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jtnguyen333

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citrus grafter needed in San Diego
« on: September 26, 2019, 05:18:46 PM »
I'm thinking of ordering some budwood from CCCP.  I have never grafted before.  Anyone in the San Diego area interested doing the grafting for me?  I can order a couple of budwood of your choice for you free of charge.

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Re: citrus grafter needed in San Diego
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2019, 03:40:07 PM »
Have you considered learning to graft? I learned grafting and budding techniques as a teenager and have usually gotten good results. I found Citrus to be among the easier plants to graft, however timing is very important and needs to be matched to the type of budding/grafting being done. In the beginning I would graft plants I didn't wish to propagate simply for the purpose of developing grafting/budding skills.

I found Citrus, plums, apples and pears to be successful about 90% of the time. My record with persimmons was abysmal however, even the successes failed in a few years due to incompatibility between the Diospyros virginiana  rootstock and Asian cultivar  Diospyros kaki scions.

Learning to bud/graft is a bit like learning to ride a bicycle, the skill is retained rather well.

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Re: citrus grafter needed in San Diego
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2019, 06:30:44 PM »
I can give you a hand if its not a long drive.
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Re: citrus grafter needed in San Diego
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2019, 11:57:27 AM »
I can give you a hand if its not a long drive.

Hi Shane  I live near Qualcomm stadium.  Is that a long drive for you?

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Re: citrus grafter needed in San Diego
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2019, 06:00:52 PM »

  You should message "dragon", she is close to your location, so I think she might be able to help. She is Viernamese too.