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On Mar 8, 2007, at 2:36 PM, Hal Love wrote:

>  <Does Parafilm actually stick to itself?
>
> Yes, parafilm does stick to itself really well. However, for me it  
> is very
> prone to splitting after a few days as the scion begins to swell,  
> no matter
> how much stretch I leave in it. I think it gets brittle on colder  
> mornings.
> I wrap my grafts with parafilm, then wrap with splicing tape. This  
> keeps the
> graft area from drying and solves the splitting problem.


I had trouble with parafilm splitting, too.  It's really easy to  
handle, sticks to itself really well, and holds the parts of the  
plants very nicely.  But some of my bud grafts died after they  
started to grow, because the parafilm split before they had  
completely healed and they dried out.  I think next time I'll use the  
parafilm, but then wrap loosely with a bit of plastic produce bag or  
something.

Ginda