Grafting Video

[itsgardening123]

Wow thanks for the help.

[thebitchulovtohate]

whats the point in this im not trying to be rude but i would like to know

[jannassary]

why do you do this? I mean they bother were very happy by the look of things. what advantages does this system have?

Thank you!

[setyalfc]

its look great,i will graft my melon seedling with cannabis,he..he..

[SKeTChyGr0WER]

I FUCKING LOVE YOU MAN!

[FabuliciousPwincess]

has kinda helped me with ma A2 biology tahh :)

[tugudeep]

can this method be applied to black pepper?

[StatenIslandSlim]

Man this shit is like surgery......

[LiamDArcy22]

would this method work on trees. not large trees i mean really small seedlings the same size as these watermelon plants.

[otourko]

Mah names Hank Hill, I sell watermelon and watermelon accessories

[DRACENA000]

thank you

[feel0014]

I appreciate the example...did something similar w/red and yellow roses and hops and another familiar plant that agreeably graft together, when I was a teen years ago now that I'm older and settled these bits of knowledge are indeed handy.

[AirChairRico]

i hear Fred Flinstone

[Sarosh00]

wow... this looks like some very delicate art work.. too advance for me but I am so impressed.

And for all the people who have mastered these 'art' techniques of gardens, good job ! *thumbs up*

[growtip]

gonna graft my bubba kush and la confidential together soon... :)

[Tman3555]

Bubba gump shrimp

[bantharoyal]

Yeah Bubba is cool! the accent great. these other folks are player haters. Quit hatin and hesitatin

[teflondon91]

It will be my luck that i slice thru it.

[tugboat0970]

is that a new york accent?

[adidasbooi]

and what is that good for?

[121CH41217]

forest gump lol

[adidasbooi]

are they going to grow together? and can i do this with avocado?

[reptiguy1210]

bubba lol nice name i like it

[hjones1]

You just commit planticide.

[FluffyBalls009]

so u kill a part of each plant so u can have 1 plant instead of 2, sounds like a great idea, try grafting like a pumpkin or pickle with watermelon next time

[bradman610]

lmao a pickle plant? is there alot of pickle plants where youre from? do you even understand what grafting is?

[FluffyBalls009]

@bradman610 i ment for experimental reasons, lol

[SupaDoopaCoopa]

Very weird voice...

[BuschTukkerMan]

oh very interestig video :)

[Alina674]

wow, I am getting really interested in grafting. I have fruit trees in my yard that I can't wait to get my hands on now that I have learned so much.  But, I had no idea I can graft my watermelons plants too! endless possibilities!!!! wow. thanks for this video!

[davidisgenius]

Why not keep both root systems so that it's easier for the plant to get nutrients?

[mobbn56]

excellent info!!!!

[louierodriguez1]

Can you cut the top off of one of them and have two root stocks on one plant? would that make that one plant grow bigger fruit?

[TigersPrettyBunny]

Wow, you sound like Elvis!

[jenn1ifer]

texas redneck voice

[momsspot]

To all of you disin" Bubba he is a hortaculture student in Texas getting his masters. So i dont think you should be judging his knowledge.

[Marleyites]

@momsspot exactly - good points, thanks for bringing that up. And big thanks to bubba for making this great vid.

[HermodTuft]

damn you got some heavy southern dialect going on!!! Be proud of that!

Greetings from norway

[jackw7153]

you sound like curmit the frog

[11eyeOpener11]

@jackw7153

GOSH, hah

[hitachi088]

@jackw7153 or a redneck.

[sashazindel]

great! but , please, don't use lead.

[glennmach]

Great info 5 *****

[rayhan3kings]

that's bad idea

[marisagrui]

Hello just to point some mistakes to let evrybody improves:

The cuts can never fit cause they are made in the same way, wm should be down-up, and rootstock up-down. The way he cuts the plants probably is smashing them. PLants should roll over the wrap or the union is not so firm. Rootstock must be thicker than watermelon stem.

Any way good try, thanks.

[dc8wg]

cool vid., can't wait for more

[420cat420dog]

Wow good idea...but why cut them apart later?

Wouldnt you get more fruits if you just let them both grow together?

[FutureProducerUK]

Good vid, will try this with my toms and chillis for so my peppers are more disease resistant.

[oflamemakero]

howdy ma name is bubba

[shellandty]

oflamemakero - "NOT VERY NICE"!

[jucaba06]

Very nice vid. Ill give you the highest calification. What kind of watermelon varieties are you using to grafting. Thanks

[boardiesbazza]

The general idea of grafting is to use the root of a species which has particular characteristics such as being disease resistant then have the top half from a species which produces a particular kind of fruit. The species which provides the fruit may be prone to a particular disease, with grafting process the newly created "grafted plant should take some of the "good" (disease resistant) characteristics of the root plant. Thats my take on it. Happy grafting.

[simonzon]

Does this mean the original tree will keep growing as normal, with the addition of slightly different fruits from the branch that has been grafted on?

[boardiesbazza]

Hi Simonzon, yes in principle, I saw a lemon AND lime tree recently which was done like this. There are issues about compatibility the species need to be fairly closely related. Best to do some research on this, I'm just a hobby gardener

[LiliumNightShade]

does this work for different species of plant? For example, could I graft a mahogany tree to a tomatoe?

[boardiesbazza]

I think they have to be closely related, this type of grafting has been dome with vines and fruit trees for a long time. Why would you want woody tomatoes.

[LiliumNightShade]

I'd want a tree that gave valuable wood, lived in tropical climates, and grew tomatoes all year long.

[MiKlovah]

hold on i kinda get the point of grafting. but wat is the main point? liek are u bonding two diff types to get a mix of it?

[0MrENigma0]

In order to get a new "mix" you have to cross breed. Typically this is done by cross polenating.

What is being done here is just using the root stock of one plant to grow another plant.

The resons would be that maybe the roots are more pest resistant or grow more vigorously.

To see an example of this, you can look at basically any roses sold bare root at a nursery. If you look carefully you will see a scar where they grafted a strong base plant to the desired growing plant.

[ladygambler]

nice............i'll try it asap!!!

[d0md0mt0mt0m]

what's the point in this?

I got to this via bonsai videos.

You end up with one plant so why not just plant two? lol

[plastation7]

I ran accross this video while looking at bonsai lessons, so forgive me if this is a stupid question but why would this type of graft benefit the plant?

[lenbot]

Very cool, well explained

[brookheron]

Very nice Bubba, you should make more videos like this. You are a clear communicator. Ring looks cool in the video for scale. Decent camera too.

[shadofsunshine]

Thanks for that bubba! I haven't had much luck grafting but I've never tried this method - I'll be putting it to use when the weather gets a little warmer!

[looooool5]

what would happen if you left the two tops on and cut one root system off?

[LiliumNightShade]

You would have a two headed plant. AAAAA MUTANT PLANTS

[alyshells]

wow this is awesome. im into plants but i never knew you could do this.

[Dracknoviach]

What are you grafting the watermellon with...squash? I am in LSU and want to start a grafting project in watermellon, and tomatoes... can you help me with some information on rootstock varieties and information? Thanks

[BBFreak87]

great. 5/5

[animationfreak78]

Cool. 4/5

[craftpals]

Thank you Bubba. Great video!

[dlfcity4]

bubba.......... since when did u give up ur shrimpin beeness and get into plants.......... just joking, very useful video. thanks

[SgtFluffywinkle]

I'm guessing you can, I've seen citrus trees with various kinds of of that fruit on one tree.

[ranjones]

Cool. Which rootstock and which top are you using and why? Can you make a series of approach grafts on one rootstock w/ several varieties of melons on top?

[bubbawyo1]

sorry it took me so long to respond. I did this grafting demonstration for a class project. I am using Tri X 313 for the rootstock and 212 for the scion. I only did this for a video demo...normally you'd select varieties for rootstocks that are disease resistant. As far as I know, you can't do a multiple graft w/ several varieties. Most varieties are not compatable. Hope that answers your questions.

[ArmOwnt]

@bubbawyo1 wont you get lead poisoning? by using that lead foil?