tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post1913317303505384484..comments2024-03-29T01:45:16.921-07:00Comments on Daniel's Pacific NW Garden: Summer Bud Grafting Cherries, Plums, Peaches. 7.27.14Daniel Wachenheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-65759023836546266972023-05-06T06:52:47.517-07:002023-05-06T06:52:47.517-07:00You can bud graft then,You can bud graft then,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-38782505109567700642023-05-04T12:36:44.135-07:002023-05-04T12:36:44.135-07:00Can cherry be grafted in May, June?Can cherry be grafted in May, June?RLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770968036851049908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-4789237038537462042014-08-21T19:35:40.932-07:002014-08-21T19:35:40.932-07:00Lance, I thought about using scalpels. I like the...Lance, I thought about using scalpels. I like the grafting knife better because it is stronger. By sharpening each time, it cuts the outer layer so easily. <br /><br />I think 50% is GREAT! I tried for several years before taking that class and really studying on the internet. Now I feel much more confident and the take is almost all of the ones I try. The biggest learning was how easy whip-and-tongue was. Bud grafting I learned entirely on my own. Now I keep looking for new things to graft.Daniel Wachenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-71087949533185765792014-08-14T11:33:14.517-07:002014-08-14T11:33:14.517-07:00Only last yr??? you are very exact in your cut and...Only last yr??? you are very exact in your cut and the cambian layers match well. I used to have an apple orchid in Penn. and did only apple graft/bud. Back then about 75% took, now I have a backyard and community garden with about 30 apples, 2pear, 2plums, 1 cheery. Success rate is about 50%. Too windy, graft site is too often disturbed by animals(birds, cat, raccons) I envy the acreage you can play with. In SF, CA, land is at its premium, grafting is a solution to adding varieties.<br /> <br />I've a sharp surgical skulpel, and a #8 , #5 Opinel. When I wrap site with plastic it usually didn't take. lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657961543274999017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-63543641644872439852014-08-10T15:26:37.914-07:002014-08-10T15:26:37.914-07:00Lance, thank you. I have been learning gradually....Lance, thank you. I have been learning gradually. I took a grafting class last year at the home orchard society. That was only for whip and tongue grafting, but some of the same principles are there. A very sharp knife is one key. I sharped the knife between each graft. You will get the hang of it. Gardeners have grafted for thousands of years. We just didn't jet to learn it from the ancestors, so learning again.Daniel Wachenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009166706587141830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29834831.post-87030179722952596302014-07-28T23:03:01.678-07:002014-07-28T23:03:01.678-07:00Such nice knife work, clean cuts. I don't kno...Such nice knife work, clean cuts. I don't know how you do it; maybe you have done grafting many times. I'm just starting and getting the hang of it. Bud grafting seems to stump me the most. Makes me want to try to bud the flowering cheery again. When the sun/wind is out and fumbling around with my knife and sealers and tap. I feel like its a 2 people job and I need a chair, table to sit down and have better angle on where to cut. lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657961543274999017noreply@blogger.com