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Solanum seed for grafting

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Posted by karl_a ACT Aust (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 22, 06 at 23:59

Hi Cornucopians!
I've decided to try grafting eggplant and maybe tomato for the first time this coming spring.

My primary aim is to get ahold of a frost tolerant perennial solanum that I can graft into each spring to give me a headstart on the short seasons we have in the ACT.

I've collected seed from a local native perrenial called solanum cinereum and its fully hardy down to at least -7oc. But it has three drawbacks. First is that its covered head to toe in the most incredible spines, secondly its quite small (only up to about 70 cm in the wild, probably larger in cultivation) and thirdly it seems to sucker.

Would anyone be willing to part with some seed for a larger, less spiny, fully or half hardy solanumn that would fit my purpose?

Or alternatively offer their experiences using smaller solanums as rootstocks. My main sticking point is that I think the stock will result in a dwarfed plant as it is only a small plant to begin with.

Any thoughts out there? Maybe I need to hybridise for a larger frost tolerant root stock!

Thoughts or seed much appreciated
Karl, ACT

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Sounds interesting Karl. Can't help with any suggestions but will watch this space.

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Hi, Karl
Some people in Qld have used Solanum mauritianum (Wild Tobacco) with success but I think that it is frost-tender. An old(er) Gardening Australia episode showed someone grafting eggplant on S. capsicoides which is frost-tolerant and can grow into a fairly tall bush.
Rose-Marie

PS: Hi, Raymondo! Back from your OS journey? WE WANT PICCIES!

Here is a link that might be useful: grafting eggplants

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Hi,
can Capsicum be used as the root stock? It belongs to the Solanum family and it is a perennial.

Otto

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  • Posted by fluff Brisbane (My Page) on
    Mon, Dec 18, 06 at 18:25

I have grafted tomato onto wild tobacco. I picked another four cherry tomatoes off it this morning. Not sure what to use in the ACT. I've heard of people grafting onto potato, but apparently the fruit tastes bad and you don't get decent potatoes either. Have a look around at what grows wild, you might find something. You could always try the biology department at the nearest university.

http://www.ozpolitic.com/gardening/grafting-tomatoes-wild-tobacco.html

Here is a link that might be useful: link to the article

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  • Posted by dejaco NE Tasmania (My Page) on
    Sun, Dec 31, 06 at 20:27

I have often pondered this in Tasmania and considered using the hardy native Solanum laciniatum, or Kangaroo Apple, which has smooth leaves and no spines but is big. Another fairly hardy member of the family is the Cape goosebery which should be readily available.

Good luck and let us know what happens.

  
 

 

 


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