morningstar on Nostr: Electrical tape will probably work. I would say that the benefit of grafting tape is ...
Electrical tape will probably work. I would say that the benefit of grafting tape is that it's more breathable and it's slightly biodegradable.
I wouldn't take off the electrical tape right now but you'll need to check it in the late spring or early summer. If you wait too long then the electrical tape will restrict the growth as the branch naturally expands. Just keep an eye on them and don't walk away for the whole season.
Grafting tape isn't a maintenance free solution either. I did constrict one of my grafts by leaving too much grafting tape on it for too long. The graft still lived but it developed an ugly bulge around the taped area.
I wouldn't take off the electrical tape right now but you'll need to check it in the late spring or early summer. If you wait too long then the electrical tape will restrict the growth as the branch naturally expands. Just keep an eye on them and don't walk away for the whole season.
Grafting tape isn't a maintenance free solution either. I did constrict one of my grafts by leaving too much grafting tape on it for too long. The graft still lived but it developed an ugly bulge around the taped area.