This thread will explain a lot! Let me know if you have any questions.
@JesusisLordandChrist
Here is a summary of the steps from the thread above. I grabbed my photos from multiple different grafts i did in the thread. I did not make up the top working method from scratch but i made up my overall technique based on experience. Kansas has wild weather fluctuations which is not new. We also have other factors that can be very problematic to grafting such as drying winds, drought or at times excessive rain which prevents succesful grafting while the trees are wet from the rain. The plastic garden tape makes the graft really tight. A hawk or owl may be standing on that perch by nightfall hunting rabbits. The union i prefer is cleft because it works like a close pin to tightly hold the scions and gives good cambium contact. Clefts heal very fast. My method requires going back and removing the garden tape this year or the next couple of years as you get to it. The parafilm is for sealing the graft and holding internal sap and moisture imside until the graft union has taken. The plasticina goes on top and over to prevent things getting into my cleft like dirt , moisture etc. If you put just parafilm up there agrasshopper might eat through it by nightfall leaving a hole exposed to trap problematic debris in the cleft.
