Here’s a video i made that covers most of the information i gathered from chip-budding my fig trees in the last few years.
Most of the information can be adapted to other fruit types that i also graft using this method. Hope it’s helpful.
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Nicely done! Among the best of all of this type of videos that I have seen. Thanks for sharing your good work.
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Very nice video. I’m amazed how sharp your knife is.
Also your parafilm has much more stretch than mine without breaking. Can you give more info about just what you use?
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Thanks, Mark and Steve.
Regarding the tapes i am using…
One of the tapes i’m using in the green scions is a new type of Buddy Tape i received from a Japanese friend produced from a Japanese firm - http://tsugiki.com/
Apparently it’s the same firm that produces a type of Buddy Tape that is already available worldwide - http://www.buddytape.com/
But this new type is much more pliable and stretchy that anything i ever used before. I am using it to protect scions and buds that are more delicate and it does a wonderful job.
The other one is the standard Parafilm Nursery Grafting Tape - http://www.bemis.com/na/products/parafilm-floratape/parafilm-grafting
It’s my go to tape for almost every graft i do. I never used Parafilm M that most people use instead of this one, so i don’t know if it has more stretch or not. This one stretches to about 2 to 3 times the initial size. You do have to control the stretch, as it tends to brake if you do it too quickly, but i am used to it and don’t think its a problem. The new one is incredible in the stretch department. It stretches to about 6 times the initial size and its much softer. I don’t know when it starts being sold worldwide but i will sure be looking for it.
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Oh. I forgot.
Regarding the knife i’m using. When i was doing these last grafts (i have done them last week) i felt that the knife needs to be sharpened after all the grafts i have done in the last month. The paper test cut just confirmed that it needs a little touch.
Its still fine, but you have to see how much better it gets after just 5 min on my Japanese grinding stone. I have a Naniwa Combination Stone 1000/3000 grit grade, that was a bit expensive but it restores its sharpness in no time. I find it absolutely essential.
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Great video, very helpful, thanks!
In a 20 min video there are some things that go unnoticed and are extremely important for the success rate of this type of graft. So i decided to do a shorter update - Part2, remembering the most important points to follow.
Here it is:
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As always, excellent.
Dax