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Hi All,
I've been veggy gardening for a good few years now and fancy a new challenge. So I'm going to give grafting fruit trees a go.
I've been reading up on it and think I have most of the basics. I have ordered my rootstocks and they are due to be delivered in January (weather depending). There is one basic that I haven't found in my books, or I've found conflicting advice.
It is this: The scion.
Where abouts on the tree do I cut from? This season's growth or older?
When do I cut it from the main tree?
Some books say to cut it in the Autumn, and keep the cuttings in the fridge with a damp piece of kitchen roll, and another book says something different. I'm very much a novice and would have thought that the shorter time between tree and rootstock the better? E.g - cut it off and graft it ASAP!!!
Any advice gratefully received!
Ryan
I've been veggy gardening for a good few years now and fancy a new challenge. So I'm going to give grafting fruit trees a go.
I've been reading up on it and think I have most of the basics. I have ordered my rootstocks and they are due to be delivered in January (weather depending). There is one basic that I haven't found in my books, or I've found conflicting advice.
It is this: The scion.
Where abouts on the tree do I cut from? This season's growth or older?
When do I cut it from the main tree?
Some books say to cut it in the Autumn, and keep the cuttings in the fridge with a damp piece of kitchen roll, and another book says something different. I'm very much a novice and would have thought that the shorter time between tree and rootstock the better? E.g - cut it off and graft it ASAP!!!
Any advice gratefully received!
Ryan
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