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New Mutant Plant Tomtato

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Tomatoes at top and roots give potatoes :-)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/ho ... ashed.html
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Re: New Mutant Plant Tomtato

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Heard of it decades ago, how is it that it is not grown commercially?.
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it is not mutant but grafted plant.tomato is grafted on potato as they are from same family.so only plug plants are sold.
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Muhammad Arif Khan wrote:Heard of it decades ago, how is it that it is not grown commercially?.
Thompson and Morgan are selling grafted plants now.
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Interesting. Want to have one.
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Re: New Mutant Plant Tomtato

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Nice info, didn't know about this possibility:-)

Mustansir Billah wrote:Interesting. Want to have one.
Muntasir, try grafting your own potato with a tomato and see if it works. You will certainly be in the TV news. Here is the recipe:

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/graft-pota ... 52381.html
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Re: New Mutant Plant Tomtato

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I will try it next month InShaAllah.
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Re: New Mutant Plant Tomtato

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Hamad Ahmed Kisana wrote:it is not mutant but grafted plant.tomato is grafted on potato as they are from same family.so only plug plants are sold.
Calling it mutant is pure ******** :twisted:
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Re: New Mutant Plant Tomtato

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Muhammad Arif Khan wrote:Calling it mutant is pure ********
lol;;;;; sir take it as funny ooorrrrr more funny. :lol: :D :lol: :D
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Re: New Mutant Plant Tomtato

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Grafted Cherry Tomato plants in 14 inch pots can be purchased around Rs 50 each but somehow somehow i wasn't impressed by the taste and results.
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