Apple Grafting

[Digeroo]

Really excited I am going on an Apple Grafting course on Thursday.

Though not sure where I am going to put the resulting apple trees.  But my golden delicious is falling over so I would like to start a new one.

[Digeroo]

[digmore]

Good for you, pen and paper for notes.

Have a good day.

Digmore. 

[winecap]

Its a very satisfying thing to do, probably because before you have a go it seems like a mysterious dark art. My first attempts were two years ago and they all died, due to a poor choice of grafting tape.. Last year I had five successes and this year I've branched out (no pun intended) doing two varieties of plum, six apples, and a quince. I learned from a youtube video which showed how to do it on the cheap without wax, and using strips of polythene freezer bags for tape. Come to think of it, it was somebody on this site that posted the link.
Have a great day, and hope you will have some useful tips to share afterwards.

[Digeroo]

I was really interesting.  Only time will tell if I am successful.  It was easier than I expected.

I have wanted a Mirabelle plum and they are so expensive, but there a several lovely ones in a hedge nearby so it will be loosing a few scions soon.   See I already have the lingo!  Its a posh word for a small twig of last years growth.

Now I am trying to scrounge a small piece of brambly. 

The proper grafting tape is expensive for a whole roll but you can buy lengths on ebay.  It is very stretchy.  You do not need much, about 2 inches per graft.