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From John Leyzorek @ 3000' in easternWV,  I use nothing but the wrap, on whip-type grafts.  I like cool cloudy weather for grafting, of which we get a lot in March and April, but a few grafts made this year in bright sun and wind seem to have done as well as the rest.

 

I do use grafting wax on cleft grafts, since the diameter difference is too much for the wrap's stretch to cover,m and I have the two scions to seal.

 

By the way, I have always heard that you should graft "in the light of the Moon" (which I assume means when she is waxing).  This year weather and time combined to make the waning moon the time when I did most of my grafting.  I was a little disappointed to notice no apparently significant difference in outcomes.  I'll report the final tally in a few days; I haven't checked lately.

 

Question: does anyone know what I am using for pear rootstock? It is a "wild" tree, bears egg-sized hard green pears which mostly don't seem to ripen, and has often has stout leafy thorns.

 

John.

Lisa Almarode <lisaalmarode@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Do you also use grafting compound over the saran wrap? Or just the 
> wrap? What about sun on the graft, I thought that was bad - do you
> shade the grafts? 
>
> > To seal and support the new grafts I use what I think is commercial
> > Saran wrap. The reason I say, "I think" is that my supply came from
> > the trash of a school kitchen, a roll on a 3" core.
> ...
> > Once only (this year) apparently a bird unwrapped a graft so wrapped,
> > and it dried out and died.
> > 
> > This wrapping is strong enough to support, soft and stretchy enough
> > to allow growth. Sun degrades it in a year and it falls off.
>
>
> Lisa in Ashland Oregon
> USDA Z7 - Sunset Z7 - 1800' - 19" annual rainfall
>
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