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b54red · February 5, 2013

I'm not using expensive rootstock. Using Big Beef, Floralina, Ball's Beefsteak, Tasti-Lee and seed from a weird variant or cross of Indian Stripe that I have been trialing for two years. I am using Floralina and Tasti-Lee because they have resistance to three races of fusarium. Ball's and Big Beef are resistant and have been fairly successful withstanding the fusarium in my garden. If this experiment in grafting is half way successful then I will be looking at getting some Amelia seed in bulk. It is a very resistant tomato favored by
commercial growers in this area. I don't care for the taste but it is definitely hardy enough
for rootstock. I see where I can get the seed for 15 cent apiece on Ebay if buying at least 100 seed. That is a far cry from the 30 to 50 cent most places want for rootstock tomatoes.

February 5, 2013	#49
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I'm not using expensive rootstock. Using Big Beef, Floralina, Ball's Beefsteak, Tasti-Lee and seed from a weird variant or cross of Indian Stripe that I have been trialing for two years. I am using Floralina and Tasti-Lee because they have resistance to three races of fusarium. Ball's and Big Beef are resistant and have been fairly successful withstanding the fusarium in my garden. If this experiment in grafting is half way successful then I will be looking at getting some Amelia seed in bulk. It is a very resistant tomato favored by commercial growers in this area. I don't care for the taste but it is definitely hardy enough for rootstock. I see where I can get the seed for 15 cent apiece on Ebay if buying at least 100 seed. That is a far cry from the 30 to 50 cent most places want for rootstock tomatoes.