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Finally got citrus grafts to take! My mistakes

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Seanny:
I graft then up pot, or up pot then graft, within a few days.
Graft doesn’t need much water.
Rootstock should have enough new root hairs in a week, so there is no stress to the rootstock.

You could wait a few days to graft when temperature lowered .
Graft doesnt need sun to heal so put pot under shade.

My favorite grafting is inlay bark graft with thin scion, using a dull blade.
It’s easy to do a veneer cut on the scion with a dull blade, so it won’t cut into the wood.
A sharp blade is only necessary on some types of grafting.

Walt:
All my citrus are in shade in early afternoon.
I may not have cooler weather until October.  We never know here. 
Thanks for the advice.  If the grafts fail, I can use the stock again and there are plenty of thin wood to risk  a few twigs.
Walt

CharlieLoon:
I have had lousy luck with grafting. I just started learning.

All six attempts back in early June failed. I tried doing all as whip and tongue graft.

I tried again with six new grafts (the rootstock are all still alive so I figured I'd just shave a bit more off and keep trying...). One is sort of hanging in there--perhaps half of the scion has died back, but I grafted it about two and a half weeks ago (most died much quicker if they failed) so I'm hoping some of it continues to hold.

All I want is one Xie Shan...

I don't particularly enjoy grafting so if anyone sold a Xie Shan I would just but it at a nursery. But unfortunately they're not sold anywhere I can find in CA.

If my last graft fails I'll order more budwood and see if the third time is a charm.

The rubber band sounds like a good idea.

What kind of buddy tape did you buy?

botanical pilot:
This animation from Fruit Mentor really helped me picture the cambium alignment when grafting. His videos overall have been a fantastic help to me in learning how to graft with all sorts of methods.
https://youtu.be/xTDoW-NsJTE?si=GHvvxaoibBaqBNQU&t=162

I recommend Buddy Tape or para-film - I think I like the former more but I've had success with both. I live in Portland so I was able to pick up some locally, but One Green World also ships.
https://onegreenworld.com/product/buddy-tape/

Picking the time of year is important, you want it hot enough that the citrus can grow but not too hot where the scion material dries out.

Don't give up!

Millet:
Botanical pilot,  nice helpful post.  It surely  will help those members that want to learn.

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