Does anybody want some cuttings in the spring? Otherwise I'm going to have to give them away locally or throw them away. Let me know and I'll make sure I have some for mailing in late March or so.
Grafting Cacti
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Olivera
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I would like too,thank you.
I've been doing some grafting (Pereskiopsis spathulata stock). The first few attempts failed probably because the scions weren't active enough and also I probably used an older part of the stem. I've done some more and the first two are definitely growing. The others are at least showing some growth attaching the scion to the understock. Now I'm growing some more seedlings to graft: Aztekium/Blossfeldiana/Strombocactus and more slow growers soon.
Olivera
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Sounds interesting,you must be very skilful!
It's not super difficult but like tissue culture, it's very finicky.
Olivera
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Require a very patient person for sure.
Especially when you have a number of failures in a row and no successes!
Terrible picture. This is the oldest successful graft, 50% bigger with lots of new coral pink spines.
Kevin1861
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Beautiful pereskiopsis. Such unique cacti.
Effect of indole butyric acid on micrografting of cactus (researchgate.net)
I'm going to try this when my seedlings are ready to be grafted.
I'm going to try this when my seedlings are ready to be grafted.
I made up a solution with IBA and BAP 1 mg each in 10 ml. after looking up hormones for Cactus grafting. I'm not sure if it helps but I've grafted 5 little seedlings of Melocactus in the last few days, fingers crossed.
Also there were 2 people who wanted Pereskiopsis cuttings. See my giveaway thread and remind me who you are. Hopefully shipping in May, if it warms up!
Also there were 2 people who wanted Pereskiopsis cuttings. See my giveaway thread and remind me who you are. Hopefully shipping in May, if it warms up!
Never throw seeds or bits of plants away! I bought a lot of Cacti seeds, decorative/odd/slow growing. A lot of the seeds didn't germinate. Rather than throwing them away, I threw them in one of the Pereskiopsis pots. It's been maybe 2-3 months later and I just noted that about 8 seeds are growing, they all look like one species of Cactus. 
Anybody want to share more Cactus grafting stories/pictures?
The best thing about grafting is that you can actually watch your Cacti growing over a reasonable time period.
The best thing about grafting is that you can actually watch your Cacti growing over a reasonable time period.
Peatmoss
Carnivore
I was repotting a few of my old grafts yesterday so I grabbed some pics today. These are mostly ones that were shown in the original post. Due to space constraints I've stopped making new grafts (too many plant related projects on the go at once!), one advantage of growing cacti on their own roots is that you can fit more seedlings in a small space for longer! These have been grown fairly hard (minimal water and lots of light), so they could probably be bigger than this, but I prefer how they look and it suits my scarce watering schedule. These are all grafted on Hylocereus.
Astrophytum myriostigma (I buried the stock in the pot to see what would happen)
Astrophytum asterias hybrid:
Astrophytum capricorne:
Pereskiopsis spathulata cuttings already rooted. FREE. PM if interested. I'll be throwing them away as my next grafting won't be for a few months.
Smilodonichthys
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After getting some root stock from Zimmy I too am on team cactus graft! Here's grafted Escobaria vivipara. How'd I do?:
@Smilodonichthys, when do you graft this?
I've tried a lot of Pereskiopsis spathulata host grafts with a good number of successes. I've had a lot of failures too, including a number that don't die but just stop growing, so I'm not an expert.
You've used an older section; you get better results with a newer, green, non-woody section. Also you placed the Scion directly (concentric) on the host. This won't work here as the Escobaria phloem/xylem channels are in a narrower radius than in the host, so they won't connect. You have to have an overhang of about a 1/4 of the scion radius. Third you need to cover with a small ziplock or food wrap with a little orchid clamp for about a week.
Plus, I put them further away from the lights for at least a week.
If you want to do a video session with me, PM me soon to save this graft.
I've tried a lot of Pereskiopsis spathulata host grafts with a good number of successes. I've had a lot of failures too, including a number that don't die but just stop growing, so I'm not an expert.
You've used an older section; you get better results with a newer, green, non-woody section. Also you placed the Scion directly (concentric) on the host. This won't work here as the Escobaria phloem/xylem channels are in a narrower radius than in the host, so they won't connect. You have to have an overhang of about a 1/4 of the scion radius. Third you need to cover with a small ziplock or food wrap with a little orchid clamp for about a week.
Plus, I put them further away from the lights for at least a week.
If you want to do a video session with me, PM me soon to save this graft.
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Smilodonichthys
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I honestly just winged it. I used the rest of the host as cuttings. I just put this Scion on what was left that had roots. I looked at the cross section and lined up what I thought was the xylem/phloem channels. The connection seemed secure enough without a clamp.
Looks like I botched this one! Oh well, I learn just as much from failures. Thanks for all the advice Lloyd. I think I'll see how this one goes and maybe try offsetting it for a better connection. I can only make around 30 more mistakes before I'm out of seedlings
I grafted it on Sunday.
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You could probably revise it. It may take anyway. As I said I'm not an expert, just watched some YouTube videos and tried it a lot.