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Sun, Dec 1, 13 at 16:14
| Hello, Perhaps I have missed it, but I wanted to post this. I used to dip all my scions in 5% chlorox (1 part chlorox 19 parts water) packed away in multiple bags to prevent the freezer burn effect. But often I would get white colored mold all over the scions. So I started dipping the scions in a copper solution 1 teaspoon per quart (kocide ) before packing them away. and they look like they were just picked once you washed the copper off with active buds and grafted well. What are other peoples experiences? Eric |
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- Posted by Americanchestnut 5 (My Page) on Sun, Dec 1, 13 at 17:19
| I never dip them in anything. I just put them in a bag in the fridge, sometimes wrapped in a damp paper towel or cloth. I usually collect apple and pear scions in Feb. or March and then graft in April. |
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- Posted by wildforager 5b-WI (My Page) on Tue, Dec 3, 13 at 0:57
| I don't dip them either. I prefer to wrap scions in damp newspaper. The soy based inks are anti fungal. |
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Tue, Dec 3, 13 at 8:49
| Thats interesting, Eric. I usually just pull them out and rinse and brush with a soft brush as soon as I see any mold, then it doesn't come back until I am ready to graft. But the copper sounds like a good idea. It may be particularly useful for rooting, there things are in warm spots and can mold and rot before the rooting takes off. Scott |
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