This year appears to be the year of grafting for a few of us. So, being a big bandwagon jumper, I'm on board! Honestly, I'm just tired of putting a lot of effort into growing beautiful heirloom tomato plants and then losing them to disease before they give me a decent crop.
So, things are shaping up for the great experiment! I have my rootstock.
http://www.harrisseeds.com/storefron...rootstock.aspx And I have my clips.
Here is the problem. I also have 42 varieties of seeds. Those I have narrowed down (painfully!) to sixteen. What I'm hoping for is a little help from my esteemed T-ville members to narrow this down even further.
So, if anyone knows of any potential problems that any of these varieties might have with grafting, that would be very helpful! Also, any general thoughts on these varieties, especially productivity or heat resistance, would be helpful and most appreciated.
Cherry - planting 2of 2
White Rabbit - Already disease tolerant, so will not be grafting
Black Cherry
Small Salad - Planting 3 of 4
Juanne Flamme
Green Zebra
Black Trifele
Kibic - (May not graft, as this one did well last year)
Medium - Planting 3 of 5
Amish Paste
Cherokee Purple
T C Jones
Hazelfield Farm
Arkansas Traveler
Large - planting 3 of 5
Cowlick Brandywine
KBX
German Johnson Pink
Hillbilly
Aunt Ruby's German Green