tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post8956719390695076665..comments2024-03-27T00:06:16.305-07:00Comments on The Reluctant Homesteaders: We're Grafting Fruit TreesPhoebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436073330879644940noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-65463457144127714942011-11-30T19:26:26.551-08:002011-11-30T19:26:26.551-08:00Hi Karen, We are honored to have you use our posts...Hi Karen, We are honored to have you use our posts! We love the Home Orchard Society.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436073330879644940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-30876117964867282622011-11-28T21:07:40.602-08:002011-11-28T21:07:40.602-08:00Hi there pheobe et al - what a great post and phot...Hi there pheobe et al - what a great post and photos! i found you via a google search for images of scion collection, because i need photos for the upcoming issue of the HOS Pome News. any chance you'd be interested in sharing some of your photos (and maybe whole blog posts down the road) for the january issue? please email me:<br />editor at homeorchardsociety dot org <br />thanks, and Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560488996724111567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-49522376202672045072011-04-13T18:26:47.670-07:002011-04-13T18:26:47.670-07:00What a fantastic post!!What a fantastic post!!Robin J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04910026996056093920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-29514406771136371652011-04-06T22:29:03.549-07:002011-04-06T22:29:03.549-07:00Hi eris, Yes the "proper whip and tongue"...Hi eris, Yes the "proper whip and tongue" is pointing the wrong way because we were just practicing at that point so we were just using what we had laying around - But good eye! Is it too confusing? Maybe I should replace that photo...Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436073330879644940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-783637768391162982011-04-05T18:18:04.524-07:002011-04-05T18:18:04.524-07:00Isn't grafting fun? Anyway, I may be mistaken,...Isn't grafting fun? Anyway, I may be mistaken, but judging by the way buds are pointing, it would appear that the scion in your "proper whip and tongue" picture was grafted upside-down.<br /><br />Best wishes, and I hope you'll keep us posted on how well things take!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16265108382084080766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-40636628279315345842011-04-04T12:30:57.738-07:002011-04-04T12:30:57.738-07:00Thanks "Holly's Husband" (we'll ...Thanks "Holly's Husband" (we'll call you HH for short) and eagergridlesbeaver, I'm glad it was helpful. I will be the first to admit that there are a few things I glossed over that you will need to learn about if you do graft. <br /><br />The different types of root stock is the first thing, there are a few to choose from. Then there are the several types of grafts- I just Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436073330879644940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-13036324448182474382011-04-04T09:20:47.161-07:002011-04-04T09:20:47.161-07:00..yes, great post! Dunno if I had mentioned but we.....yes, great post! Dunno if I had mentioned but we are thinking of getting some fruit trees and I was just talking to A* the other day about grafting! Now I know where to go when I get to the point of grafting onto our apple trees..once we get our apple trees..after we clear the land where the trees will go...and level it off..hopefully by 2014. ;) Do you normally buy the root stock at the same Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-59440077616523251262011-04-04T08:40:54.019-07:002011-04-04T08:40:54.019-07:00Awesome post! I have always wanted to know how to ...Awesome post! I have always wanted to know how to do this and this was a great lesson! Now it's time to find more acreage to plant some trees! ~ Holly's Husband... ;-)Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05570943641633477896noreply@blogger.com