Tomatoe grafting from Johnny's Spam Spam Spam

 

Something else I never heard of before. Came in the mail this AM.

Bill

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"Are you planning to grow tomatoes next year? If so, you might want to
consider grafting some of your favorite varieties onto a vigorous
rootstock. Grafting is an increasingly popular technique among tomato
growers who have had disappointing yields and disease problems. It's
especially helpful for heirloom, greenhouse, and hoophouse tomatoes.
Grafting is not difficult, and Johnny's has the supplies and information
you need to be successful. The procedure is straightforward: You start
seeds of both the rootstock and the scion (the variety you want to
fruit) and grow them until they are 3-4" tall. Then you cut the
rootstock and scion stems at the same angle with a sharp razor blade,
and attach the scion to the rootstock plant with a grafting clip or
piece of tubing. Experienced growers say they can graft 100 plants per
hour.
It's important to note the differences between the two rootstocks we
offer. Maxifort is an extremely vigorous rootstock that should be used
for greenhouse tomatoes such as Arbason and Trust. It should not be used
for heirloom tomatoes because it will produce too much vegetative growth
at the expense of fruit production. For heirlooms, choose the somewhat
less vigorous rootstock Beaufort."


<http://www.johnnyseeds.com/search.aspx?SearchTerm=rootstock&source=E_120
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<http://www.johnnyseeds.com/Assets/pdf/grafting_tomatoes.pdf?source=E_120
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<http://www.johnnyseeds.com/t-video_tomato_grafting.aspx?source=E_1209_CG
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<http://www.growingformarket.com/articles/20080526>

<http://www.johnnyseeds.com/c-278-grafting-clips.aspx?source=E_1209_CGCM_
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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

 

On 12/22/2009 1:25 AM, Bill who putters wrote:

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Even experts often get only 50% success.  This requires effort and (if
you have to buy the root stock) expense that cannot be justified for an
annual.

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David E. Ross
Climate:  California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening diary at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary>

 

David E. Ross wrote:

I suppose if you live in a high-rise and have room for one or two plants the
expense of buying these might be justified.  In my situation with plenty of
room and viable seed what do I care if each plant gives less than the
ultimate yield.

David

 



 My take is a bit different.  I read planting root stock seed along with
your heirlooms.  The why the interesting issue.  Vigorous heirlooms the
reason for the effort.  Here a another link.

 <http://www.eecofarm.org/dp/node/80>

  be sure to peruse the links in the first post as it touched on some
interesting ideas.

 <http://www.growingformarket.com/articles/20080526>

 Bill

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

 



 Maybe 20 years ago I'd play with this. But I am a plain seed guy at
heart.  Still

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  I may give a few a shot out of curiosity  maybe a low light scion base  
and a marglobe light loving top .  Weird science.

  Bill

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA