Triple Variety Tomato Graft Experiment

aclum · December 12, 2013

Hi Delerium,

If you don't mind sharing more of your "secrets"

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When you graft without using the humidity chamber, what is your watering routine? When do you last water your rootstock prior to grafting - day before or more? - or do you just have it in your watering set-up from the get go? (I ask this assuming you're using the coarse ultrasorb (optisorb) and things might be different with regular seeding or potting soil). And when do you last water the scions prior to grafting. Have you used this technique for young, new (from seed) rootstock and scions? What about lighting conditions? Do you do anything to compensate for the lack of a humidity chamber - like misting or partially covering with a plastic baggie or something?

You may have mentioned all this before, but I don't recall seeing it all in one place.

In my next round of grafting, I'm going to do a test with the same two grafts - one in the chamber and without using the chamber.

Thanks!
Anne

December 12, 2013	#11
aclum Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Merced, CA Posts: 832	Hi Delerium, If you don't mind sharing more of your "secrets" ..... When you graft without using the humidity chamber, what is your watering routine? When do you last water your rootstock prior to grafting - day before or more? - or do you just have it in your watering set-up from the get go? (I ask this assuming you're using the coarse ultrasorb (optisorb) and things might be different with regular seeding or potting soil). And when do you last water the scions prior to grafting. Have you used this technique for young, new (from seed) rootstock and scions? What about lighting conditions? Do you do anything to compensate for the lack of a humidity chamber - like misting or partially covering with a plastic baggie or something? You may have mentioned all this before, but I don't recall seeing it all in one place. In my next round of grafting, I'm going to do a test with the same two grafts - one in the chamber and without using the chamber. Thanks! Anne