And on they went to the next part of the lesson. Scion, rootstock......got it. Janelle added that information to her notes and then it was time for the main event or part one of the main event. Janelle listened as Professor Myers explained the first step in the grafting process. It sounded hard, like a very delicate process. The cutting had to be precise or.......well Janelle didn't really want to think about the or else.

When given the choice of using Diffindo or a grafting knife to make the cut, Janelle knew what she would do. She could do the diffindo spell, but she wasn't sure that she had the finesse to make as accurate a cut as was needed. Nope, she would have to save diffindo for another exercise. Grafting knife it was then. This whole process was going to be intense, it appeared and Janelle added a few points to her notes as she watched and listened.

When the explanation was over, Janelle went up to get her grafting knife. Returning to her seat, she put the honey locust tree, in front of her and donned her gloves. "OK my little tree. This is going to hurt me, more than it hurts you." Taking the knife in her hand, Janelle mentally measured three inches above the soil. She placed the knife against the plants stem and angled it to what she thought was a 45 degree angle. Then she made a diagonal cut and hoped that it would be satisfactory. Letting out a deep breath, Janelle put the top of her tree aside and prepared for the next harder step.