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I've just got all excited, my "Dobies" seed catalogue has just arrived (woo, hoo), on the back page there' a "Twin tomato", I for one have never seen this done before 2 varieties on 1 plant, fantastic for those of us that don't have tones of space, price (sucks air in through teeth) £12.95 plus £3.95 carriage contribution for 3 pot ready plants, brilliant idea not impressed with the price, I know technology cost's, but come on that's not far off £6.00 a plant.
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Originally posted by ginger ninger View Post
Isn't it closer to £6 per plant?
(Don't trust my maths though; I've only had one, of the requisite 3 cups of tea, before I'm properly awake on a Saturday!)
Even then... blimey!
Definitely sounds like novelty pricing to me!!!
With anything 'brand new' I'm always tempted to wait a while to see if they can live up to the sell!
Early adopter?! Not me, Mrs!
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Well spotted that grape, I'm only on my 2nd coffee and I've got the mother to end all hangover's. I've sneaked in and changed it, thanks.Comment
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Cool but HOW MUCH????? (she picks herself back up off the floor after falling off the works swivel chair) Are they offering to come round and tend the plants daily?
I am falbergasted (umm don't think I can spell either)Karen
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They've also got wait for it.....White Strawberries, I mean..whats all that about, strawberries are "RED", Me thinks the worlds gone mad, there going to have yellow tomato's next
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GN: Are they 2 types of toms grafted onto one root stock; or one type grafted onto another? Or what????
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It Say's " We've grafted 2 delicious tomato varieties onto one plant, so for the first time ever you can pick a bountiful crop of 2 mouth-watering varieties from one plant".
The varieties are:- "Dasher" a mini red plum & "Santorange" a mini orange plum. It also says the plants have extra vigour so there ready for picking earlier.Comment
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Extra vigour - they'd have to have at that price
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I expect they are all year round producers with a lifespan of 5 years
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Just been reading inside Andrea and there's 5 more single varieties, there grafted onto "Maxifort" rootstock:-
CONCHITA:- Large cherry
ELEGANCE:- Standered
DASHER:- Red mini plum
BELRICCIO:- Beefsteak
SANTORAGE:- Orange mini plum
You can buy them as 3 plants for £9.95 +p&p or The collection (1 of each) for £14.95 + p&p.Comment
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I'd want to be able to take cuttings for that price.Originally posted by HayleyB View PostI expect they are all year round producers with a lifespan of 5 yearsComment
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I'll stick with my early seed sowing - I'm trying the cuttings approach - i've taken 6 cuttings from some toms that I want to grow next year and overwintering.....
In fact, I went through 3 seed catalogues last week and I don't actually NEED any seeds for next year as I've already got more than enough......any that I do get will come from swapping or HSL....which reminds me I need to look at a list I was sent this week.......
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That's why I asked - if you took cuttings presumably you'd have to take them from each graft - thus making it into 2 plants again.........rather than the 1.Originally posted by ginger ninger View Post
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You can graft your own tomatoes. You can even graft a tomato onto a potato, to get an above and below ground harvest off just one plant
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Double Blight
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