Grafting project progresses

[geol]

Thanks to the encouragement and generosity of MsCowpea and others, I've tried my hand at some tomato grafting this year.
Thought I’d share how things are going. The Maxifort seed that was to be used as rootstock, was planted 10 days after the scion varieties were sown. It germinated in only two days and quickly caught up to the other seedlings.The Black Beauty eggplants were sown three weeks prior.






Maxifort rootstock prep’d for grafting

cut tops were re-rooted in perlite-mix (background)


Brandywine scion carefully selected for size


Silicon grafting clip in place


Eggplant selected for a tubing graft
I found the latex tubing at a local medical supply



Recovery chamber (upside down fish tank) Grafts are kept humid with an occasional misting


After several days of re-hab


Cherokee Purple on Maxifort




Carbon on eggplant rootstock



Here are the Maxifort cuttings busting out of their container less than three weeks latter, already re-overtaking all the other seedlings - again!



Still amazed by how vigorous this variety is.
I’m very happy with the progress so far, and hope to grow out side by side comparisons per/variety against some direct sown plants as well.- Thanks everybody!

[SelfSufficient1]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting this!

[coronabarb]

Wow, that is very interesting! Thanks for those great pics!