To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Soaking grape cuttings in water
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 18:59:12 -0800
Two days is a little much, but I recommend an overnight soak at least, especially if the cuttings have been in storage a while. The cuttings seem able to generate callous more easily when they have a full load of water in the cells. I wrote this up in The Grape Grower.
-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 Mar 4, 2005, at 4:26 PM, mIEKAL aND wrote:
I was talking to a friend the other day who had just pruned his grapes. He was told to soak them in water for 2 days before rooting them. Has anyone else heard of this? Would it's purpose be to encourage callousing?