Chickie'sMomaInNH
Garden Master
well, it's that time of year for some of us to go out into our snow covered orchards, vineyards and backyards for some tree, vine and cane pruning!
i know i've seen a few people mention they feel tossing those clippings is such a waste and wanted to do something else with them. so i thought i would post a link to last year's grafting of apples and a few links i used to do it.
last year i learned how to graft apple trees. and this year i'm hoping to have some success with grafting and rooting some peach tree cuttings Digits will be sending me. i recently got some cuttings of grapevines, currants and Autumn Olive to see if a few will root. i've had luck in the past with getting grapes to root, just got to remember to get them in the ground before they dry out in their pots.
i'll be takeing a walk through my yard today to see what needs a trim and what will need to be taken out because it didn't make it. i should have taken this walk a few weeks ago but we've had some nasty cold weather here in seacoast NH. i need to check my raspberry canes to see what can be clipped and rooted too. i'd like to move those to a more convenient location and this may be a better solution than digging up the mother plants that have thrived so well in their current location. i'm sure a few of my older apple trees will need some trimming and probably a pear or two will need some taken off.
i was hoping if anyone has clippings of Arctic Kiwi's i could get a few so i can root them? i'm also willing to take any apple, plums/prunes, pear and peach cuttings to try to graft.
my thread from last year's grafting: http://www.theeasygarden.com/thread...ting-apple-trees-newest-update-post-30.12959/
i know i've seen a few people mention they feel tossing those clippings is such a waste and wanted to do something else with them. so i thought i would post a link to last year's grafting of apples and a few links i used to do it.
last year i learned how to graft apple trees. and this year i'm hoping to have some success with grafting and rooting some peach tree cuttings Digits will be sending me. i recently got some cuttings of grapevines, currants and Autumn Olive to see if a few will root. i've had luck in the past with getting grapes to root, just got to remember to get them in the ground before they dry out in their pots.
i'll be takeing a walk through my yard today to see what needs a trim and what will need to be taken out because it didn't make it. i should have taken this walk a few weeks ago but we've had some nasty cold weather here in seacoast NH. i need to check my raspberry canes to see what can be clipped and rooted too. i'd like to move those to a more convenient location and this may be a better solution than digging up the mother plants that have thrived so well in their current location. i'm sure a few of my older apple trees will need some trimming and probably a pear or two will need some taken off.
i was hoping if anyone has clippings of Arctic Kiwi's i could get a few so i can root them? i'm also willing to take any apple, plums/prunes, pear and peach cuttings to try to graft.
my thread from last year's grafting: http://www.theeasygarden.com/thread...ting-apple-trees-newest-update-post-30.12959/