Cider Digest #0897

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Subject: Cider Digest #897, 24 April 2001 
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Cider Digest #897                                         24 April 2001 

                 Forum for Discussion of Cider Issues 
                      Dick Dunn, Digest Janitor 

Contents: 
  Re: Apple inventory ("Preben B. Jensen") (Peter Goddard) 

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Subject: Re: Apple inventory ("Preben B. Jensen") 
From: Peter Goddard <p.goddard@latrobe.edu.au> 
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 10:26:01 +1000 

I'd second Preben's comments about doing your own grafting. 
As total beginners, with encouragement and supply of budwood 
from friends, we planted out 140 M111 rootstock winter 1999, 
grafted in early spring and had wonderful success - 5 failed 
grafts (all regrafted/budded successfully).  It was very easy 
and rewarding and the trees are up to about 1.5-2 m now (we're 
growing them as standards).   

The best advice we got: use a very sharp knife, and keep  
everything clean. We wipe down with methylated spirits between 
trees to stop any virus transmission (although we don't 
believe any is present in the materials we have). 

The main variety is Kingston Black but we've put in some of  
every cider variety we can find, plus some eating/culinary  
varieties.  We're still adding varieties as we get them.   
Cockatoos permitting, we hope for a small crop next season. 

Peter Goddard, Bendigo, Australia. 

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