<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n14. Graft it up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n If you plant your tomatoes in unhealthy soil, you could run into some problems. At this point, most of the soil isn\u2019t what it used to be. One of the most prestigious types of tomatoes is the heirloom tomato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These tomatoes were grown in a time before plant diseases were so prominent, making them pretty vulnerable to most pathogens. If you want to grow them in this dirty era, you should graft them onto a rootstock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grafting has been used for millennia and can help you grow heirloom tomatoes in even the worst soil conditions. Plums, pears, peaches, apples, and a myriad of other fruits rely on grafting to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grafting describes the process of placing a cutting from a certain plant on top of a rootstock so that it can grow properly despite the unsavory conditions of the surrounding soil. It may be some extra work, but this is likely the only way to get heirloom tomatoes nowadays. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tomatoes are often the first thing that most people grow when they start a vegetable garden, which is ironic seeing as they\u2019re actually fruits, not vegetables. These tangy, sweet, firm, juicy, oxymoronic fruits are absolute perfection. Us humans may find them delicious, but we\u2019re not the only ones, virtually every pest imaginable also has a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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