From: "William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Sparkleberries
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:50:13 -0600
Dan was grafting improved blueberry varieties onto the established
sparkleberry plants already growing and doing well (though with low
fruit production) on his property.
This reminds me of a question that might, or might not, be pertinent.
When it comes to soil requirements - acid soil for blueberries, for
example - is it the rootstock or the fruiting part of the plant that has
these requirements. In other words, could you grow blueberries in an
alkaline soil if they were grafted onto a rootstock that would do well
there?
Just curious. I've never done any grafting (yet - since it certainly
sounds fascinating), but I was wondering how that works.
Bill
--
America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies
the path of progress. It acted on this belief; it has advanced human
happiness, and it has prospered. - Louis D. Brandeis