Subject: [NAFEX] Re: Grafting wax is old technology.
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 23:32:38 -0500
Ginda:
I went surfing a week ago for some grafting
tape and ended up buying both a pound of grafting wax and a dozen rolls of
Parafilm. I used a fabric-based grafting tape last year that had way too
much adhesive on it and was a nuisance to cut with a razor blade 6 weeks
later. Reading this thread on grafting wax has made me wonder if wax
is the route to go either, but I'm going to give it a shot. If you're
looking for a good source online for grafting wax or Parafilm, I found both
products at a very competive price and had them on my doorstep 2 days after
ordering them. I got them from Orchard Valley Supply. You'll find
the grafting wax here:
I've got a question for the list though.
Will the Parafilm stay secure to the graft if a knot is tied in it at the end,
or will I need to secure the Parafilm with a rubber budding band? I only
bought the bar of wax with the intention of dipping the exposed ends of the
scions.
How should Parafilm ideally be used? And
if I need to subsequently wrap or dip the graft with something in addition
to the Parafilm, why bother with it at all?
> Grafting wax is old technology, and
parafilm or Doc Farwell's may be > easier, but wax works fine, and it may
already be lying around your > house. I can still buy paraffin at
the supermarket - I'm not sure > where I'd get parafilm, but I'm sure I'd
have to do a little research > and then probably wait for something to
come in the mail. Paraffin > melts at a modest temperature, that
doesn't kill buds, and is actually > pretty convenient for bench
grafting. It's a pain in the field, and I > won't use it again on
stuff that's too big to dip into the pot. > >
Ginda
[NAFEX] Re: Grafting wax is old technology.,
Three Hills Farm, 03/16/2004