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Grafting questions
Galatians522:
--- Quote from: D-Grower on March 12, 2025, 02:43:11 PM ---Guess it doesn't total matter but these were whip and tongue grafts. Usually do cleft but recently feel like whip and tongue can be better sometimes.
Anyone willing to sell some rolls of the real grafting tape?
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I agree about the whip and tongue it is my new favorite graft even if no one else on the forum seems to be giving it much love. It is fast with high cambium contact and good success rates for me. I also like a side/veneer graft with a tongue when the scion is smaller than the stock. I pre-wrap my scions with the cheap old budding tape and then wrap the union with flagging tape. I have not covered with foil, yet.
I also took the time to make a whip graft jig which has really sped me up. It keeps the angle exactly the same and helps make smooth cuts as I build confidence. Over 2 dozen annona grafts using the jig and all seem to be pushing so far.
LoPresti:
I also took the time to make a whip graft jig which has really sped me up. It keeps the angle exactly the same and helps make smooth cuts as I build confidence. Over 2 dozen annona grafts using the jig and all seem to be pushing so far.
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@Galatians522 I do many W&T grafts. Sometimes I have good days and not so great doing them but they mostly all take. But that jig is a genius ideal. Thanks for sharing that.
booeyschewy:
We use cord or tape on graft site and then cover with a plastic bag for 21 days until new leaves sprout. I use a full bag mini greenhouse type thing for epicotyl grafts otherwise a smaller one just covering the scion and root stock trunk. This is in the humid tropics though
D-Grower:
--- Quote from: Galatians522 on March 12, 2025, 06:54:26 PM ---
--- Quote from: D-Grower on March 12, 2025, 02:43:11 PM ---Guess it doesn't total matter but these were whip and tongue grafts. Usually do cleft but recently feel like whip and tongue can be better sometimes.
Anyone willing to sell some rolls of the real grafting tape?
--- End quote ---
I agree about the whip and tongue it is my new favorite graft even if no one else on the forum seems to be giving it much love. It is fast with high cambium contact and good success rates for me. I also like a side/veneer graft with a tongue when the scion is smaller than the stock. I pre-wrap my scions with the cheap old budding tape and then wrap the union with flagging tape. I have not covered with foil, yet.
I also took the time to make a whip graft jig which has really sped me up. It keeps the angle exactly the same and helps make smooth cuts as I build confidence. Over 2 dozen annona grafts using the jig and all seem to be pushing so far.
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That's a really awesome tool you made there. I could see the advantage of that for sure. I'm gonna have to make one of those someday. I bet you have a real money making idea there.
D-Grower:
--- Quote from: booeyschewy on March 13, 2025, 05:23:37 AM ---We use cord or tape on graft site and then cover with a plastic bag for 21 days until new leaves sprout. I use a full bag mini greenhouse type thing for epicotyl grafts otherwise a smaller one just covering the scion and root stock trunk. This is in the humid tropics though
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I once tried something similar to what you're describing for avocado grafts that weren't just straight sticks. I figured I'd tie down a baggie around them with the grafting tape to keep moisture in. It did seem to work just fine.
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