Would you grow a Pomato or Brimato?

getgoing100_7b_nj

2 years ago

I like the idea of an all-in-one veggie plant or at least two-in-ones.

Is it brinjal or tomato? No, it’s ‘Brimato’, just like ‘Pomato’ grafted by Varanasi scientists (msn.com)

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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
2 years ago
No I wouldn’t. They’re a gimmick imo. These plants regularly appear in the press and adverts but afaik they are just grafted curiosities and of little practical value. And they are very expensive being individually hand grafted.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
2 years ago
for the right price.. i would grow anything.. even a novelty ... and the right price is around a pack of seed cost .. i know what grafted conifers cost.. so i suspect a grafted annuals/perennials would be very cost prohibitive ...

i once grew the plant thats had chicken egg like fruits... and it was advertised with a chicken standing next to it ... it was fun .. lol ... with no WWW had not idea if it was edible.. or what to do with it.. lol ...

ken

where the chicken waldo: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=plant+with+chicken+egg+fruit&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images

edible: https://homeguides.sfgate.com/egg-tree-plant-edible-97691.html

ah.. theres the chicken.. looking rather confused .. lol .. probably where i got the seed back in another life:

https://parkseed.com/easter-egg-plant-seeds/p/01884-PK-P1/

but i digress ..... lol.. you betchya ... lol
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Would you grow a Pomato or Brimato?

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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK

ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5

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