how to bud hibiscus. Learn how to budding ( graft ) your hibiscus plant at home easily. see more here: https://goo.gl/BVIU4G.
Choose a hibiscus stock plant that is actively growing (to insure that the bark will be slipping) and locate a straight section of stem at least 10 to 15 cm above the soil line or higher if you prefer high working.
The diameter of the stock should be approx. 7 to 10 mm (pencil thick, at least) at the point you wish to insert the bud.
There should be a sufficiently long internode at that point to insert the t bud without involving a node. Nodal tissue where leaf and bud join the stem tends to be more difficult to cut and the bark more difficult to peel away from the underlying wood than it is at internodes.
Using your knife cut off any leaves for at least one or two nodes above and below so that you can see clearly and have plenty of room to work. Remove these leaves by cutting the petiole about 1 cm out from its point of attachment.
2. Cutting the stock plant
Note: The upright T bud is the most common approach especially in the temperate zone. In regions of high rainfall an inverted T bud is often used so that rain water can drain from the bud pocket.
Make the first horizontal cut with your grafting (or budding) knife by pushing the blade of the knife through the bark down to but not deeply into the underlying wood. This can be done with a rolling motion rather than with the tip of the knife. This horizontal cut should extend no more than half way around the stem and should not exceed about 1 cm in length.
Next make a vertical cut from the center of the horizontal cut and perpendicular to it downwards 2.5 to 4 cm long.
Using the back (dull) side of the blade of a grafting knife (or the blunt ended tool at the end of a budding knife opposite the blade) gently separate the two flaps of bark created by the T-shaped cut from the underlying wood to create a pouch. It is critical that the bark be slipping as described above otherwise the bark will tear.
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