Grafted tomatoes

[Frank97]

Anybody tried growing these, did they yield as much as they are supposed to, or are they a waste of money?
I've purchassed one to compare to the regular type so wll know by the end of summer but just wondered what others thought of them?

[Clanad]

The fad or giant leap forward has only recently reached our shores here in the U.S. It remains to be seen whether the grafted varieties fullfill the advertising hype.
A company in Cottage Grove, Oregon have devleoped a series of the tomatoes and so far, they appear to bear fruit earlier keep bearing later and are much more resistent to black spot and other fungal type infections. Seem to need less water as well, whcih is a real added bonus here in the semi-arid inter-mountain west... We'll see...

[Frank97]

Thanks Clanad, I'll just have to wait and see, it wasn't exactly a huge outlay so if they aren't any good it won't break the bank.

[Hawkwalk]

Almost all tomatoes you buy in the supermarket are grown on grafted vines. This is because they yield higher and have greater disease resistance. I tried some last year and they were very good. A little more expensive to start with but they didnt get any blight, grew strong outside in the open ground and produced a good amount of toms.

[Frank97]

Thanks Hawkwalk, I must say the one I've got is way out growing the seed grown ones at the moment.