Kiambu has always been known to be a farmers' hub with crops such as coffee, tea and diverse vegetables and fruits. However, to improve crop yields, many farmers in the area have embraced grafting, ...

If you’ve recently purchased a fruit or nut tree — or if you already have one in your home landscape — take a close look at the trunk near the soil surface. You might see a faint scar where two ...

Q. I have heard of grafting pecan trees, but someone told me that tomatoes and some other veggies can also be grafted. Is this true? Garrett W., Sapulpa A. Indeed it is. Grafting of vegetables has ...

While familiarity with the term “grafting” is widespread among gardeners, a true understanding of what grafting is and why it is done is not so common. In a nutshell, grafting is a horticultural ...

Grafting is a time-honoured practice in horticultural crop production that involves uniting a scion, the above‐ground portion of a plant chosen for its desirable fruit or flower characteristics, with ...

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - One of the gardening skills that tend to be forgotten in this day and time is grafting and budding. Grafting and budding are horticultural techniques used to join parts ...

Last week, I wrote about the various ways that grafting has been used to create street trees and repair injuries on girdled trees. This week, I will explain how to perform cleft and whip grafting. As ...