blumentopferde
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Hello!
I wonder if anyone of you has ever created graft unions himself.
I'd like to create graft unions from cuttings of a rootstock variety (don't know the variety, but probably 5BB) and a vinifera variety (don't know the variety either, probably Riesling) that grow on my property...
But I'm not quite sure how to do that.
I'd first take the cuttings from the rootstock variety and stick to grapeman's advice from his thread "wineyard from the beginning":
http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f25/vineyard-beginning-grapeman-30613/
Can I just graft the rootstock cuttings after they've calloused?
Or will I have to wait for roots to form and graft on an established plant?
How about the temperature? I've heard that grapevines need a warm climate for successful grafting, but couldn't find anything more specific about that.
Anyone who knows more?
Best Regards,
blumentopferde
I wonder if anyone of you has ever created graft unions himself.
I'd like to create graft unions from cuttings of a rootstock variety (don't know the variety, but probably 5BB) and a vinifera variety (don't know the variety either, probably Riesling) that grow on my property...
But I'm not quite sure how to do that.
I'd first take the cuttings from the rootstock variety and stick to grapeman's advice from his thread "wineyard from the beginning":
http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f25/vineyard-beginning-grapeman-30613/
Can I just graft the rootstock cuttings after they've calloused?
Or will I have to wait for roots to form and graft on an established plant?
How about the temperature? I've heard that grapevines need a warm climate for successful grafting, but couldn't find anything more specific about that.
Anyone who knows more?
Best Regards,
blumentopferde