I have been following attentively the exchange on
budding material and I though I would add my preferrences to the
list.
I use rubber bands (blue flat and sort of slippery
from powder or something)
I wrap with surveyor's tape (bought for a few
dollars a roll, they come in different bright colours which can be seen from a
distance. A roll lasts forever. It stretches like the parafilm you are
describing and Victoria described a while ago the method she uses with
surveyor's tape but without rubber bands. I tried it when I ran out of rubber
bands and it works though it does require some skills.
When I am pressed for time, I use the different
colours of surveyor's tape to identify temporarily the varieties.
To date, I am happy with my grafting results, this
year.
Hélène, zone 3
Where the rain clouds have been twirling in a
massive circle for the last week, apparently pushed by the cold
air produced by glaciers descending from the Artic in the Atlantic
Ocean.
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