Comments on: Citrus Grafting http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/ Heirloom gardening and the lives of Pat 'n' Steph Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:50:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dead Graft | Bifurcated Carrots http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-53925 Dead Graft | Bifurcated Carrots Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:54:48 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-53925 [...] you can see the rest of the plant is doing great, but the grafts I posted about several weeks ago didn’t make [...] [...] you can see the rest of the plant is doing great, but the grafts I posted about several weeks ago didn’t make [...]

]]> By: Patrick http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-53306 Patrick Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:05:48 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-53306 Hi Bonnie, Thanks for the feedback! I think I should have planned the timing of this a little better. That and I guess next time I'll need a supply of parafilm on hand... Hi Bonnie,

Thanks for the feedback! I think I should have planned the timing of this a little better.

That and I guess next time I’ll need a supply of parafilm on hand…

]]> By: Bonnie Childers http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-53024 Bonnie Childers Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:35:22 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-53024 Normally citrus is t-budded when the seedling root stock is bout pencil size to 3/8th inch in diameter. this done when the bark is slipping. Can be done in the spring after new growth has started or in the fall while the bark is still slipping. Tbudding is much easier tand fater than grafting Normally citrus is t-budded when the seedling root stock is bout pencil size to 3/8th inch in diameter. this done when the bark is slipping. Can be done in the spring after new growth has started or in the fall while the bark is still slipping. Tbudding is much easier tand fater than grafting

]]> By: Rhizowen http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-52546 Rhizowen Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:02:21 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-52546 Hey Patrick - That's nothing to be ashamed of..... But seriously, if you've got any friends in a university or horticultural college (especially if they do anything involving Petri dishes), they're bound to have access to it. If you haven't got any friends in such institutions, get some, they're VERY useful. It comes in a wide roll and you cut strips off it to wrap round and seal the Petri dishes. The standard lab size ( I forget the dimensions) will give you enough tape to do hundreds of grafts, maybe more. Good luck. Hey Patrick –

That’s nothing to be ashamed of….. But seriously, if you’ve got any friends in a university or horticultural college (especially if they do anything involving Petri dishes), they’re bound to have access to it. If you haven’t got any friends in such institutions, get some, they’re VERY useful. It comes in a wide roll and you cut strips off it to wrap round and seal the Petri dishes. The standard lab size ( I forget the dimensions) will give you enough tape to do hundreds of grafts, maybe more. Good luck.

]]> By: Patrick http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-52543 Patrick Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:59:39 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-52543 Thanks Erik! I guess I'm the only one here who's never heard of parafilm before... Thanks Erik! I guess I’m the only one here who’s never heard of parafilm before…

]]> By: Erik http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-52528 Erik Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:40:19 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-52528 Patrick, I've ordered the parafilm online, http://www.charlesmusic.com, search for parafilm... Don't let the graft dry out. (cover the whole plant with a transparant plastic bag) Good luck!!! Patrick,

I’ve ordered the parafilm online, http://www.charlesmusic.com, search for parafilm…
Don’t let the graft dry out. (cover the whole plant with a transparant plastic bag)
Good luck!!!

]]> By: Patrick http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-52520 Patrick Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:54:32 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-52520 I don't have access to any microbiology lab, nor do I see it anywhere for sale online. I'll keep an eye out for it... I don’t have access to any microbiology lab, nor do I see it anywhere for sale online. I’ll keep an eye out for it…

]]> By: Rhizowen http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-52498 Rhizowen Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:10:45 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-52498 Yes, Parafilm (or similar product) will be available in any microbiology lab. I would have thought that most tapes even masking tape would suffice - I'm sure I used it once. The aim is to keep the graft union tight and to exclude water and dirt. How about Band Aid? If the knife slips, you're already prepared. Yes, Parafilm (or similar product) will be available in any microbiology lab. I would have thought that most tapes even masking tape would suffice – I’m sure I used it once. The aim is to keep the graft union tight and to exclude water and dirt. How about Band Aid? If the knife slips, you’re already prepared.

]]> By: Søren http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-52497 Søren Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:56:57 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-52497 Parafilm is available in Denmark - guess it must also be possible to find it somewhere in the Netherlands? Parafilm is available in Denmark – guess it must also be possible to find it somewhere in the Netherlands?

]]> By: Patrick http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-52444 Patrick Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:04:13 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-52444 Hi Christina, I'm quite certain parafilm isn't available here, but it sounds like just what I need. Besides masking tape, I've also heard the suggestion of using plastic freezer bags cut into strips or Scotch tape (called cello tape in the UK, I think? It's probably called other things in other places, but it's the plastic tape you use to tape two pieces of paper together). I've never seen anything for sale around here called grafting tape. Hi Christina, I’m quite certain parafilm isn’t available here, but it sounds like just what I need.

Besides masking tape, I’ve also heard the suggestion of using plastic freezer bags cut into strips or Scotch tape (called cello tape in the UK, I think? It’s probably called other things in other places, but it’s the plastic tape you use to tape two pieces of paper together).

I’ve never seen anything for sale around here called grafting tape.

]]> By: Image of the week by Emma Bond – Fennel and Fern http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-52437 Image of the week by Emma Bond – Fennel and Fern Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:56:03 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-52437 [...] Patrick from Bifurcated Carrots gives a step-by-step guide to grafting. [...] [...] Patrick from Bifurcated Carrots gives a step-by-step guide to grafting. [...]

]]> By: Christina http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-52412 Christina Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:06:01 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-52412 Do you have access to parafilm? It's a wax tape that stretches and seals against itself. It's what I've been taught to use to seal grafts, and with the few grafts I have made this year, it's been easy to use. I can't wait to see how these grow for you! Do you have access to parafilm? It’s a wax tape that stretches and seals against itself. It’s what I’ve been taught to use to seal grafts, and with the few grafts I have made this year, it’s been easy to use.

I can’t wait to see how these grow for you!

]]> By: Patrick http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-52370 Patrick Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:13:59 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-52370 Thanks everyone! I think I'll just get those lemon seeds started right away... Thanks everyone!

I think I’ll just get those lemon seeds started right away…

]]> By: Søren http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-52366 Søren Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:19:59 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-52366 As I see it, the tape is to fix the graft, keeping the graft right at the spot, so the wound heals quickly. The wax is used to reduce evaporation from the wound, so it doesn't dry out. The wax would prevent healing if it penetrated the graft! When I've done bud grafting, I've done it in July, when the growth peaks, at the bark for that reason is more loose. Then it's more easy to slit the T-cut open and slide down the bud. Also the bark shouldn't be too old when bud grafting. As I see it, the tape is to fix the graft, keeping the graft right at the spot, so the wound heals quickly.
The wax is used to reduce evaporation from the wound, so it doesn’t dry out. The wax would prevent healing if it penetrated the graft!

When I’ve done bud grafting, I’ve done it in July, when the growth peaks, at the bark for that reason is more loose. Then it’s more easy to slit the T-cut open and slide down the bud. Also the bark shouldn’t be too old when bud grafting.

]]> By: Rhizowen http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2010/02/citrus-grafting/comment-page-1/#comment-52357 Rhizowen Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:50:47 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=2152#comment-52357 Strictly speaking, they're "non-orthodox", but in any case they'll do better kept chilled and moist until planted. Strictly speaking, they’re “non-orthodox”, but in any case they’ll do better kept chilled and moist until planted.

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