Recently, I was visiting my sister at Wrightsville Beach and we were invited to a tomato tasting party. Because I love tomatoes, I was looking forward to attending this summer party. When we arrived, ...

Q: The idea of grafted tomatoes fascinates me, but I have never had success starting tomatoes from seed. Do you know if rootstock plants are available so I can graft plants onto plants? A: I don't ...

Question: What are grafted tomatoes? I've seen them at my local nursery, and they cost about $18 per plant! Why are they so expensive? Are they better than regular tomatoes? Answer: Grafted tomatoes ...

Blight is more of a problem for gardeners than ever before, but grafting your plants will make them much stronger and disease-resistant. With the days getting longer, it's officially time to start ...

For the most part, we get the principle of grafting fruit trees, grapes and roses. A variety of fruit or flowers that we love, but might be a little iffy for various reasons, is grafted onto a ...

A farmer manages grafted tomatoes at a tomato farm in Nakuru County, Kenya, Oct. 23, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) Liu Gaoqiong (L), a professor of Horticulture from Nanjing Agricultural University, also a ...

Q: I like to grow heirloom varieties of tomatoes but the last few years I have had issues with several tomato diseases in my garden beds. I have purchased grafted tomato plants that have done very ...

Southern organic gardeners are discovering what could be The Next Big Thing in tomatoes: grafting. If you grow tomatoes, you know that it often seems nature conspires against you. If it's not too much ...

Keith Fuller will answer your questions. Call 209-0430 or email [email protected]. Many people know that citrus trees are grafted or budded to improve yield, cold tolerance and plant vigor, but many do ...