This unique creation growstomatoes above ground and potatoes below, making it a space-saving solution for gardeners looking to maximize their yield. The Pomato isn’t a naturally occurring hybrid but rather the result of grafting, where a tomatoplant is fused with a potatoplant. Plant TomTato plants just as you would a tomato; do not hill around the potatoes or you may cover the graft. TomTatoes should be grown in full sun in well-draining, rich, fertile soil with plenty of organic matter. Potatoes and tomatoes can share diseases, like this year’s large problem with late blight. For potatoes, this is the disease responsible for the Irish potato famine in the 1840s. Potato and tomatoplants can grow as one in the home garden.This method of grafting is a common practice for gardeners who don't have a lot of space to work in; however, agraftedplant will yield much less than two plantsgrowing separate. Demand for these tomato/potatograftedplants is expected to be high, so buy one as soon as they arrive at your local nursery. You don’t want to miss out on the fun of being the first on your block to grow your ketchup and fries all from the same plant! Now is a great time for compost. If your an avid gardener like me, this Graft & Growa TomTato Pomato Plant story may peek your interest – as it did mine back in January 2013 when I first wrote about grafting these two together in “One Plant That Grows Both Tomatoes and Potatoes”... Pomato is the result of a combination of a tomato scion and a potato rootstock. This grafted combination is also acknowledged as a horticultural magic plant, a recombinant double harvest plant, or a chimeric double harvest plant. The TomTato is a new hybrid plant, that grows both tomatoes and potatoes. It isn't is the result of genetic engineering, but is instead made by grafting the top of a cherry tomatoplant to the bottom of a white potatoplant. In this comprehensive graftedtomato and potatoplant guide, we’ll unlock the secrets to cultivating these dual-harvest wonders.For our purposes, it means double the bounty in half the space! Benefits of GraftedTomato and PotatoPlant: Why Growa Two-in-One Wonder? I personally would rather grow my potatoes and tomatoes separate. For historic interest, Luther Burbank at one time sold a pomato which was a tomatografted on a potatoplant. Grow your own ‘Ketchup ‘n Fries’ this season. This tomatografted onto a potatoplant is sure to be a hit in your garden. Growers have been working on grafting the closely related potato and tomato for more than 15 years. Potatoes can be started from seed similarly to how you plant your tomatoes or more commonly from what’s called a seed potato. A seed potato is simply a potato that has eyes growing out of it.This year I also grewagraftedtomato/potatoplant in a bag on the deck. Being in small cells it will be easier to plant the potato and the tomato closely together in the pots ready for grafting, which I will explain in a few weeks when I do the job. I am pleased to report that even a few days after planting the shoots are growing away well. How to growatomato and a potato in one hybrid plant: the TomTato!In the case of these fruit trees, their difference is completely manmade, a result of grafting a part of one plant onto another type of closely related plant. It’s not all that complicated, really. And it’s fun to see the results.
