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Illustration by Eiko Goto. (Cropped from original)
Fruit trees and grapevines have been grafted for centuries but the grafting of vegetable plants is relatively new. It started in 1927 in Japan and has since grown to be a common practice with environmental benefits.
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Jul 2018 |
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