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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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big moon
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Bethlehem CT
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Here I am cutting out the first true leaf and the growing tip from the Lagenaria rootstock.(apical meristem if I remember my terminology) I am using a sharp box cutter. If by accident you cut off one of the cotyledon leaves the plant is still usable for grafting. Last year I got gummy stem blight on my grafted plant, this year I am trying to sterilize my seeds with a 5 minute soak in 10% bleach before planting. I am thinking that this preventative measure should help, as the disease is held on the seed coat.
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