| Author | Message | ||
     Tasv Member Username: Tasv Post Number: 62 Registered: 08-2008 Rating: N/A |
Thanks for that. It was mainly to keep suckering to a minimum. I tried a few buds and stuck the stems in as cuttings as well (they were sent to me by a friend). When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem starts looking like a nail... | ||
| Brownthumbs Intermediate Member Username: Brownthumbs Post Number: 120 Registered: 01-2008 Rating: N/A |
just like all your budwood...take the thorns off...rugosa's come off easy if you use a glove and "roll" the sticks the thorns will mostly come off...especially if you have taken the budwood at the right time.... it's one of the main things you look for ie that when the flowers have blown you wait for the thorns to be able to be snapped off with ease...if they put up a fight then the wood aint right. d'ont forget that rugosa canes were once used as standard canes!!!...also they grow like a weed from cuttings..maybe you don't need to bud??? | ||
| Dmaivn Senior Member Username: Dmaivn Post Number: 2915 Registered: 07-2003  Rating: N/A |
I think you can do chip budding by using a giant chip. But I don't like chip budding as it lacks the strength. | ||
| Tasv Member Username: Tasv Post Number: 58 Registered: 08-2008 Rating: N/A |
With all those thorns and hairs around the buds how on earth are you meant to bud a rugosa??? When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem starts looking like a nail... |
