When late blight hit, it hit the grafted tomatoes the same, and maybe a little worse, than the Amish Paste tomato plants.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Tomato Blight v Grafted Tomatoes
In the spring I planted 2 grafted Cherokee Purple tomato plants in hopes that they would be resistant to late blight as advertised. Well, they did great at first. I had ripe tomatoes earlier than ever, mid July. But I think that was purely due to the fact that they were started earlier and were growing in bigger pots, hence a larger root system.
When late blight hit, it hit the grafted tomatoes the same, and maybe a little worse, than the Amish Paste tomato plants.
The Amish Paste tomatoes have been giving me a huge harvest of tomatoes despite the blight while the grafted tomatoes have given up. This was one experiment that I think was a failure. But I might be tempted to start some tomatoes super early and keep moving them into bigger and bigger pots. I like having tomatoes in July.
When late blight hit, it hit the grafted tomatoes the same, and maybe a little worse, than the Amish Paste tomato plants.
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I'm very glad for this update because I was very curious about the grafted tomato claims. I think my Amish Paste have always been the worst for blight, but I love their flavor. I tried some different varieties this year, but blight still took over. Seems there's no way to get rid of it once it's in the soil.
ReplyDeleteI love the Amish Paste tomatoes! Even with the late blight they did well.
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