CRAFTING WITH GRAFTING

CRFTING WITH GRAFTING

My grandfather used to tell me many stories about his past. And one ting that he shared in certain grabbed my interest. He told me that the mango tree in our backyard was planted by my great great grandfather. 

And this is a mango variety of two types. They are called Mankurad and Mussrad in Goa. How did he get this mixed variety of mango?

He told me about something about cutting one tree and fixing it to another, and immidietly my mind screamed GRAFTING.

We learnt about grafting in school, but this process has been going on for years. The diffrence is that we learnt it scientifically and they learnt practically.

Grafting is the act of joining two plants together. The upper part of the graft called the scion becomes the top of the plant, the lower portion called the understock becomes the root system or part of the trunk. Although grafting usually refers to joining only two plants, it may be a combination of several.

Grafting is used for a variety of purposes: to repair injured trees, to produce dwarf trees and shrubs, to strengthen plants' resistance to certain diseases, to retain varietal characteristics, to adapt varieties to adverse soil or climatic conditions, to ensure pollination.

How is grafting performed?

First you must keep in mind that pre learning about plant is absolutely necessary. Next, sanitise the tools that you will use for grafting. Grafting can be done in two ways. First, you can do it on the tree of interest and the second would be within a potted plant. If we use a potted plant, the first thing that should be done is as follows: plant one which is used for insertig will be cut at a 45 degree angle. Plant number two will be slit from the middle deep, depending upon the plant. Then insert plant in the slit and tie it very tight from top to bottom. Then let the plant grow. 

This is how we can perform grafting. 

Grafting can not only been done with fruits like mango, but with diffrent varieties of flowers as well. 

I tried it with a rose plant.

Will you try grafting too?

See you next time

Cheerio