Did someone say where you can purchase Parafilm M in small
quantities? When I did a search for Parafilm M the company required a
minimum purchase of $50. I don't need to purchase $50 worth. Would
someone please repost where you can purchase Parafilm M without a minimum charge
like the one I found?
Thanks,
Bob Hartman
Western Washington
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:24
AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] splicing tape
Greetings,
For all graftings, I use Parafilm M, a
laboratory grade thermoplastic which
comes in a roll 4 in. wide by 125 ft
roll.
It is made by Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Chicago Il 60631.
As per
the label, it's properties
are:
Flexible
Moldable
Self-sealing
Odorless
Moisture
resistant
Thermoplastic
Semitransparent
You buy one package, you
have enough for years.
I cut a strip, the required size. (there are
marking to help make regular
size pieces).
One of its remarquable
advantage is that it stretches as required (about 2
1/2 time) once you
remove the cover paper and the stretching allows the tape
to adhere to any
size branch.
It biodegrades eventually, with the light I guess. Any bud
growing pushes
through.
My grafting results greatly improved after a
friend of mine gave me a sample
of this tape to try.
It is really quite
good and probably close to splicing tape and definitely
worth
trying.
Sorry, I don't remember the price.
Hélène, zone
3-4
Québec, near Ottawa
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From: "K Q"
<kumquat@operamail.com>
To:
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Sent:
Thursday, March 08, 2007 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] splicing
tape
> Mark, I have used this tape for tying up chip bud grafts.
Cut yourself a 2
inch length of tape, then cut it down the middle,
lengthwise to obtain two
narrow pieces. For chip buds, I never cover the
actual dormant bud.
>
> Half width sections also work well for
regular whip and tongue grafts. I
like half width better than full width.
For really tiny grafts, I have even
used 1/3 and 1/4 width tape, but that
is an exception. 99% of my grafts use
half width tape.
>
>
There may occur small gaps between the tape and scion/stock interface,
so
what I do is insert tiny pieces of modeling clay (kids version) where
ever I
see an airgap. Use either a pencil or toothpick to manipulate such
small
quantities of modeling clay! Think of yourself as a plant
dentist.
> This clay functions also to keep the grafting glue from
running into the
said gap and screwing up the chip bud or
T-bud.
>
> Then I will paint a small amount of grafting glue over
the clay to bind it
to the tape or stock. The effect is to totally seal out
the effects of
drying air. Drying is deadly to a chip bud or
T-buds.
>
> Kenneth
Quattlebaum
>
>
>
>
> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007
23:25:49 -0600
> From: "Mark & Helen Angermayer" <hangermayer@isp.com>
> Subject:
[NAFEX] splicing tape
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>
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>
> There's been so
much talk on rubber electricians tape, I went to Home
Depot
> and
found a roll. I'd like to try it this spring on some
whip&tongue
> grafts. But I was wondering, has anyone ever
tried it on chip grafts? It
> seems a little wide I know, but I
wonder if it could be cut down and used
> like a budding
rubber?
>
> Mark
> Zone 5 Kansas
>
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