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Woodburner
Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 2904 Location: Essex
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 12 10:38 am Post subject: |
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I only did a bit of grafting on a short course at the local agricultural college, but common sense says keep the join as clean as possible, so if they're outside, I'd do the graft a bit higher, but if they're in pots/indoors I'd risk going lower. The lower the graft the less chance of suckering.
2) Never heard of that. (I'm not suggesting that that means it's bad though.)
3) Might as well try and 'strike' the surplus, but there's a reason why all the books say to graft.
Mum's favourite way is to put half a dozen suitably trimmed cuttings around the edge of a 6" half pot then put a poly bag over the lot, puffed up to keep it from touching the cuttings, then put it away somewhere sheltered out of direct sun. Don't hold your breath though, and if they do take, remember they aren't on specially chosen rootstock, so you might get monsters or they may refuse to grow. That's another reason why all the books say to graft.
4) I wasn't paying enough attention in class/didn't take adequate notes/have forgotten as I haven't needed to know in the intervening ** years!
5) don't know, maybe use wax instead? |
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