grafting peppers

[mmd622]

Has any body attempted to graft there own pepper plants? If so which veriety do you use? I only seem to be able to get a decent crop from grafted plants and they are so expensive. I have baught specific seed to graft my own tomatoes this year, but cant find any info on pepper plant grafting.

Much appeciated

[Alison]

Never tried it (or actually thought about it ) but it doesn't sound easy. What varieties of pepper have you tried growing and where, that could be the problem. I struggled for quite a while using the wrong varieties, you'll do best with an early type, I'm growing Lipstick, Orange Bell and something else again this year with some Chocolate coloured ones as my newbie type. I find that they produce quite well in my polytunnel but are totally rubbish outside. You also need to sow quite early, if you wait until April as quite a lot of the seeds say I find you're playing catchup all the time.

[Potstubsdustbins]

I have never tried it myself but I do know they use the same root stock as for toms.

Colin

[zazen999]

OOh do they? That's interesting. I've got 4 He-Man Tom Root stock seedlings sat here - so I might sow the rest and try half tom and half pepper...

[Two_Sheds]

I only seem to be able to get a decent crop from grafted plants and they are so expensive.

As Alison says, some varieties are easier than others.

Have you tried an early ripening kind? Something like cayenne works best for me, where it's light but not particularly warm (stuck out in the N. Sea).
You need to start them early (Jan/Feb pref) and give them plenty of light, and some heat.

[mmd622]

Thanks every one, have baught 3 early varieties and will start them off this weekend. Will also have ago with the tom/pepper graft and see what happens.