In order to propagate and cultivate plants, many ways have been invented. Vaccination is considered the most popular. The essence of this method is the engraftment of the desired plant on another, mostly non-decorative and wild. Thus, for example, a garden climbing rose grafted onto the trunk of a Scottish rose hip, otherwise - (wild rose) will eventually produce small flowers hanging down from branches resembling willow branches.
Grafting is used for plants that are difficult to root. These include: rose flower, azalea, cactus, camellia, rhododendron, citrus... Through this manipulation, it turns out to grow a standard rose form, a weeping form or a dwarf plant.
The rootstock is the plant that is grafted onto. A graft is one of the parts of that ornamental plant that you want to get in the end.
The grafted plant looks like this:top part he has decorative;Bottom part - from a wild plant.
The lower part plays a major role for good growth and nutrition of the plant, and it also protects the plant from diseases. Grafting is done in order to rejuvenate the plant and regulate flowering and yield.
When a plant adapts to new conditions, grafting will not hurt it either. For example, a cactus that has become infected with pathogenic microbes due to waterlogging can be grafted onto an already adapted cactus with the help of its upper part and in this way save it.
How to graft indoor plants correctly
For the successful grafting of a houseplant, several main factors should be considered that affect this:
- Choosing a healthy plant in the scion and rootstock.
- Correct vaccination technique.
- Availability of the necessary tools and materials.
- The choice of the season.
This manipulation is best done in the first spring months, using special literature or practical advice from professionals for information purposes. It is believed that for successful grafting, the scion and rootstock must be from the same species or subspecies. However, oddly enough, such a vaccination very often leads to a negative result. A strong and healthy plant is obtained from different species, but belonging to the same family.
Grafting is done on the part of the plant that serves as a supplier of nutrients. This is usually a trunk or branch. This is how the cycle between the old plant and the new one takes place, as a result they form a single whole, and the main plant receives a new trait or property. The stalk is cut before the start of the vaccination and not before. Next, the leaves are removed and placed in water awaiting grafting.
The main methods of grafting plants
There are hundreds of ways to plant a plant. To a greater extent, methods such as:
- Budding (kidney inoculation) - the bud is cut with a small amount of bark and inserted into the rootstock trunk incision.
- Inoculation by cuttings occurs in the same way as in the method described above, only a stalk is taken instead of a bud.
- Into the cleft - an incision is made horizontally and vertically on the stock, then split. Several cuttings of the scion, previously cut with a wedge, are inserted into the gap formed.Next, the grafted place is wrapped with a gauze bandage, and on top - with tape. This grafting is used for plants such as cactus and coniferous trees or shrubs.
- Oblique grafting - both plants (scion and rootstock) of the same size are cut at the same angle miter. Then they are closely pressed together and pulled together by something tight.
A plant grafted with one of the above methods is placed in a warm, sufficiently lit place. Watering should be moderate but constant. It is not recommended that the active sun hits the newly grafted plant. If the graft is successful, the scion and rootstock will grow together within two weeks.
