• Michelle Roberts, host of the Growing the Good Life Podcast, discussed grafted tomato plants - a process of combining two tomato plants to create one with high disease resistance and better flavor.
• Benefits of using grafted plants include improved disease resistance, higher yields, potentially less pesticide use, and faster growth in high temperature/humidity conditions.
• Creating one's own grafted tomatoes is challenging but possible with above-average hand-eye coordination, patience, and close monitoring for the first three days.
• For those not interested in doing it themselves, commercial grafting services such as Totally Tomatoes and Territorial Seeds are available to purchase pre-made graph tomatoes.
• Michelle plans to conduct side-by-side comparisons between her homegrown grafts and hybridized versions this year.