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  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Grafting wax is old technology.
  • Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 22:39:52 -0500


On Mar 16, 2004, at 9:22 PM, Jwlehman@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 3/16/2004 11:18:33 AM US Eastern Standard Time, lonrom@hevanet.com writes:


   I repeat, what is there about wax that makes all the work of heating it worth the fuss?  I'd really like to know. 
-Lon Rombough



I'd also like to know. Sealing with wax is old technology. Parafilm is easier than cow manure and smells better!!!  I did see a demonstration by a USDA forrester who used diluted latex interior paint to paint the entire graft. Still easier than using wax and wax pot. Forget the wax, it isn't necessary.

Also, Bill Heiman and I both have successfully stored scion wood a year and used it to graft. Not a good idea, fresh is better. We both had stored it in heavy gauge zip loc bags with moist (not wet) paper towel.   Jerry Lehman
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Grafting wax is old technology, and parafilm or Doc Farwell's may be easier, but wax works fine, and it may already be lying around your house. I can still buy paraffin at the supermarket - I'm not sure where I'd get parafilm, but I'm sure I'd have to do a little research and then probably wait for something to come in the mail. Paraffin melts at a modest temperature, that doesn't kill buds, and is actually pretty convenient for bench grafting. It's a pain in the field, and I won't use it again on stuff that's too big to dip into the pot.

Ginda



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