My first ever successful grafts!
Candice (Houston)
6 years ago
Yay! My first try failed, and this is second attempt and it worked! There are two grafts on this plant.
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Comments (10)When you have a known rootstock, you know the size, suckering, disease resistant, climatological preference, that it's virus free, and other factors. However, I get "free trees" growing out of my compost all the time and I graft to them. Some will grow much taller, but I can graft known rootstock onto them, thereby controlling their size. Then I can graft whatever onto them. If you have acreage, it's not so bad. For example, you might want a kind of apple that is tall enough that the deer can't reach it. For right now, I would experiment on your free trees, especially when you know that peaches won't grow to be too big and they don't live that long anyway. You can also buy rootstock. To check on replies, check below the post where it says you want replies emailed to you. John S PDX OR...See MoreMy first successful rooting of a cutting!
Comments (9)The Hawaiian blend is very good for plumerias and is easy to find. They should have a 20-20-20 blend too from Growmore. Reducing the nitrogen is using a fertilizer like the Hawaiian which has the first number (nitrogen) at only 5 which is less than 20. I really think plumerias will take a wide variety of fertilizers and grow big and happy. Many people have only MG around which is very bad for soil after several years. There are some weaknesses with growmore but for the average grower it is a good product and easy to use. You have to have a substantial collection and time to get into injectors or mixing up trash can loads for a siphon sprayer. For you Rose, you can just use you Hawaiian blend period. I only like an even blend in the first two year to get the plant up to size and then I concern myself with flowers. I have used the growmore products for years and my plants look fine. I am sure for every comment I make there are opposing views which are probably very valid. I think I am just a bit lazy and not willing to change my whole system. Bill...See MoreMy first attempt at growing tomatoes has been a great success.
Comments (3)Yes...You did good! I wanted to ask a question. I noticed none of you guys have ever mentioned planting Beefsteaks. Why is this? Is Beefsteak an over hyped 'pop' tomato? While there is a variety of tomato named Beefsteak, there are numerous other beefsteak tomatoes. Beefsteak is a term used to describe the shape of a tomato, just as a lot of little tomatoes varieties are called cherry tomatoes. Though you may not read of many folks growing Beefsteaks, they are indeed growing beefsteak shaped tomatoes. Beefsteak Tomato at Wikipedia If you scan through the list of tomatoes Here you will see that there are many with beefsteak in the description. You will likely recognize some that have been mentioned here as being grown. With maybe 10,000 varieties of tomatoes, many of us have at some time or another grown the named variety Beefsteak, but have since moved on to trying so many more of the 10,000 varieties available. Are there other kinds I should try next year? Undoubtedly there are...just keep reading and you will likely read of numerous ones you might like to try. Then you can mosey over to the Seed Exchange, (or the Exchange page here at this forum) make a post there, and trade off some of your Commercially bought Beefsteak for some other varieties. So many tomatoes...so little time and energy. Sue...See MoreFirst time grafting success
Comments (9)Bob, The root stock is from my own seeds, just common pinks. The plants I used for grafting were from a friend who had a quad and a double red/white. I left the plastic and rubber band on for 10 days then removed the rubber band but left the plastic sit over the top still. Then after a few more days I could see new shoots and then removed the plastic. One of the grafts had new shoots before the 10 days was up. Prick, thanks for your reply. I think I will stick with the flat graft then if it makes no difference. The look is so much neater and as u say can blend in easily....See MoreCandice (Houston)
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