I think that my greenhouse is going to be hopelessly inadequate.

Hmmm. I've got five grafted tomato plants in a Lidl plastic greenhouse. I've got to squeeze three chili plants in there too....might be a bit cozy. Hopefully!
Mal.

[mrbadexample]

How big's the greenhouse? Mine's only 6'x6', but it's low too - only 6'6' at the apex. Last year I grew 9 normal tomato plants in there, and I think the lack of air circulation and overcrowding encouraged botrytis, which cost me a fair bit of fruit.

Definitely no more than 6 in there this year - maybe even less.

[Two_Sheds]

I've got five grafted tomato plants in a Lidl plastic greenhouse. I've got to squeeze three chili plants in there too.

hahahahahahahahahha


I repeat - hahahhahhahahahaha !!!!!!!!!!!!

[pinns]

Put them outside in BIG pots for the roots? They can help anchor the blowaway

Was in B&Q yesterday and picked up a grafted "Britney" sweet pepper, I'm blaming this post! Normal ones in the GH last year were a total waste of space, this might be the way to go.

[VanWin]

Grafted tomatoes?

I am only talking about the tom supports. Where I live, canes and ties are out, curly spiral poles are the thing. I am attaching a picture but don't know if they are in the UK yet. You just carefully, without snapping stem, wind young Tom round it into the spiral.

[VirginVegGrower]

Yep saw these last year in my local garden centre for a ridiculous amount. They were also on fleabay!

[mrbadexample]

My grafted toms have overtaken my early Galina as the first to flower. Well, open flowers, anyway.

Mmmm....turbo tomatoes.

[hamsterqueen]

Monty Don was talking about those last (?) week. He said they need powerful supports.
Bought 2 reduced ones in Dobbies and they are in raised bed, so I hope the roots will help anchor them. There is a really high wind blowing in from the sea today, think I had better go and tie them to the canes!

[mrbadexample]

How am I getting on then?

Conchita:



Elegance:



The weight of the fruit snapped the bottom truss:



Dasher:



And the three fruits, left to right, Elegance, Conchita, Dasher.



I have to say I'm most impressed with the Conchita, for sheer numbers. Obviously, there would have been more in all the photos had I not eaten some.

On Gardeners' World, Monty Don reckoned they weren't worth £2.99 against the price of one tomato seed. I can see his point, but if you only have space for a few plants, it would be worth it. They cartainly are prolific. They taste fine, although I do have varieties I consider to be better (my favourite this year is Galina).

I wonder how long into the season they'll last?

[Two_Sheds]

I got exactly the same varieties as you (free though).

I wasn't impressed - not at all. Maybe I got them too late in the year? But they just sat there and sat there. I got maybe half a dozen toms off them to date... not a patch on my seed, sown in Feb

[Potstubsdustbins]

Mr BE take a pat on the back, nice looking plants.

Did warn you about the truss though.

Colin

[mrbadexample]

Mr BE take a pat on the back, nice looking plants.

Did warn you about the truss though.

Colin

I'll take a pat on the back from MOM anytime.

And yes, so you did! It doesn't seem to matter - I've just left it there and they're ripening well enough. I've had the same happen to a non-grafted outside one, but I thought that was mostly due to the wind.