Re: Grafted Tomatoes

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I wrote about grafted vegetables last summer - getting very big in the UK.
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On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 7:14 PM, <Hamptongar@aol.com> wrote:

> Last summer there were a number of threads regarding the Late  Blight
> outbreak on tomatoes and there were a few threads about grafted  tomatoes.
>
> I understand grafting tomatoes to get improved yields on a  commercial
> level but why would one want to do this in a home garden?  The  practice
> does
> seem to improve yields when some rootstocks are used on heirlooms  but I
> think
> most tomato diseases are air, vector and water borne in which case
> grafting would offer no protection.  As far as I can tell the only disease
> protection offered through grafting would be against Fusarium  wilt and
>  Ralstonia
> (Southern wilt).
>
> Can anyone help me out with more information?  Why would  a home gardener
> want to graft his/her tomatoes and are there any mail order or  internet
> retailers offering grafted plants.
>
> Thanks.  Spring will come.  It always  does.
>
> Andrew
>
>
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