1.You can generally only successfully graft plants of similar family
groups. IE, pears and apples, or apricots, peaches, plums, nectarines,
What does it mean "generally". Do you mean there are exceptions to this
rule?
Can you, please, give me example of exceptions?
2. For the original poster: where did you ever get this crazy idea?
I have to admit the crazy idea is mine, even I am almost sure somebody
else had this idea before me.
If you ask why, I can explain. Think about this. To grow 20 tomato
plants you rpbably need an area about 10 square feet. Maybe 15, maybe
5. But the tree has a lot of branches and the trunk probably grows from
2-3 square feet area.
If you can plant couple of tomato plants on every branch, you would be
able to produce a lot of tomates from smal acreage. Correct?
I know it sound crazy, I know that, you do not have to persuade me, but
my question is not about is it crazy or not. My question is about is it
possible or not?
Probably, the first guy that wanted to make people fly was asked same
question, Are you crazy? Maybe even have been placed in mental asylum.
Or burned. Still there were enough crazies trying to understanf why
not. And the end result is that airplane came out. And nobody considers
it crazy anymore. And doesn laugh. Is not that right?
So, maybe if the people answering would be the ones specializing in
genetics they may be less sarcastic?
sherwindu wrote:
OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
In article . com,
"Mark" wrote:
Somebody knowledgeable in grafting probably will laugh at this, but,
please, dont.
Anyway, here is what I want I know and what I want to do:
What I know can be done
even I have never done that) make pears grow
on apple tree by attaching a branch from pear tree to the trunk or
spot on apple tree wher the aple tree branch is coming from.
For the original poster: where did you ever get this crazy idea?
Now questions.
#1. Will this scenarioo work?
I cut out 10-15 cm of the skin from the branch of apple tree; just the
skin not going deep in the wood. Then I take apple leaves; water, blend
it in the blender a little bit until I have a paste. Put this paste in
the pouch made from cooton towel.
Put in the pouch a seedling of apple tree with some soild soil. Make
sure the seedlings go thru the hole in the pouch as if it would look
when you buy it from the store; just instead of the pot it is in the
pouch.
Place the pouch on the top of tree "wound". Tie it up to the branch
with wet piece of the same towel. Tie it up. Keep it moist. Can I
expect the new apple tree penetrate the branch, fuse with it, and
starting to grow?
You forgot about the part where you induce lightning to strike the tree at
the appropriate time to bring it to life.
#2. You probably ask why all this so complicated, when it can be done
much easier with regular grafting. Reason for that is that, if the
answer to question # 1 is "yes"; what I really want is to try instead
of planting apple tree; what I want is to try something like plant a
tomato plant on the branch of equaliptyus tree. Now it is probably from
the realm of scince fiction or is it possible?
I suggest you take a crash course on plant biology. You have some crazy
ideas.
#2 is a no...
You can generally only successfully graft plants of similar family
groups. IE, pears and apples, or apricots, peaches, plums, nectarines,
or just about any cactus/succulent on cactus stalks.
Correct.
For tomatoes, you might be able to graft them to peppers or potatoes?
But, why?????? They grow so quickly on their own and with greenhousing,
can sometimes be wintered over.
If you are stating there is no advantage to do grafting, I can easily explain
that,
but I'm not sure that is what you are saying.
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Peace!
Om
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