Grafting and budding

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If you would like to try grafting and budding, you would need the following:

1. Sterilized budding knife
2. One healthy rootstock plant – disease free (approximately 18 – 24 months old)
3. One healthy shoot (scion approximately 6 – 10 inches long)
4. Budding tape

In the case of citrus, a lemon rootstock can be used with a shoot (scion) from a lime tree. With a sharp knife