Merely a suggestion...
Try soaking your dried scions in a good water
soluble fertilizer that has indole compounds
& gibberellins, coupled with misting or spray
for about 12 hrs depending on appearance,
can (but not always depending on severity of drying
damage) revive and or completely
restore & reconstitute cuttings, to give a
better shot at "the take".
Best of growing,
~Gianni
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 10:51
AM
Subject: [nafex] parafilm results
I have used electrical tape for many years when doing
grafts of apple. I would typically have 80% of the grafts
take. One problem with the tape is when it is removed, the adhesive
stick too well to the bark, and strips off a chuck of bark from the graft,
killing it. When I leave the tape on, it girdles the branch and
restricts development. Two seasons ago I started using
parafilm. I hold the grafts together with budding rubbers and cover
them with a single layer of parafilm. Parafilm is easy to put on,
and since it has no adhesive, it is easy to remove, eliminating my
tape-related problems. I did 10 grafts last year, with about 3
taking but eventually drying out. This year I did 30 grafts, with
about 5 taking, but these too look like they will dry out and die
also. With parafilm it looks like I will have no success with 40
grafts over 2 seasons.
Two things other than parafilm changed in
the last two seasons, so parafilm may not be the cause of my
failure. Change #1: All of my scionwood was obtained through the
mail, while previously I got the wood fresh locally. Change #2: The
rootstock was obtained through the mail, and the roots were not very
abundant. The roots planted this year are putting out lots of leaves
below the graft, but above the graft are dried scionwood.
For those
of you having success with parafilm, any advice for me? Any
suggestions or comments? Thanks, Mark Lee in
Seattle
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