Every last impecuniosity totally exterminated

davemorton

I still want to buy a grafted melon, but not found gthem, apart from online with high postage!

artha

davemorton wrote: »

I have never noticed grafted toms. Why do they do them when toms are so easy to grow?

Disease resistance, vigour, yield etc comes from the rootstock and flavour from the scion

aau1

Tinyshoes wrote: »

Have to agree with you there, English was not my strongest subject. I know my grammar is awful. I don't think before I speak.

Good of you not to criticise my mis-typed smiley that didn't work

fairclaire

davemorton wrote: »

I have never noticed grafted toms. Why do they do them when toms are so easy to grow?

they are always stronger, grow quicker and give you something to be going on with whilst your seedlings are catching up. It gives you the longest possible growing period......well I think so

davemorton

artha wrote: »

Disease resistance, vigour, yield etc comes from the rootstock and flavour from the scion

I would have thought the disease resistance would have to be through the full plant, as things like blight attack the leaves, but then again, I am no plantologist.

fairclaire

davemorton wrote: »

I still want to buy a grafted melon, but not found gthem, apart from online with high postage!

big B&Q s have them

davemorton

So are grafted toms marked up as such, or are they just the toms that are in the garden centres?
What do they graft them onto?

davemorton

Hmmm, b&q, they might not sell them up here, as they dont grow pies or whippets.

Tinyshoes

I think we all have much more in common than we realise with all this gardening talk. We have moved our kiwi to the front garden this year as it was bought the same time as a friends and their's is doing so much better.

I need to get some sleep now. Eyes are aching.

Goodnight everyone. A truly amazing bunch of people brought together by chance. :A:A:A

davemorton

Tinyshoes wrote: »

I think we all have much more in common than we realise with all this gardening talk. We have moved our kiwi to the front garden this year as it was bought the same time as a friends and their's is doing so much better.

I need to get some sleep now. Eyes are aching.

Goodnight everyone. A truly amazing bunch of people brought together by chance. :A:A:A

Night TS, port tomorrow?