An Jing planned to graft cucumber sprouts onto pumpkin sprouts, so An Jing used a knife to remove the growing tip and both axillary buds from the pumpkin sprout.
Then, An Jing inserted a bamboo stick, slightly thicker than the stem of the cucumber sprout, vertically into the center of the pumpkin sprout's growing tip, about 0.5cm deep, without pulling it out for the time being.
Then, An Jing picked up a cucumber sprout and cut off its roots below the growing tip.
Then, An Jing pulled out the bamboo stick from the pumpkin sprout.
Then, An Jing inserted the previously trimmed cucumber sprout into the hole in the pumpkin stem prepared for grafting.
Then, the joining area was wrapped with an oiled cloth and tied with a thin string.
"Done!" An Jing put the newly grafted sprout aside, planning to plant it in the soil later.
