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Grafting Tom's and chillies on potatoes

SwedboySwedboy Posts: 394
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I have an abundance of chillies and tomato seedlings and was thinking of trying grafting some on potatoes. Have anyone of you tried it and does it improvement the yield of the fruit?

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

    My gut feeling is, if it worked, we'd all know about it by now. 

    The fact we've not heard it's a great idea, would suggest , it's not.

    Devon.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

    There's these - 

    https://www.victoriananursery.co.uk/Tomtatoes/


    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • SwedboySwedboy Posts: 394

    The Victorians used to do it and it was one of Thompson and Morgan's new products last year but see from your link that it has been going on comersially since at least 75.

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

    sounds like a gimmick to me.

    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    If one set of roots have got to produce spuds and fruit it occurs to me that it'll struggle to produce a good crop of both ... but if you fancy having a go, why not? 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I can't see any way it would improve the yield of either.

    Novelty stuff, give it a try 



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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