I grafted about a dozen tomato plants in 2016, using Spirit as the rootstock. All of them survived but they needed a long time to heal & did not out-perform my non-grafted seedlings.
The Spirits grew faster than the scions. So, matching them was an issue & 1/3 ended-up being discarded.
I will try again this year using Beefmaster (which is VFN-resistant) rather than a special stock. Hopefully, this will sidestep the timing/sizing problem, save money & avoid waste.
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