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Here is guava Jeff. It's a patch bud graft on green.
I will keep you posted. I have seen videos of folks doing patch grafting on mature wood. it will be interesting to see how mine turn out. stay tuned.
Quote from: fyliu on April 09, 2018, 04:53:24 PMWhy not do what Mark Texas does and get the Schick injector blade mounted on Xacto handle?I just use my regular grafting knife with the bark lifter head.Those handles are rounded and might slip or curve out and I could get potential cut. Rectangle handle might be better option. As long as blades are razor sharp I am good. For bud grafting, I tried two other knives, after sharpening to death they still wont glide like i would like to. Razor blade sound better idea.
Why not do what Mark Texas does and get the Schick injector blade mounted on Xacto handle?I just use my regular grafting knife with the bark lifter head.
Here is my another attempt, inverted T this time. Looks ok?
Nice Mark. I got one of my citrus pushing, I have 8 buds stacked 3 inches apart. I am hoping all will push eventually. time will tell.
picture was taken without wrapping. the bark was green but a bit thick. so when I wrapped it, I flapped it over the base of bud, it did not get 100% coverage because size of bud vs size of rootstock stem, which was thin. but I got very sharp clean cut on bud and clear contact with cambium.
It's not necessary to completely cover the bud.
Quote from: Cookie Monster on April 10, 2018, 02:56:46 PMIt's not necessary to completely cover the bud. here in CA bud will dry-out if not 100% covered with Buddy tape due to humidity that is in teens every time we go above 85-90 degrees.
I mean covered by the bark -- as was discussed in a previous post. They will dry out here too if not covered by plastic.Quote from: behlgarden on April 10, 2018, 04:38:08 PMQuote from: Cookie Monster on April 10, 2018, 02:56:46 PMIt's not necessary to completely cover the bud. here in CA bud will dry-out if not 100% covered with Buddy tape due to humidity that is in teens every time we go above 85-90 degrees.