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seedpicker_TX
Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
May 31, 2008
11:21 AM Post #5030718
| Well, I finally did it. I did my first graft. I read up on it really well, and then jumped in with both feet.
I bought some buddy tape from a.m. leonard, (this stuff is cool, and super easy to work with!)([HYPERLINK@www.amleo.com]) and traded for some lovely rose cuttings, and did a chip budding onto lady banks rose cuttings.
When you graft to a cutting, instead of rooted rootstock, it is called 'stenting'([HYPERLINK@www.rooting-hormones.com]), and saves you about three years time! :0) It is also supposed to be the best for really agressive root stocks, so that the energy is split between two functions: rooting the cutting, and healing in the grafted bud. Otherwise ,a really aggressive root stock can overpower and fail the grafted bud.
Chip budding is supposed to be the most superior graft, with the quickest heal time, and sturdiest graft, so that is why I tried that particular graft. It is also the best use of your material, because each bud, can become a new plant for you. One cutting can supply about a dozen buds. :0)
I will say this about the whole thing, it is really easy to end up with an unwanted skin graft, instead of plant graft, lol...I really think if i want to continue with these, I'd like one of those grafting devices that makes the cuts more uniformly, and safely. The whole way you have to cut, and position your fingers, is so dangerous with a sharp razor constantly being drawn toward your fingers...
I ended up using pliers to hold the cuttings on the counter, while cutting with a razor sharp knife. Doing this saved me about three different sets of stitches, lol...
Here is a link with very simple instructions, except I found dropping your chip into a shallow bowl of water, to be better than wrapping in a cloth(something I picked up from another source).
[HYPERLINK@www.ars.org]
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