To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] blueberries for neutral soil
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:39:08 -0800
Just do it like grafting apples - take dormant scions and store them, graft when the stock is starting to grow (leaf out), and at that diameter (blueberry stems) a whip and tongue worked best.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Feb 15, 2005, at 3:15 PM, Mark Lee wrote:
<x-tad-bigger>Lon,</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>Since you have successfully grafted blueberries, can you answer these basic questions?</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>1. When do you cut scionwood?</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>2. When do you graft?</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>3. What form of graft do you use?</x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger>-Mark Lee, Seattle, USDA cold zone 8a</x-tad-bigger>