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Saturday, June 02, 2012
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big moon
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Bethlehem CT
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I used a small drill bit to make the hole into the squash rootstock. The drill bit was slightly smaller than the diameter of the melons stem. I preferred the drill bit as it was easier for me to find and insert the melon scion into the squash rootstock. I also tried using the pointed end of a compass. (The type you use for drawing circles) I did not feel as confident with this method as the hole it left was sometimes hard to insert the melon into.
The thing that I think helped me the most was really cutting a long angle on the melon scion. As long as I possibly could. (on the melon scion It is somewhat of an oval shape. I would cut the more difficult cut first then turn the melon scion a quarter of the way and make the easier cut on the broader side. Also trying to keep it a long angle so your scion will have a nice point. The key is you need to have good contact of the exposed tissues from both the melon and rootstock. The fit needs to be nice and snug so that everything stays in place. The snug fit also helps the tissues to stay in place and connect together. Kind of like stitches on a persons cut.
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