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 ...

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 ...

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: 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 ...

Some home gardeners have reported double or triple yields Grafting requires special growing conditions so it can be pricey With grafting%2C you get yield%2C taste and disease resistance Tomatoes, the ...

SOUTHINGTON — A experiment in grafting tomatoes that requires toothpicks, a tiny knife and some hope is bearing fruit in the greenhouses of vegetable surgeon and farmer Mark Ramsay. There are more ...

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 ...

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

Cooperative Extension employees get the latest research information and it is our job to share that information with the citizens of the county. One of those situations of sharing happened last week.