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["Jim Fruth" <jimfruth@charter.net>]

Ginda wrote, "In my experience, parafilm works great for sealing the graft, 
but is not sufficient for binding it in place."


   That probably depends on how you do it.  I use only parafilm with good 
success.  Non-adhesive electrical tape works good too and may be easier to 
obtain on short notice.

   When I teach grafting we do whip-and-tongue and cleft grafting only 
because I have about a 95% success rate compared to a poor success rate 
doing budding.  Budding only gets a brief mention in my classes.

Jim Fruth
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