Grafted Tomatoes & planting video with Vicky Tate

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Grafted Tomatoes

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About Grafted Tomatoes

Grafting tomatoes started in Korea and Japan during the late 1920s when watermelon plants were grafted onto a squash rootstock. The experiment's success resulted in the technique being adopted for other types of vegetable. The grafting technique was seen as ideal for species that require a long growing period, as it could allow harvesting to begin earlier and last for a longer period. The cultivation of grafted plants is more expensive, hence its association with higher-value crops such as tomatoes, squash, melons and aubergines.

But why?

It is widely acknowledged in the gardening world that grafted crops such as tomatoes will be stronger, easier to grow and more reliable, as well as the fruit being more abundant. Grafted vegetables are less sensitive, and tolerate a far wider range of temperatures, moisture levels, salt levels and soil-borne diseases. The plants grow better with less need for chemical fertilisers and pesticides and, overall, grafted plants possess greater disease resistance. Sometimes grafted vegetables are described as being ‘turbo-charged'. This refers to their speed of growth, which is accelerated by comparison with ordinary plants.

What’s the downside?

Grafted plants are more expensive-fact. However, you should need less plants anyway as the yield io much higher, and as there is less risk of them all perishing, you are making a safer investment. Taste wise, do not fear, you should end up with lots of flavourful fruit and vegetables on healthy plants. This is why almost all organic tomatoes grown commercially in Britain come from grafted plants. DON'T PANIC THEY ARE ORGANIC.