Beginner Grafting Guide

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2017 Grafting Thread

Yep, I’ve been doing it for years. 160 F is a great coating. I like .25 oz beeswax to 1 oz paraffin wax in a gallon of water. It’s a great mix for outdoors. You can use it for indoor/greenhouse as well. You’ll see if you stick you finger in 160 f wax it doesn’t hurt at all. Now if you leave your finger in there for too long it does hurt, lol. Dax

Waxing scions vs parafilm, vs au naturel

Waxing Deciduous Dax’s Recipe Box of paraffin wax from grocery or hardware store. Cut the box in half. That gives you (8) pieces. Cut those in half. You now have (16) 1 oz pieces. For 1 gallon: 1 piece (1 oz) For Field Grafting: 1 piece (1 oz) + .25 oz. Beeswax Heat wax + water to 180F and allow to drop to 160F. Once at 160F start dipping quickly if temperature cannot be kept. A 1.1 liter deep fryer is the best way I know to dip scions. Fill with water leaving 1" of the reservoir at the t…