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Plant them out or plant them in pots, but you want them to GROW! Don't put them in a refrigerator or dry place.

Thanks, today I read keeping them for ten days or so in 36-46 degrees. Seems a bit confusing.
Thanks again.

Desiccation is one of the main problems with grafting. As long as your area is not experiencing high temperatures (in which case, you may be bordering on doing this a little late), putting them out should be fine. If you are in an area where you are experiencing significantly high temperatures already, then seal the whole tree in a plastic bag with plenty of moisture (damp paper towels or some other moisture-holding media) and store them in a cool place for a few days. If you have a refrigerator adjusted to on the high side, that would be OK. But I wouldn't hold them in constant, near-freezing temperatures. Whatever you do, you don't want the grafts/scions to dry out!

Thank you very much for your quick response and excellent information. I will plan on potting them and outside here in Ohio this evening when I get home. I have them currently in a canning cellar where it is cool and damp. This week should be 70 and below so out the door they go. Once again THANK YOU!

Bob, how did it work out with your apples? I am new to grafting on potted stock, used to do them outside on planted stock :)

When I planted some fairly new grafts outside, I got busy and didn't water enough and several had the leaf edges crisp up and I nearly lost them.

I'm hoping others can chime in and offer tips.

This year, I also had a poor potting soil for my potted stocks, and the roots were less in density and didn't have so many lush white growing tips as usual.

Note to self, grin, make up a more open potting mix this fall before I need it.

What do other folks use for filling pots for grafts to be set out the same year?

I purchased tree soil from HomeDepot, Lowes, and Walmart. So far so good. I still have my grafts in morning sun and then shade then the sun comes back in late evening. The are growing very well but for some reason I expected them to have takin off a lot more. The are from 1 - 2 foot now. I water just about everyday. So in a nutshell they are doing well. My losses have been minimal and I account that to the scions I received. I say that because for the most part if I received 5 Russets and 5 Ark Blacks and put them all on the same rootstock and all 5 Blacks make it and only one of the Russets ... then I feel it is probably the scions were poor. So out of 50 I would say 8 struggled... and I also had some different rootstock that barely had roots... so.... I think my grafting skills were good overall.... LOL.... just guessin...

How long do you keep them in pots before planting out?

Thanks Bob. I might keep a couple in pots down cellar then, and see if that's any better. I had trouble wintering them (chestnuts) in the porch, too cold for the roots.