one more day
May. 24th, 2018 11:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ljgeoffI'll be leaving for Wiscon tomorrow morning. I've decided to go by train and bus. I'll leave East Lansing (home of MSU) tomorrow morning at 0830 and arriving in Madison by 1530 -- I hope! I have to be in the ConSuite at 1700 for my volunteer shift.
This morning, my son Sam and his wife Kayla helped me get the pear trees grafted, and then I planted them in big pots. We'll see how they do! It's my first try at grafting -- well, honestly, Sam did most of the work. What I'm worried about is that we put the wound goop on and then the wrap. I think we were supposed to do it the other way. Here's to hoping that the wound goop doesn't come between scion wood and the root stock.
So, I was out driving yesterday, on my way to drop something off for one of the residents where I work, and I'd been fretting over not getting the trees done. I needed to get the goop that keeps the insects out and wasn't finding it around town. I was taking the back road from Lansing to East Lansing and drove right by the tree research station -- Hey! I bet they know where I can get stuff for fruit tree grafting!
I pulled in and Dr. Paul Bloese was there in the greenhouse. Not only did he give me the goop and the ties that I'd need, but he loaned me his second best grafting knife!
So the pear trees are done. We've also started putting the vegetable garden in-- still a few more seedlings to set. When Mike comes home we'll *finally* start the mead. Then I will pack.
My return trip isn't until Tuesday morning, so if anyone wants to do anything Monday evening, lets!
The pears: Keiffer, Summercrisp, Clara Frijs, Normannischen Ciderbirne, and Barland. (last link goes to google books)
This morning, my son Sam and his wife Kayla helped me get the pear trees grafted, and then I planted them in big pots. We'll see how they do! It's my first try at grafting -- well, honestly, Sam did most of the work. What I'm worried about is that we put the wound goop on and then the wrap. I think we were supposed to do it the other way. Here's to hoping that the wound goop doesn't come between scion wood and the root stock.
So, I was out driving yesterday, on my way to drop something off for one of the residents where I work, and I'd been fretting over not getting the trees done. I needed to get the goop that keeps the insects out and wasn't finding it around town. I was taking the back road from Lansing to East Lansing and drove right by the tree research station -- Hey! I bet they know where I can get stuff for fruit tree grafting!
I pulled in and Dr. Paul Bloese was there in the greenhouse. Not only did he give me the goop and the ties that I'd need, but he loaned me his second best grafting knife!
So the pear trees are done. We've also started putting the vegetable garden in-- still a few more seedlings to set. When Mike comes home we'll *finally* start the mead. Then I will pack.
My return trip isn't until Tuesday morning, so if anyone wants to do anything Monday evening, lets!
The pears: Keiffer, Summercrisp, Clara Frijs, Normannischen Ciderbirne, and Barland. (last link goes to google books)