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[Dan Nave <nave1@comcast.net>]

I might suggest rubbing off the buds that appear on the rootstock before they get too big, but 
leaving one to grow near the graft union in order to encourage sap to rise in the rootstock.  This 
can have the growing tip pinched off before it gets too big.  Once the scion is growing well, it can 
be cut off.

That's what I did for the whip and tongue grafts I did this recently and it 
worked well.

Dan


On 4/19/2011 5:22 PM, mike engle wrote:
> 1)  I went to a grafting workshop down in Virginia where we grafted dormant 
> scionwood to dormant rootstock.  I put the plants into pots and have them in 
> my enclosed patio.  I have noticed that all the rootstocks are just starting 
> to bud and not the scionwood yet.   Should I let the rootstock bud and remove 
> them in the fall/winter or should I nick them now?
>
> 2)  Curious what people have used for pollinators for St. Pepin.  Any web 
> site that mentions specific pollinators will mention Lacrosse or Swenson Red, 
> in that order of frequency.   Has anyone else used different grape varieties 
> for pollination?
>
>
> Pocklington grape update - Chateau-Z in Virginia is using Pocklington grapes 
> in their experiments with wild grapes.
> Check the progress on all their trials here: 
> http://www.chateau-z.com/gpage.html
>
>
> Mike Engle
> Troy, NY Zone 5 where Spring has only been seen on the side of milk cartons.
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