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  • From: "S & E Hills" <ehills7408@wowway.com>
  • To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Grape Cuttings from Geneva PGRU
  • Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:48:46 -0500

I bought 2 cuttings of a kiwi variety I wanted to add last winter/spring.  I only used one of them, the other I kept in my refridgerator crisper drawer, and I occasionally checked the paper towel to make sure it didn’t dry out.  I checked the cutting a month ago (to see if I should keep it or not) and almost a year later it still shows green to the scratch (cambrium). 

 

S. Hills

Saint Clair Shores, Mi 48080

 


From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lon J. Rombough
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 2:02 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Grape Cuttings from Geneva PGRU

 

The main danger with the cuttings getting frozen is dessication. Swenson Red should be actually hardy to -25 to -30, but freezing unrooted cuttings can draw the water out of the cells. Keep them wrapped in moist (not drippy) paper in a plastic bag someplace where they will stay near 32 (0 C) and they can be held for as much as a year, if not more.
-Lon Rombough
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On Jan 21, 2008, at 10:17 AM, Jwlehman@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 1/21/2008 8:29:03 AM Central Standard Time, dtv@mwt.net writes:

I just received a good number of Swenson grape cuttings &I'm 
wondering if I need to keep these in a refrigerator or can they go on 
my porch (which is currently below 0 F)?


Lon Rombough needs answer this question as he is the expert. However, below zero can damage buds and I would place in the refrig. Also if it gets too warm the buds can break dormancy reducing the graft success rate.

Jerry




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