Grafted Tomatoes?

arbroath_lass

Last year Suttons sent me Sweet Petit tomatoes instead of another variety I'd ordered. They were lovely, very easy to grow and I got loads of tomatoes.


This year I see they are only selling them as grafted plants.


I'm assuming last year's weren't grafted but I wasn't given any information with them.


Has anyone grown grafted tomatoes? Are they worth it?


The next thing is (sorry) it says they are not suitable for growbags. Has anyone tried grafted tomatoes with growbags and growpots or the Morrisons flower buckets (I've been experimenting with both).


Any advice/stories gratefully received. They were lovely tomatoes but the plants are too expensive to be faffing with!

laurel7172

I have bought a couple of grafted plants-an aubergine and pepper-just to see how they grew. I have to say I was disappointed; the yield was no better than an ungrafted plant and certainly didn't justify the eye-watering price tag. But perhaps others have different experiences?

sobie

the roots of grafted tomatoes are resistant to soil borne diseases, so really grafted tomatoes are only beneficial if you grow in the same soil every year.

safestored4

I have never grown grafted tomatoes myself but the chap on the allotment next to me manages a large commercial glasshouse. Last year he told me that all of their plants are now bought in as grafts from specialist suppliers. They are grown in growbags containing a coya based compost. His plot is presently buried with last years bags which he has brought back home.

Davesnave

Surely the whole point of growing your own is to get the varieties you want, fresh and at a reasonable price, not to mimic commercial growers?

Last year I grew 'Floridity.' I thought 30p a seed made it expensive*, but grafted toms go into a different league altogether.

*worth it, though!:D

arbroath_lass

Thanks everyone, normal tomatoes for me, I think!

royg_2

I've picked up some grafted tomatoes the last couple of years from b&q but only once they've reduced them as don't believe they justify the initial full price.

I thin 2 years ago they did a 3 for 2 so managed to get 3 for just over £3 although had to rake through a lot of dodgy specimens to find ones that were still ok condition.

I've grown them on in morrisons flower buckets and they did well in those but not spectacular. I encouraged 2 main stems to form rather than 1 and they had enough vigor to support this.

Overall I got a larger crop but not worth paying much extra for.

safestored4

Not for me, but the Organic Gardening website has interesting detailed instructions on how to graft tomatoes yourself if anybody wants to give it a go.