never grafted a thing in my life, should watch those videos though. Good job
I've done a approach and thread grafts but these are my first scion grafts.
I want to graft too! Care to share some experiences?
Did you do it as instructed in the video? Were there any practical issues that you weren't aware of after watching?
I have watched it about 3 times, I'm in the process of waiting for good candles to use. But it would be nice to know about your experience before I get to it.
hmmm I don't think he missed much, I pretty much did what he said in his video... what I would say is that I observed the following:
- I had trouble finding the right para film tape. the you need at least the 1 inch wide tape, any thinner and it would be difficult.
- I used a bud from last years summer growth. Mid strength, not to strong or weak.
- I heard that it better to do it as quickly as possible so before I started cutting anything I had everything ready to go
- First, I cut the flat in the trunk quite deep (not quite half way) Which gave me a long cambium (green bit) to aim at with the scion.
- The I cut the wedge out of the scion, (one side of the wedge longer than the other - Ryan explains this in his video) the longer side of this scion wedge I lined up with the trunks cambium. The flap is difficult to keep open when you are trying to line the cambium up. I don't know if people use something to keep this flat open while you are lining the cambium layers up???
- I remember he said 'you only have one shot' so once I inserted it, that's where it stayed.
- when wrapping it, i should have cut a longer piece of tape and warped a few more times around the graft union, I noticed the tape split here exposing one side of the flat to the elements... it looks like the graft union swells which has split the tape. Looks like I got away with it. I've re-wrapped it now.
- I was waiting for the wrapped needles to bulge and for a candle to pop out of the end to know that it had taken... I didn't notice much of a bulge if at all. I only noticed the needles growing through the tape.
That's about all that comes to mind really. Hope that helps
