{"id":4019,"date":"2012-03-09T19:29:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T19:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/?page_id=4019"},"modified":"2022-11-03T08:18:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T15:18:59","slug":"grafting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/library\/grafting\/","title":{"rendered":"Grafting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Grafted Vegetables<\/h1>\n<p>Grafted vegetables are created when the top part of one plant (the <strong>scion<\/strong>) is attached to the root system of a separate plant (the <strong>rootstock<\/strong>). The rootstock contributes vigor and disease resistance while the scion is chosen for fruit flavor or quality. For a more detailed history of grafting, please <a href=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/meet-mighty-mato\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SuperNaturals grafted vegetables may be ordered from <a href=\"https:\/\/territorialseed.com\/\">Territorial Seed Company<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jungseed.com\/\">Jung Seed<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.totallytomato.com\/\">Totally Tomatoes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vermontbean.com\/\">Vermont Bean<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixperennials.com\/\">Phoenix Perennials<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A line of our grafted vegetables may also be ordered from <a title=\"Grafted Vegetables from Log House Plants\" href=\"http:\/\/www.territorialseed.com\/category\/s?keyword=grafted\">Territorial Seed Company<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Commercial growers are invited to <a href=\"mailto:info@loghouseplants.com\">email Log House Plants<\/a> for Broker <a title=\"Broker Information\" href=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/broker-information\/\">info about grafted liners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SuperNaturals\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2015-SuperNaturals-Breeders.pdf\">Participatory Plant Breeder<\/a> information and <a href=\"https:\/\/awhaley.com\/news\">A.P. Whaley Seed Company<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit the SuperNaturals website for more information.<\/p>\n<p>The following video, from GardenTime, is also quite informative:<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #000000; width: 520px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/36eelXKJwdI\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardentime.tv\/video.htm\">Garden Time &#8211; Grafted Vegetables<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cropped-comparison-poster.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7753 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cropped-comparison-poster-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"Grafted tomato comparison\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cropped-comparison-poster-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cropped-comparison-poster-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/cropped-comparison-poster.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have you heard about <strong>Ketchup \u2018n&#8217; Fries\u00ae<\/strong>? Read all about this amazing new plant in our Press Releases (<a href=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/PR-FOR-IMMEDIATE-RELEASE-3.pdf\">SuperNaturals<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/FINAL-Territorial-Press-Release-ketchupnfries.pdf\">Territorial<\/a>). For tips on how to maximize production on both your tomato and potato harvests, read <a href=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/K-n-F_Maximizing_Production.doc\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to watch the hilarious Colbert video, too:<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #000000; width: 520px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/embed\/mgid:arc:video:comedycentral.com:af95b5c3-a13c-4293-b2e9-0c1282eee891\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">The Colbert Video<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This\u00a0<strong>Ketchup\u2018n&#8217;Fries\u00ae\u00a0<\/strong>video is from Good Morning America:<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #000000; width: 520px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/khwfaqCTAuc\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/goodmorningamerica.com\/\">Good Morning America<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And this <strong>Ketchup\u2018n&#8217;Fries\u00ae <\/strong>video is from Garden Time:<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #000000; width: 520px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ckBvP8gRJVQ\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardentime.tv\/video.htm\">Garden Time &#8211; Ketchup &#8216;n&#8217; Fries<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2013\/02\/09\/grafted-tomatoes-become-super-producers\/1903799\/\">Grafted tomatoes become super producers<\/a> &#8211; USA Today article, with video interview<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/hg\/index.ssf\/2012\/09\/grafted_tomatoes_out_grow_and.html\">Grafted tomatoes are growing larger and producing more than regulars in my garde<\/a>n &#8211; by Kym Pokorny for <em>The Oregonian<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/?page_id=4320\">Introducing Our First Crop Ever of Grafted Tomatoes!<\/a> &#8211; Our Garden News article about the history, methods, and benefits of grafting<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Teaming Tomatoes\" href=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/?page_id=4055\">Teaming Tomatoes<\/a> &#8211; Gardening article about grafted tomatoes in <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Register-Guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/plants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/grafting-by-Anthony-Boutard.pdf\">Close-up photos of grafted stems (macrophotography)<\/a> &#8211; Photos and interpretation by Anthony Boutard<\/p>\n<p>You can hear more about grafted tomatoes by downloading a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesstalkradio.net\/weekend_host\/Archives\/gl.shtml\">podcast<\/a> file of Garden Life&#8217;s radio show.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/images\/Grafted_BigBeef.jpg\" alt=\"grafted tomatoes\" width=\"480\" height=\"323\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Big Beef tomato comparison in the Log House garden.<\/p>\n<p>Non-grafted on the left vs. grafted on the right.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/images\/Grafted_Cupid.jpg\" alt=\"grafted tomatoes\" width=\"480\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Grafted Cupid tomato on the left vs. non-grafted on the right.<\/p>\n<p>Grafted Tomatoes on Garden Time:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/52QJD6H4AYo\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-2JOtKM9xtc\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/content.ces.ncsu.edu\/grafting-for-disease-resistance-in-heirloom-tomatoes\">Grafting for Disease Resistance in Heirloom Tomatoes<\/a> &#8211; Publication from the NC Cooperative Extension Service<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/crop-production\/vegetables\/grafting-biological-disease-management-strategy\">Grafting Can Help Fight Foliar Diseases, OSU Researchers Find<\/a> \u2013 Ohio State University research found that grated tomatoes are more disease resistant and have higher levels of flavonoids<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.umass.edu\/greenhouse-floriculture\/fact-sheets\/grafting-techniques-for-greenhouse-tomatoes\">Grafting Techniques for Greenhouse Tomatoes<\/a> \u2013 Article by Richard McAvoy, University of Connecticut<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/extmedia\/HO\/HO-260-W.pdf\">Techniques for Tomato Grafting<\/a> &#8211; Purdue Extension Service<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/durham.ces.ncsu.edu\/2020\/06\/grafting-to-create-a-healthier-tomato\/\">Tomato Grafting Research Program<\/a> &#8211; North Carolina Cooperative Extension research, presentations, and handouts<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntxe-news.com\/cgi-bin\/artman\/exec\/view.cgi?archive=39&amp;num=62171&amp;printer=1\">Tomato Grafting Project <\/a>\u2013 Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center research project (Ohio State University)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cals.arizona.edu\/grafting\/home\">Vegetable Grafting Information Website<\/a> &#8211; Research project from the University of Arizona and US Horticultural Research Laboratory<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oardc.ohio-state.edu\/graftingtomato\/tomato_grafting.pdf\">Tomato Grafting<\/a> \u2013 Organic farmer Jack Manix from Vermont shares his grafting experiences<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/loghouseplants.com\/images\/graftinghandout.pdf\">Grafted Vegetables<\/a> &#8211; color handout with pictures and grafting info<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hartley-botanic.com\/magazine\/grafted-vegetables\/\">Grafted Vegetables &#8211; You&#8217;re Going to Want Them<\/a> &#8211; by Mary Kate Mackey<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthlymag.com\/blogs\/plantwise\/june-10-grafted-tomatoes\/\">Grafted Tomatoes<\/a> &#8211; Blog entry from Portland Monthly&#8217;s Plantwise<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnnyseeds.com\/t-video_tomato_grafting.aspx?source=HomePage1209\">Tomato Grafting video<\/a> from Johnny&#8217;s Selected Seeds<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loghouseplants.com\/blogs\/greengardening\/tag\/tomato-grafting\/\">Growing Grafted Tomatoes in a Challenging Climate<\/a> &#8211; Blog post from Ann Lovejoy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.graftedvegetables.com\/\">Super Naturals Grafted Vegetables<\/a> &#8211; Mighty &#8216;Mato grafted tomatoes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grafted Vegetables Grafted vegetables are created when the top part of one plant (the scion) is attached to the root system of a separate plant (the rootstock). The rootstock contributes vigor and disease resistance while the scion is chosen for fruit flavor or quality. For a more detailed history of grafting, please click here. 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