Rubber Splicing Tape & Parafilms

[marknmt]

I use the Temflex 2155 sometimes, sliced lengthwise and stretched thin, parafilm either under or over. I also use parafilm under grafting rubbers, probably my go-to.

Why I like grafting rubbers and parafilm

Here’s a shot of a cleft graft I made just over a month ago. After placing the scions I wrapped the graft with parafilm (the scions were already wrapped before grafting) and pulled it as tight as I could without breaking the parafilm. Then I overwrapped with the rubber because I knew my scions wouldn’t fit the graft well enough without some help! [IMG_0567] As you can see the rubber is already degrading. It’ll hang on some but in another few weeks it’ll be pretty well gone, and the parafilm w…