Have I 'missed the boat'?

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Kleftiwallah

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Have I 'missed the boat'?
« on: March 27, 2012, 11:02 »

After the 100% failure at grafting apples last year by cutting the scions in autumn and keeping them until spring.  This year I'm going to try and cut & graft  A.S.A.P.

Have I missed the boat or is grafting time still here?    ::)  Cheers,     Tony.
I may be growing OLD, but I refuse to grow UP !

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ilan

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Re: Have I 'missed the boat'?
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2012, 11:16 »
I think is should be just about right I was told to wait for the "mouse ears " I am a bit worried though as I got mine just before Christmas and kept them in the fridge , never tried it before as did them yesterday (3 ) of an unknown cultivar. good luck
This is the first age that has ever paid much attention to the future which is ironic since we may not have one !(Arthur c Clarke)

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Re: Have I 'missed the boat'?
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2012, 12:34 »
I too tried grafting apples last year (kept them in the fridge for 3 or 4 months!), but managed to get 2 to definitely work, 1 to definitely NOT work and 1 that has shown me nothing but is still green under the bark!

This weekend I will be grafting 1 (or maybe 2) of my old apple tree.

P.S. the 2 that worked are still to break bud, where as my main apple tree is well under way! I really want to keep this variety going, so I hope this works....


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