It depends as to whether you are grafting onto<\/p>\n
1 – A new rootstock that is bare rooted or potted<\/span>. This is called bench grafting. That is you do it on a bench, hopefully in the dry and warmth.<\/p>\n 1.1 – If it is an apple, you can graft any time from January to just before bud break (March) as long as its kept above 5 deg C and not frosted. If you can keep in a greenhouse or conservatory at say 10 deg C that would be ideal, but no frost.<\/p>\n 1.2 – If it’s any other fruit, you must really wait until just before bud break (March), that is when the day and night temperatures have warmed up a bit.<\/p>\n 2 – Or onto an existing tree or new rootstock that is already planted in the ground<\/span>.<\/p>\n 2.1 – For any fruit you must really wait until just before bud break (March), that is when the day and night temperatures have warmed up a bit.<\/p>\n Just for info, I try and do all my apples onto bare rooted rootstock in late January and keep in the greenhouse maintained at 10 deg C. Then I do all other fruit onto bare rooted rootstocks in March, and again I keep in the greenhouse at 10 deg C.<\/p>\n All bare rootstocks must be kept damp at all times. I pack all of mine into plastic bins with a little compost, just to retain moisture.<\/p>\n I then wait until something like May and then plant outside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It depends as to whether you are grafting onto 1 – A new rootstock that is bare rooted or potted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[79,73],"class_list":["post-527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fruit-and-nut-growing-experiences","tag-grafting","tag-rootstock"],"yoast_head":"\n