What is the care of the grafted plants?

Euphorbia obesa f. grafted cristate

A grafted plant is actually two plants that, united, form a single very special one. Either to get it to grow faster, or to produce a greater quantity of fruits, the grafting technique is widely used and appreciated by gardeners and farmers. But how do you keep it healthy?

If you want to know what are the care of grafted plants do not stop reading .

Make sure the graft is well done

The first thing you have to do is check that the graft (the top plant) is well attached to the rootstock. It often happens that, either through carelessness or maliciously, freshly or poorly grafted plants are sold that do not take long to die.

For that, All you have to do is hold the graft and, without exerting hardly any force, check that it really does not movethat is to say, that it is well secured. In the event that this is not the case, it is advisable to join it with grafting tape that you will find for sale in nurseries.

Protect it from direct sun the first year

Unless this plant has already been growing outdoors, in full sun, the ideal is to keep it in a very bright area but protected from the sun for at least the first year. A) Yes, she will have many months ahead to get used to her new location and new hands to take care of her .

Remove any shoots that come out of the rootstock

The rootstock is the strongest part of the grafted plant since it is the one with roots. For this reason, shoots will often come out that you will have to remove, otherwise they will take away the strength of the graft, which is just what we do not want.

For that end you can use scissors previously disinfected with pharmacy alcohol or, if they are very tender shoots, by hand.

Do not forget to pay it

Manure guano powder

Guano powder.

A grafted plant, really, needs the same basic care as any other plant; that is to say, it will need to be watered regularly avoiding waterlogging, and of course to be fertilized from spring to late summer or early fall. In this sense, in the nurseries you will find Fertilizers specific for each type of plant (cactus, fruit trees, rose bushes, etc.) ready to use, but you can also pay with organic fertilizers such as manure, guano, among others.

I hope it has been useful to you .

What is the care of the grafted plants?

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