Finally got the apple grafting done and it was a huge success!

@bobbrawley2612

5 жыл бұрын

Do you grow your own rootstock

@joshward9835

5 жыл бұрын

Can you send me some scion from unknown apple ? I’ll cover shipping

@bobbrawley2612

5 жыл бұрын

@@joshward9835 Better yet , can you sell me cuttings and ship them to me . If they don't work I will never say so

@pleaseplantme-lawnmowingse3859

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Kincaid Thank you today is June 19 I’ve just purchased a encore Azaleas can I take cuttings this wk ?

@ajones8699

4 жыл бұрын

Funny how you gave me shit for suggesting you graft onto known rootstock rather than growing trees from cuttings and seed.

If this was everyone’s hobby the world would be one green place.

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

We've got to have a few people interested in logging though, or else we won't have any toilet paper, haha.

@oneofthosepeople2101

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Kincaid for sure. I guess everyone can’t be into the same thing. Balance is definitely beautiful. 🙂

@user-bu6iz9cx6f

Ай бұрын

awesome

When your mother in law's apple tree is fruiting, I'd love to see the fruit. We have a man in the South Island of New Zealand, who has been collecting and propagating as many old varieties of apple he can find. So far he and his supporters, have gathered over 600 varieties. They now have started mini orchards on Council land, so everyone can enjoy the fruit.😊

@MikeKincaid79

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a nice video. Remind me again in September!

@trumpthemessiah1238

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeKincaid79 Hi Mike, did you perhaps find what the variety your mother in law is growing? Sound like its an incredible apple tree and would like to grow it myself. Please let me know. Thanks. And did you make the suggest video? I'm from South Africa btw

CONGRATULATIONS MIKE on the SUCCESSFUL grafts!!! AWESOME!!

@MikeKincaid79

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, this was a fun video. I'll have to do more grafting videos in the future.

I love watching this guy when I’m proper relaxed, I don’t know why

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Well thanks, glad you enjoy the videos!

Love seeing how you grafted the apples. Can you do a follow up video on the apple rootstock that you are growing out to be used for future rootstock supplies? Thanks for your great videos.

@MikeKincaid79

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, Wayne! Thanks for watching.

I love this sort of video, it takes so much work to do. Thank you Mike.

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! They do take a lot of time but I love making them.

Grafting pro right here...so much to learn not enough time....but your videos make it a bit easier to grasp. Thank you!!

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

One day at a time!

You may do everything in life slowly BUT GRAFTING YOU MUST DO SUPER FAST!!!

Wow, I learned so much! Thank you for teaching us all!

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Wow ! Very beautiful. Love this. Thanks for sharing.

@MikeKincaid79

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Excellent results!

Just what I’ve been looking for. Well spoken and easy to understand! Thank you for your time doing these videos! Subed for sure

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I appreciate your support and glad you enjoy the videos!

I love the grafting.

oh man. so exciting. I am so going to try this with my honeycrisp!

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

Have fun with it, Karen, and let me know how it turns out!

Great job, can’t believe every single one took👍 great vid as always

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Lee! I was pretty impressed too. I love the plants and the plants love me, lol.

Awesome video! Great information and detail. Thanks, Mike!!

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Mary!

Dude that was Wicked! Great to feel your stoke. Some great tips too. I have 21 to do soon, the stocks are in the green house, the scions are in the fridge, i cant wait to get started. Thanks, Well done man!

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

It's almost time and I'm getting excited too! Have fun man!

Giant steps forward and 100% graft success, Awesome. Great inspiration.

@MikeKincaid79

6 жыл бұрын

I can't make this stuff up, Dennis. The plants love me as much as I love them!

@LindenRanch

6 жыл бұрын

Now, your next step is to turn that remaining root stock into a clonal root stock. Cut it at the soil level, suckers will rise, and you add sawdust to the top of the pot with the addition of a collar fashioned from an identical pot. These will root individually and you will never need to buy root stock again.

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

That's the plan! and I'll film it.

@johngassenhuber9872

5 жыл бұрын

Can I grow apple trees by propagation. My neighbor has a unknown that I would like to try to grow ?

I'm so glad I joined in! It's 2:16 am, can't sleep, but you just put a smile on my face! Thanks for being here! :D

@MikeKincaid79

6 жыл бұрын

Glad to make you smile! It's 5:46 am for me now, hope you got to sleep, haha.

@bobbrawley2612

5 жыл бұрын

I'm a active KZread watcher@ 2 PM my self but it's only 5:30 PM now

Wonderful job, love your videos always thank you for sharing.

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome

I got me some apple trees cant wait to do this in the spring!

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

It's a lot of fun, just find a good rootstock!

Great video, man you are a pro at this and very educational!!!

@MikeKincaid79

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, keep putting out your content too. You guys are great and there's a huge group of people out there that love perennials and hanging baskets and need that info.

@GardenObsessions

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Kincaid thanks we appreciate the comments. Soon we will move and get close to retirement so that we have a home big enough to expand. All your doing is helping build my knowledge so when that time comes there is no doubt we will be planting anything and everything.

Great video, Thanks Mike.

@MikeKincaid79

6 жыл бұрын

No problem buddy. Glad to see ya here, Paul!

Excellent explanation. Thanks.

@MikeKincaid79

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Edmond. Thanks for watching.

Oh Mike....the way you're holding that rootstock and pushing that knife....accident waiting to happen! Oooouch!

@MikeKincaid79

4 жыл бұрын

Looks scarier than it is, I'm pretty careful.

Excellent instruction. Thanks!

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Eli, and thanks for watching!

Nice job on the grafting! I would concur with your timing -- the best grafting success I have had has been with potted rootstock in an unheated greenhouse before the weather heats up, with a fully dormant scion.

@MikeKincaid79

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, all the stars aligned this time, haha.

@sevenmile

6 жыл бұрын

The stars? I think it was the cambium layers that aligned... lol

Good technique bro, thanks for sharing my friend 👍

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I've done some grafting with a knife with good success but I I also like using a omega grafting tool. It makes for quick grafts and I skip the rubber bands. I've had good success just wrapping with parafilm. Thank you for you're wonderful videos. You motivated me to propagate some of my Green Giants. Thanks!

@johnmoore5293

5 жыл бұрын

a nursery suggested grafting when the dandelions start blooming.

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to hear it. Have fun in the garden this spring, John!

This is a great video. Most nurseries will use a cleft or modified cleft because they are doing so many trees, but I prefer the W&T for dormant grafting. A brief side note: when you talk about your MIL's tree giving a lot of apples, this is partly determined by the rootstock of that tree, and planting the clone scions may not produce with the same vigor, since rootstock is so important for determining vigor and years to fruiting. Your rootstock here (I believe M111?) Will be the best of all worlds - fast to fruit and vigorous.

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dustin. Yeah, M111 is a great root stock and that's exactly why I chose it.

Love your video's, the offer at the start cracked me up :) led to some great hash tags!

@MikeKincaid79

6 жыл бұрын

Lol, glad you went on the trip with us!

@SaahilSethy

4 жыл бұрын

Nice one

Mr. Kincaid i live in NC. On my property I have a 100 year old pecan tree and I am going to try to propagate it because it is starting to show its age and she might need to be cut down. Hopefully not. I also have a old rose bush that my Great Uncle planted and I'm trying to propagate that. Plus I have a old apple tree, cherry tree I'm just trying different things. Thank you for encouraging me to try something different,I love it!!! Ok I'll keep you posted,plus I'll keep watching 🙌🙌🙌🌵🌱🌻🌱🌱🌵 Loved your video.

I looove apples.. I’ve been buying pink ladies a lot lately, they’re perfect. Thin skin, nice and tart but not too tart, like a Granny Smith (which I prefer in a pie) Pair it with some crunchy peanut butter.. Yummmmmm! Thanks for this vid! My mom and I were actually just the other day discussing how one would grow a tree from a tree. I’ve only played with shrubs and house plants. Now I know! Yay! ^-^

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

I love apples and peanut butter, especially the crunchy peanut butter!

@jaceygardenwray3413

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Kincaid - It’s the best! Far superior to creamy in my opinion. Many would debate that though.

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, there's no debate.

Thanks for this explanation again.

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@tangkaericdindze5498

2 жыл бұрын

I want to buy 20 stands Mike. How do I contact you?

Great Job!

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger!

Thank you for showing us how to graft. I'm gonna try my luck with some blue ice arizona cypress.

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

Right on, let me know how it works out.

thanks for sharing!

@MikeKincaid79

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for watching.

I loooove granny smith apple trees 🙃

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

They make great pies

great video thanks !!

@MikeKincaid79

Жыл бұрын

You bet!

Hola amigo gracias por tomarte el tiempo de investigar

See this information about leaving cuttings dormant in whatever cold space while the mother plant bottom is perfectly ready for spring growth, awesome tip I probably wouldn't do that and I'd fail without having known why

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help. In my opinion, this is the best way to graft.

Nice video. Liked the rubber band idea. Interested in the larger scion graft. Make the unknown "Mom's Apple Pie" apple. 😊

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

The rubber band really works well to force that cambium layer together! All the grafts are still doing well and the trees are starting to wake up. I'll do an update this spring/summer.

Great video bro… I enjoyed watching. I am a newbie in this field so I’m learning a lot and your video has added good knowledge for me. Thanks for sharing. 👏👏. Also I’m a new subscriber on to your channel.

1000th like, great video! Thank you!

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

If I were you I would seriously think about making some rabbit stew. 😁😁😁

@MikeKincaid79

6 жыл бұрын

We could feed the whole town with how many we have around here!

Awesome.

@MikeKincaid79

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome! I wish I lived closer to get a couple of pieces!

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

You can buy apple scions online from all kids of nurseries and they ship right to your door!

@camicri4263

5 жыл бұрын

Do you know of a reputable one? I also need root stuck too. I have a Johnathan and a granny smith apple. Johnathan is my favorite, between my parents and I we used to eat 10 kilos of Johnathan apples in 3 days in Romania. I miss those apples, we had a region with the best Johnathan apples.

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

I love Jonathan apples. When I was a kid, my Dad had a variety called Jonagold which was a cross between Jonathan and Golden Delicious. The place I buy from is a couple hours south of me, Burnt Ridge Nursery: www.burntridgenursery.com/ They have a lot to choose from but won't be selling apple scionwood again until next winter when it's ready. I got my rootstock from them as well and went with the "M111 Emla" rootstock and after all my research on it, I'm convinced it's the best one out there. There's another online nursery you could look at that's closer to you and has great variety to choose from and that's Fedco: www.fedcoseeds.com I may use them this winter too.

@camicri4263

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! Paul mentioned those 2 places in back to eden. The problem I have here's the septic tank with drainage takes more than 100 feet in length and about 20' wide it's bigger than the house and kills a big part of my back yard, I could have planted 8 fruit trees.....that totally sucks. Also have a lot of roots and stumps all over and I only have maybe 3/4 of an acre. Not much luck finding wood chips either. I want to put woodchips all over the back yard and part of the front to change the soil structure because here we have red clay. I love flowers but I would rather have edibles, bought food tastes terrible. Can you believe that now we hardly eat apples, really miss eating a good apple, apricots, plums. We love fruits and vegetables and they taste horrible, tomatoes is like cardboard taste.......what are this people thinking? The biggest problem is that right now I am not able to do much and the humidity sucks but more than that are the mosquitoes or whatever bites, I have marks on my legs from 2 weeks ago. Nasty little things. Got to get well to do things my way. Todd mom to plant vegetables over the septic area because their roots are shallow and will not interfere with it. In California we had a lemon tree by the septic tank and had lemons, flowers and buds all year long, nonstop. Oh boy I wrote you a letter. ..sorry. Thanks for answering and connecting with me. God bless! Love from my family to yours.

@bobbrawley2612

5 жыл бұрын

@@MikeKincaid79 thanks for the nursery addresses. Two I wasn't aware aware of. I live in Virginia. But even commercial vineyards order from California so location of the nursery in winter time ordering is not important

Just subscribed! Thanks for the video Mike! How long did it take from potting the root stock to grafting?

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

I did all of this in the same year. I bought the root stock around February or early March and it arrived bareroot. I potted them up and waited for them to break dormancy and then started the grafting process.

Wow amazing,,how i wish to have one🥰

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

Great Video... Thank you... question... How old does the Root stock needs to be before being grafted on???

@MikeKincaid79

4 жыл бұрын

1 to 2 years old.

There's a tree that last year was like your mom's and this year was barren. Wondering if I'd be able to start a graft from it this spring.

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, just take a scion now while it's dormant and store it in the fridge until spring. Once the root stock starts showing that the sap is flowing, pull the scion out and graft.

Would you recommend painting the graft location now that the grafting was successful. Some people say yes and others say no.

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

No, the tree will paint itself with bark.

Today I grafted scions from Honeycrisp and an Uknown apple on older apple trees of less favourable varieties

@MikeKincaid79

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Let me know how they turn out.

You got me into fig trees I own 35 fig varietie plugs now you got me into apple varieties what’s a great rootstock you suggest me mike? I can’t wait to see your fig orchard become huge mother trees

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite rootstock for apples is EMLA M111

I got my bare root stocks in the mail today. Can I plant them and instantly graft on top of them or do I need to wait for roots to get estsblished first?

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

Nope, you can graft immediately.

Wow! I was worried your cuts didn't have enough surface area, and the bottom and top over-lap aren't supposed to touch the root stock and scion, but it still worked! I hope your trees are still growing strong. I'll try this next season, too late this year.

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

They're still growing strong. I'll do an update on them this summer.

@TheBereangirl

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeKincaid79 very encouraging!

Will you have to keep an eye out for rootstock growth for the entire life of the tree? Is there a reason to graft high up vs closer to the soil level? I’m a total novice and would love to graft for espalier trees.

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

Eventually, the top will be more dominant and lower suckers will stop growing. It seems like I grafted high up but really, once the plant gets in the ground and gets some size on it, the graft will only be a few inches from the soil.

@jonathangardner4475

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

Give us some. We have a group in facebook. We use to spread out the green gifting plants each and every gardener.

Fascinating to see! Great result! Your enthusiasm is contagious. 1 small downside: the music seemed disturbing to me

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video. I'll work on the music.

It would have been nice if you could have explained your cutting and fitting of the two pieces together. What did you wrap around the joint before you put the tape on? thanks

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

I'll make more videos in the future and explain better. I wrapped a rubber band around it.

@dianakingsley4540

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you.

Do use any rooting hormone for the rootstocks and curing the Sion?

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

No rooting hormone used.

Awesome! Great to those apple growing successfully. Can you please show how do you plant that rootstock. And do you use any medicine?

@MikeKincaid79

Жыл бұрын

I do want to make a video about the root stock and will get around to it eventually.

Great grafting job Mike. Rabbit stew coming up!!! Graham 🇬🇧🇬🇧

@MikeKincaid79

6 жыл бұрын

And lots of it, haha!

How/where did you get the root stock? Do you recommend a certain brand of grafting knife and tape?

Can you please do a updated video on the grafted apple trees.

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, maybe in the spring when the new growth starts.

Can we have an update on your grafted apple trees, please? I'm grafting 22 apple trees tomorrow for the first time. I hope some take. Love your channel, Dean from Cornwall UK.

@MikeKincaid79

3 ай бұрын

I'll have to get out there and do that for you.

Question for you about multiple species of grafting on one tree stock. If I have a small yard but want apples, I need two apples that are compatible to pollinate. So, If I graft two, three, or four compatible apples on one tree will they be able to cross pollinate to grow fruit? They should because they came from different trees. Would that be the same with pears? Then the pit fruits. They really don't need much I don't think. Ideas?

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you are absolutely correct! This will work for cross pollinating.

Love your videos. Quick question. Do you think it is safe to unwrap the graft after 1 month or would you keep it longer?

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

I keep it wrapped most of the summer.

@johnmoore5293

2 жыл бұрын

If you use parafilm it will stretch to the point it will break before it will damage the branch. I don't worry about removing it.

Mike, you should definitvely try to make the biggest graft in the world, like you did with the biggest cutting!

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds really cool!

wow!!!

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

Cool, huh!

Hi Mike I realize this is an old video but I just received my root stock today and I want to know what planting medium you put in the pots.

@MikeKincaid79

Жыл бұрын

You can use any potting soil. I used the finely ground fir tree bark mulch because it's a plentiful resource and easy for me to get.

Hi Mike! Thanks for inspiring videos! Did you use the branches from the rootstock to make cuttings? Could you do that? Helena

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

I bought the rootstock from a nursery but you can create more rootstock with it through a process called "stooling" and also with hardwood cuttings.

@arnoldutubeventures

Жыл бұрын

@@MikeKincaid79 what type of hard wood cutting???

I've read that having two apple trees increases pollination for a bigger harvest. Is it possible to graft a different variety of apple onto your tree instead? Or is the second tree a better option?

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Either way will work, in fact, some nurseries sell trees that have multiple varieties grafted on one root stock just for this purpose.

@johnmoore5293

2 жыл бұрын

I have about 20 varieties I grafted on 3 trees.

Question...... if you was to use heat-shrink tubing... will that work better than the rubber band and tape?

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

Don't know, never tried it. Sounds like a neat idea though.

This is like university level "4" for Me 🐝

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

LOL, thanks beez!

Just watching this video again as I am cutting down 3 apple trees this winter and I'm interested in grafting one of them to relocate to a different area. It's an unknown variety but has some of the best apples I have had. What do you think about using rootstock started from seed? I have several I started last year from a popular store bought apple. Also I noticed you have printed loop around labels on some of your rootstock. Do you make these yourself? If so, what system do you use? Thanks

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

Those labels came with the root stock I ordered. I don't use those labels but a friend of mine does and it's very basic computer software. You can buy the labels and print them on any laser printer. I can't remember the name of the program but if I come across it, I'll try to remember to come back here and let you know.

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can graft your apples onto seedlings that you started. This will at least preserve the variety for you, even if the rootstock doesn't turn out that good. Then you can always do more grafts when you find the rootstock you want.

Hey Mike!! I love your Channel! I started some granny smith's from seeds back in January/ February. They are about a foot or so. When can I graft them? I can't seem to find any information on how old/big they need to be before grafting. I have a older granny Smith tree I bought from a nursery a while back I was going to take cuttings from to graft on my baby root stocks

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

I suppose you can start grafting as soon as the seedling has a dormant season, no matter the size. The smaller the material, the more difficult it will be. I like to graft with material that is about the diameter of a pencil or even a hair thicker. You can also graft monstrous rootstock. You can cut an apple tree down with a 6 inch diameter trunk and graft onto that! The important thing is that you line up the cambium and create the right environment for the cambium to grow together. Good luck!

@daffodils4954

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeKincaid79 thanks so much for the reply! I can't wait to try it out!

You could make cuttings from unwanted rootstock to get more :)

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

I plan to use the stooling method.

If I cut apple tree scions right now while the tree is dormant, how long do you think the scions would live in the fridge and also how would you store them?? Thanks alot mike

@MikeKincaid79

Жыл бұрын

I think the scions would be fine for months, until you needed them in the spring. I just clean my scions with soap and water and then store in a ziplock bag in the fridge.

I have to suggest you that in the future you may put subtitle because this may helpful for these people which cannot able to understand your dailect like me 😊☺😊

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

I will definitely consider this, thank you.

Congratulations, a successful video! Please tell me where you keep the plant pots in the winter, or until the winter comes, will they be planted in the final place? Sorry, I'm using a translation program!

@MikeKincaid79

Жыл бұрын

I keep them in my hoop house through the winter. You can store them in an unheated garage or shed for the same level of protection.

@ioanzaman9225

Жыл бұрын

@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you for the answer! If I store them in an unheated garage, do the plants still need to be watered during the winter?

Very interesting I don't know how I missed this video. Good information wondering what KZread is doing hmm

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Mark, this one was posted in August when I was posting daily while on vacation. Most people didn't realize I was posting so often and videos got missed. The great news is that they're all there for ya to watch! Thanks for checking it out, this one was fun to make.

@markwalker9107

5 жыл бұрын

You have bunny rabbits and deer and I have goats and bunnies.

@markwalker9107

5 жыл бұрын

Attacking your stuff

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

It's non-stop guard duty around here. Every once in a while I let the German Shephard out to show them whose boss.

@markwalker9107

5 жыл бұрын

@@MikeKincaid79 that would definitely work. My Great Pyrenees definitely scares everything completely out of the yard. Let's just say yes gotten rid of some bunny families which is kind of sad but. They're not known for being Hunters that I know of. German Shepherds are good dogs. I don't have deer to keep out dust bunny rabbits but that goats are my own problems. Trying to keep them in my own fences is driving me crazy.

Can you use any kind of rootstock to grow a completely different type of tree? Such as apple stock to grow fig tree?

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

No, they have to be related. That would be really cool though.

So spring is the best time to start grafting. Harvest scions in fall, keep em dormant in the fridge until spring. What species tree do you recommend for the root stock? I live in northern New Brunswick Canada. I was thinking to use poplar, or mountain ash. Would american larch work(tamerac)? Great vid man. Your tip about the knife was smthn i didnt know.

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help. The rootstock I used was apple rootstock, EMLA M111.

@rashadabdullah9769

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeKincaid79 thx

Great graft! If someone could help me out I have some apple trees I successfully grafted earlier this year. When do I plant them? I really want them to grow and be successful. Please help.

@MikeKincaid79

5 жыл бұрын

Plant them now while there's still plenty of warm weather for good root growth. Make sure to keep the soil moist.

I wonder if it will accept citrus cuttings and vice versa

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

That would be cool but the 2 just aren't compatible. The scionwood and rootstock have to be closely related.

Amazing!Is that peatmoss in the pot?you really are the inspiration to fruit tree lovers,thanks for this great video.

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Albert! It's finely ground fir tree bark.

@albertnongrum1021

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeKincaid79 thanks a lot again for yr thoughtful ideas.

@albertnongrum1021

2 жыл бұрын

Mike, around this region we don't have fir tree can it be possible to use fine pine bark?

Hello. Thanks for you video. Please can I graft two new apple trees varieties together?

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can graft all kinds of apple varieties on one tree if you want.

At what point in the growth do you start to give liquid feedings? Or do you just water when they are this young? And what kind of medium do you have them in (NPK concentration)?

@MikeKincaid79

Жыл бұрын

I use a slow release fertilizer that is formulated for acid loving plants like rhododendrons.

So Mike, Why didn't you take the larger branches from the root stock and start them as cuttings for future root stock? Looked like at least 4 or 5 might have been big enough.

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

I plan to use the stooling method to increase my rootstock. I need to get around to making a video about that.

I’d also to know how you create the root stock. I can’t seem to find how it’s done

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

I really need to work on a video about this. Thanks for the reminder, Heather.

Mike, why do you wait to cut the root stock new growth off? Is there a reason?

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I keep the root stock growing to continue feeding the roots and graft site until they are both strong. If I cut it off too soon, there would be very few leaves for photosynthesis.

Can you send apple samples to local extension to test for the variety?

@MikeKincaid79

Жыл бұрын

Now that's a thought I hadn't considered. I've talked with my Mother in law quite a bit about this tree since grafting these and she's pretty convinced it's a King apple. It sure does look and produce like one.

Great tutorial Mike! can this be done any time of year?

@grannyreplacingthegrass6836

2 жыл бұрын

How long do cuttings last in refrigerator?

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

The spring time is the best time. I did a video on how long fig cuttings last in the fridge. I tested 1 year old cuttings and 2 year old cuttings. The 1 year old cuttings rooted but the 2 year old didn't.

Will they be left in that container untill they fruit? And do you leave them under direct sun after grafting??

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

I will eventually plant them out before they fruit. I keep them in a shaded area while the graft is healing.

I noticed you trimmed down the height of the rootstock before grafting, but didn't catch that part explained - about how high above the soil line should the graft union be? I recently grafted a few apples and took some advice to join them about 12-18 inches high and I'm worried that was bad advice since they look quite tall. Your's looks closer to 6 inches or so. Thanks for the video!

@MikeKincaid79

2 жыл бұрын

They don't need to be 12 to 18 inches. I like to graft a little lower because I want the graft closer to the ground. You want to make sure there is some space between the graft and soil level though because you don't want the material above the graft to root into the ground. You want the apple tree growing on the good root stock.

How much time it takes after grafting to know done or failed ? Thank you

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on what you're grafting but you should know within a couple months for sure.

@avinashkumar4043

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeKincaid79 hii

Mike, what did you use to wrap around the graft before you wrapped the grafting tape around?

@andielliott2306

3 жыл бұрын

Never mind...rubber band. Thanks.

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

hey bro im down south in capitan nm, zone 7a we wont be in spring untill april-may but i plan on grafting some proven varietys of apple and plumbs to some crab apple seedlings and wild plum seedlings should i wait till later in the winter time to graft or is it fine since its dormant btw i love that your one of those youtubers that reply thank you and keep up the great content

@MikeKincaid79

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer to wait until closer to spring to graft. I went through the whole process in this video. Cut scions in the winter while dormant, wait for the rootstock to begin waking up, then graft the dormant scions onto the root stock.

@Boogman123

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeKincaid79 ok thank you for your knowledge