[NAFEX] grafting wax
David.Maxwell at dal.ca
David.Maxwell at dal.ca
Sun Feb 10 08:10:24 EST 2008
On 9 Feb 2008 at 18:00, Karen Tillou wrote:
>
> i love trowbridge's grafting wax - you can melt it in your hands (but coat your hands with oil first
> so it doesn't stick or you'll curse yourself) or stick it in a can and use a torch or campstove to
> heat it up to brushable consistency (my favorite way). it smells great, seals well, and doesn't
> crack. isn't tree kote a petroleum based tar? if it is, i'd steer clear.<SNIP>
I am curious as to what your objection to tars is. I have used black roofing goo for
years, (cheap, easily found, easy to use), and never experienced any adverse
effects. We use peroleum-based products quite happily in the form of dormant oils;
tars are just longer chain hydrocarbons than oils, but basically no more nor less
"toxic", and the quanties used in grafting are markedly less than you would use in
spraying dormant oil. (In fairness, I have encountered this concern about tars many
times before. I just wonder whether there is any evidence behind it, or whether it is
a "rural myth".)
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