potato + tomato = tomtato

Post by **thegawd** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:21 pm

a tomato plant grafted to a potato root. very neat! no gmos here. they've also grafted egg plant to potato but thats not as interesting to me.

no idea if they are available here but they cant be that hard to make! hmmmmm

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/vegetabl ... o/t47176TM

ross · Post by **ross** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:49 pm

Won't say what that looks like . Lol

Cuttlefish · Post by **Cuttlefish** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:52 pm

I think these are being marketed as the "ketchup and fries" plant or something. : )
Curious to know how productive they really are.

ross · Post by **ross** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:53 pm

Haha where's the vinegar ?

Skinny rooster · Post by **Skinny rooster** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:21 pm

Ahhh! Frankengarden! Grab your pitchforks! Grab your torches! Lol. They are related and it makes sense because if you sow tomatoes and potatoes close together, the potato plants will have little green pomatoes on them, just don't eat those.

Post by **thegawd** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:44 pm

you might be able to set up a still and make some vinager with both the tomatos and the potatos. i dont know much about that though. HAHAHA.

I also wonder how productive they would be producing 2 fruits. hmmm looks really cool though!

SR have you seen the tree of 40 fruit? 40 different stone fruits grafted on to one tree. LOL. really cool. I like this kinda stuff.

Nickyn · Post by **Nickyn** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:56 pm

I tried it a few years ago but the graft didn't hold. The potato branch grew too quickly for the tomato stem.

Post by **thegawd** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:11 pm

Try, try again!!!

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:52 am

My sister in law works at a nursery and grafts tomato plants onto a onto another type of tomatoe plant that has a stronger root system. I never knew they did that, interesting stuff.

Skinny rooster · Post by **Skinny rooster** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 12:11 am

thegawd wrote:QR_BBPOST you might be able to set up a still and make some vinager with both the tomatos and the potatos. i dont know much about that though. HAHAHA.

I also wonder how productive they would be producing 2 fruits. hmmm looks really cool though!

SR have you seen the tree of 40 fruit? 40 different stone fruits grafted on to one tree. LOL. really cool. I like this kinda stuff.

No I haven't heard of the 40 fruit, off to Google I go lol. Sounds interesting. My mom planted an apple when I was a child that was supposed to have five types of apples on it, however sadly it kicked the bucket before any apples came.