cavey
5 year old buck +
I was out last night messing around with pulling my graft tape, labeling and staking my new trees. Usually I just tie them up with that plastic garden ribbon stuff or marker ribbons but this stuff works so well that I thought I would share. Down side is it a bit pricey for what I'm doing but It works really nice and is super easy to adjust and position.... I'm always about trying to make things easier when it comes to grafting. I like this in part because you can form a bit of a loop which allows the tree to move a bit - hopefully strengthening the trunk more then one tied tighter to the stake. I use the 3-4 foot coated fiber glass rods you can buy at Fleet-farm as stakes. The coated wire really grabs on and can be easily undone and moved and Im assuming reused for multiple years.