u/thomasech

My big garden experiment this year was attempting to graft other pawpaw varieties to a few limbs on my established pawpaw. Most of them failed (this is my first time doing any grafting) but this one looks like it might have succeeded. Feel free to critique my technique as this is definitely something I have no idea what I'm doing.

Scionwood is a Lehman's Select from Petrichor Pawpaws. Rootstock is unknown (possibly unnamed) from my local nursery.

I've been emphasizing a pollinator garden, so every caterpillar is a win. With that in mind, what are the odds the caterpillar here is a Luna moth baby? Sorry that I don't have a better picture, I didn't want to take it out of its shade. The leaves are maybe an inch (2.5 cm) wide so he might have a width of 0.25-0.5 inches (0.625-1.25 cm), couldn't determine length.

I'd love to tell you this was a planned construction, but tbh, this was one I did just to see if it would work.