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Post by canadamike on Mar 19, 2008 12:00:09 GMT -5
Yep, you read right. On Tomodori, a french tomatoville of some sort,there is a link that states that grafting tomatoes on cukes is doable. Sadly, there is no modus operandi, it is simply stated as if it is a well known fact across the big lake. It is also discussed by some like we would talk about a simple graft, so I guess there are people in the ''know'' of the method.
Has anybody here ever tried anything like that? I feel like checking it out.
I have grafted tomatoes on potatoes, it is a nice amusement and builds up your magician reputation quite fast amongst non-gardeners, but the results are less than ordinary. A few tomatoes and one or two potatoes
But this one is quite intriguing. I bet Alan will try it and name the plant in his very floydesque way!!
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Post by jason on Mar 19, 2008 12:26:03 GMT -5
Haha. Oh man. I think this would be very interesting but I just don't think you can graft a tomato to a cucumber.  |
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Post by suze on Mar 19, 2008 16:01:21 GMT -5
Did they mention *what* the benefit was of doing this, if any?
One reason to graft tomatoes (as many of us know) might be to help out with nematodes by getting the plant onto a nematode tolerant rootstock. But cucurbits are extremely sensitive to 'todes, normally even more so than tomatoes. There are probably also other reasons for grafting tomatoes, some of which I may have forgotten (or never knew about in the first place). ;D
So, just curious what if they mentioned what the point would be other than for kicks/fun.
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Post by canadamike on Mar 19, 2008 17:25:21 GMT -5
I really don't see any important interest in doing so, nor do I see a benefit, but I will tell you it might be fun. I think the interest is only strictly scientifical, in the sense that some brainy guy or gal just made tons of tries on many things, like throwing every at the wall to see what sticks to it.
I will probably just try it for the ''special effects'', without hoping anything of value out of it.
Michel
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Post by kctomato on Mar 19, 2008 21:35:50 GMT -5
what, no one here has ever had pickled tomatoes?
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Post by Alan on Mar 19, 2008 22:10:25 GMT -5
LOL, I'm not so big on the grafting of tomatoes, though I have done a bit of tree grafting in the past and yes even the much lauded potato-tomato graft when I was in high school.
We sold "tatermaters" so to speak for like $20.00 a pop at the highschool greenhouse. I thought about doing it here for the business, but then I just get to thinking it's kinda useless to the consumer except for being and oddity.
Mike, I don't know that it is feasible, but if it does indeed work, let me know, it could be interesting to say the least.
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Post by flowerpower on Mar 20, 2008 5:36:05 GMT -5
I know someone who ordered that "PotatoTomato". Sounded like a complete waste of money to me.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Mar 20, 2008 8:15:22 GMT -5
So if you have a crop failure with say, the tomato portion of the plant, could you still expect a crop from the potato portion ?  |
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Post by canadamike on Mar 20, 2008 14:04:55 GMT -5
Blue, you are a little devil, and you already know the answer  As for the potato tomato, it should be the future of organic agriculture... Hey, you poke a hole in an organic potato, put an organic tomato seedling in it with its roots and soil, and sell it to suckers for $20. I already envision visiting Alan in Indiana and being welcomed by a butler in his 10,000 square feet castle  |
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Post by Alan on Mar 22, 2008 14:49:55 GMT -5
LOL, I'll probably never get rich doing what I do, but I think it can provide a nice lifestyle for my family and I do absolutely love doing it. To be honest with you I did think about making some potato-tomato grafts again this year to sell for a ridiculous amount of money but just didn't get around to it.
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Post by flowerpower on Mar 24, 2008 5:04:42 GMT -5
I would like to make a few of these potato/tomato grafts if its not too hard. Just to give as stupid gifts. I saw in one ad that it is a Red Pontiac w/ Sub Arctic Plenty. Is it common to use a cherry (or smaller) type or could you do a saladette size? Doesn't the potato get foliage?
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Post by jason on Mar 24, 2008 10:33:04 GMT -5
It would also be neat to graft very different varieties of tomatoes onto one plant. I'm sure some people would be into buying something like that.
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Post by lieven on Jul 21, 2008 16:18:18 GMT -5
Sounds like a FOAF story: never heard of it, and they're completely incompatible. Potato & pepper & aubergine & other solanaceas will intergraft readily, as will cukes & squashes & perhaps lagenarias on the other hand.
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Post by hoosierheightsfarm on Jul 24, 2008 0:42:43 GMT -5
It would also be neat to graft very different varieties of tomatoes onto one plant. I'm sure some people would be into buying something like that. Similar to the "fruit salad trees" I've seen for sale. |
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