Many years ago I used to graft a desease resistant tomato root stock on to a
Moneymaker tomato plant. This day and age I buy desease resistant plants.
Out of curiosity am wondering if anyone grafts tomato plants these
days....HW

"Harold Walker" wrote in message
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Many years ago I used to graft a desease resistant tomato root stock on to
a
Moneymaker tomato plant. This day and age I buy desease resistant plants.
Out of curiosity am wondering if anyone grafts tomato plants these
days....HW


Good Heavens Harold, you will be asking if anyone shaves with a Brush and
Shaving Soap and a Cut throat razor.

Mike
who doesn't shave at all ;-))

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"Harold Walker" wrote in message
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Many years ago I used to graft a desease resistant tomato root stock on
to
a
Moneymaker tomato plant. This day and age I buy desease resistant
plants.
Out of curiosity am wondering if anyone grafts tomato plants these
days....HW


Good Heavens Harold, you will be asking if anyone shaves with a Brush and
Shaving Soap and a Cut throat razor.

Mike
who doesn't shave at all ;-))


'twas just a wondering as I here so many complaints over yonder about the
tomatoes suffering from this and that and there is a solution .. H

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Good Heavens Harold, you will be asking if anyone shaves with a Brush and
Shaving Soap and a Cut throat razor.

Doesn't everybody?

My valet would hand in his notice if I even looked at a safety razor, what?

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Rusty
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Good Heavens Harold, you will be asking if anyone shaves with a Brush and
Shaving Soap and a Cut throat razor.

Doesn't everybody?

My valet would hand in his notice if I even looked at a safety razor,
what?

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

Did you ever try using a cuthroat razor in the middle of the
atlantic on one of its real rough days?..H

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Did you ever try using a cuthroat razor in the middle of the
atlantic on one of its real rough days?..H

No, but I've used one on a train...

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Did you ever try using a cuthroat razor in the middle of the
atlantic on one of its real rough days?..H

No, but I've used one on a train...

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That is minor stuff Rusty.

"Harold Walker" wrote:

Out of curiosity am wondering if anyone grafts tomato plants these
days....HW

The only thing I've seen is U.S newspaper adverts for "THE AMAZING
POMATO!!! GROWS TOMATOES ON THE TOP AND POTATOES UNDERGROUND!!"

Grafted, of course, and neither part as productive as separate plants.
Always touted as some marvelous new breakthrough. But maybe we colonials
are more gullible.

I'm still trying to get successful apple grafts, and they're supposed to be
dead easy.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

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"Harold Walker" wrote:

Out of curiosity am wondering if anyone grafts tomato plants these
days....HW

The only thing I've seen is U.S newspaper adverts for "THE AMAZING
POMATO!!! GROWS TOMATOES ON THE TOP AND POTATOES UNDERGROUND!!"

Grafted, of course, and neither part as productive as separate plants.
Always touted as some marvelous new breakthrough. But maybe we colonials
are more gullible.

I'm still trying to get successful apple grafts, and they're supposed to
be
dead easy.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Gary...."We" over here are far behind the 'Brits' when it comes to
gardening....I see things/methods/techniques being introduced over here as
being new 'discoveries'....perhaps new here but ancient over the other side
of the big pond.

(A personal belief....the best/most productive farmers in the world are in
the USA but as far as gardening is concerned that honor belongs to the other
side of the water).

H

(A personal belief....the best/most productive farmers in the world are in
the USA but as far as gardening is concerned that honor belongs to the
other side of the water).

Sorry H but The English Farmer is the best and most productive, I know cos I
am one.

.....................Leslie

"Leslie" wrote in message
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(A personal belief....the best/most productive farmers in the world are
in the USA but as far as gardening is concerned that honor belongs to the
other side of the water).

Sorry H but The English Farmer is the best and most productive, I know cos
I am one.

.....................Leslie
OOPS...looks as tho I goofed on this one Leslie....H

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from "Harold Walker" contains these words:

Gary...."We" over here are far behind the 'Brits' when it comes to
gardening....I see things/methods/techniques being introduced over here as
being new 'discoveries'....perhaps new here but ancient over the other side
of the big pond.

(A personal belief....the best/most productive farmers in the world are in
the USA but as far as gardening is concerned that honor belongs to the
other
side of the water).

I wouldn't agree about farming. It's done on a much larger scale, true,
but have a look at yields per acre and I think you'll find the picture
changes.

Bearing in mind of course, that varieties suitable for growing 'Over
There' are not always ideal for 'Over Here'.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

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from "Harold Walker" contains these words:

Gary...."We" over here are far behind the 'Brits' when it comes to
gardening....I see things/methods/techniques being introduced over here
as
being new 'discoveries'....perhaps new here but ancient over the other
side
of the big pond.

(A personal belief....the best/most productive farmers in the world are
in
the USA but as far as gardening is concerned that honor belongs to the
other
side of the water).

I wouldn't agree about farming. It's done on a much larger scale, true,
but have a look at yields per acre and I think you'll find the picture
changes.

Bearing in mind of course, that varieties suitable for growing 'Over
There' are not always ideal for 'Over Here'.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

Must admit my belief is based on total quantity produced..H

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from "Harold Walker" contains these
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Gary...."We" over here are far behind the 'Brits' when it comes
to
gardening....I see things/methods/techniques being introduced
over
here as
being new 'discoveries'....perhaps new here but ancient over the
other side
of the big pond.

(A personal belief....the best/most productive farmers in the
world
are in
the USA but as far as gardening is concerned that honor belongs
to
the other
side of the water).

I wouldn't agree about farming. It's done on a much larger scale,
true, but have a look at yields per acre and I think you'll find
the
picture changes.

Bearing in mind of course, that varieties suitable for growing
'Over
There' are not always ideal for 'Over Here'.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the
foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

Must admit my belief is based on total quantity produced..H

Ah, right! Yield per "business unit", or, still less, aggregate
national production give no idea of yield per unit area or return on
capital invested. On the whole, I understand grain and livestock
production in many regions of Aus and N America is at per-acre yields
which would put most UK farmers out of business, but is compensated
by much larger holdings and lower price of land.

UK agriculture is technically very proficient and efficient, and
responds pretty rapidly to market and regulatory pressures (many of
which, mind you, are artificial and not always desirable -- but that
applies world-wide in differing ways). I can't remember the last time
I met an unintelligent British farmer: they've been squeezed out.

--
Mike.
--
Mike.

(A personal belief....the best/most productive farmers in the world are in
the USA but as far as gardening is concerned that honor belongs to the
other side of the water).

Sorry H but The English Farmer is the best and most productive, I know cos I
am one.

.....................Leslie