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Preece Grafting

Grafting allows you to add branches from botanically related plants onto a rooted host. It is a practical skill for gardeners to master and right now in the early spring before new growth begins is the best time to graft plants. Horticulturalist John Preece demonstrates how this is done with a simple exercise that yealds a novel plant that couldn’t exist with out a gardeners handiwork.

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