"Bill who putters" wrote in message
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

David E. Ross wrote:
On 12/22/2009 1:25 AM, Bill who putters wrote:
Something else I never heard of before. Came in the mail this AM.

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Even experts often get only 50% success. This requires effort and (if
you have to buy the root stock) expense that cannot be justified for
an annual.

I suppose if you live in a high-rise and have room for one or two plants
the
expense of buying these might be justified. In my situation with plenty
of
room and viable seed what do I care if each plant gives less than the
ultimate yield.

David

My take is a bit different. I read planting root stock seed along with
your heirlooms. The why the interesting issue. Vigorous heirlooms the
reason for the effort. Here a another link.

http://www.eecofarm.org/dp/node/80

Do you mean that as well as planting the heirloom seed, you also plant the
seed onto which you will graft?

I wouldn't bother because in trials that have been done in this country
(Australia tests done by Diggers in Victoria) the heirloom varieties that I
would want to grow have all been proven to have either produced more or
almost the same weight of tomatoes as modern hybrids. The tomatoes from
those heirlooms have all been picked by chefs and the general public as
being tastier than the modern hybrids.