GoOnThen Posted April 17, 2013 Hey Philo good to see you back posting. How is that big spiraling Loph graft going we haven't seen I photo of it for a while. Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philocacti Posted April 17, 2013 Thank you GOT, I posted an update for you Although the main graft is still growing nicely, the base pups are becoming big and plum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) Ariocarpus fissuratus x lloydii TPQC x TPM Edited May 17, 2013 by bogfrog 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) Good job everyone, an awesome thread to browse through. I agree with hellonasty about grafting trichos on trichos, or grafting trichos in general, apart from seedlings you wanna speed up, even though I thought the terschecki on the scop was a great idea. Reason? Terschecki's really need time to take off. 5 years on its own roots wont do it. I should try this got lots of terscheckii seedlings going. Perhaps best stock would be a fatty pach like superpedro/rob/lance or a nice cuzcoensis. Anyways, I tracked several old photos and made a small photolog Trichocereus taquimbalensis var. wilka 2008 - 2013 growlog seed came as T.wendermanianus , sown jul 2008, one seedling was grafted, later the grafted clone which was much more evolved and mature was coined the name "Efi" . One of the own roots clones has still 7 ribs, and are not higher than 40-45 cm, while Efi mother plant has 10 ribs. 14 feb 2009 19 jul 2009 10 jul 2010 then after a while it was cut and root. dont have a true date for this one. its the rooted Efi side to side with her own root sisters and brothers. It must be at ~ 3 years from seed? and this the Efi mother plant today 17 may 2013, have also made another plant off it. it needs watering Edited May 17, 2013 by mutant 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted May 17, 2013 Some more [moon at leo cannot help but showing off a little) : Leuchtenbergia and Lophophora areole grafts... Both turned up very fast growers, also both had a ~20cm selenicereus stock. Amazing replacement/alternative for pereskiopsis IMO http://postimg.org/image/orpxf8g3z/full/'> http://postimg.org/image/42hc72t1r/full/'> these are the newest batch I did . upper left its an impalement graft due to the etiolated shape of tricho stock which worked wonders http://postimg.org/image/piinl0ihb/full/'> nice trick from this one http://postimg.org/image/jqijdv8nj/full/'> trademark on echinopsis grafts. http://postimg.org/image/i3xx6dlzj/full/'> on the roof, got two of them still going on the budding selinicerei. http://postimg.org/image/lfw7zodqn/full/'> 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) A turbinicarpus. should find at last the name. also should cut& root it I think. Selinicerei are good stocks, but dont last for ever. At least not all the time, and especially if the scion if getting too heavy! copiapoa. I have cut and root a beautiful pup from this, hehe, it looks shit. Hail fucked up/ marked lots of plant this year here, despite the realatively warm winter we had. I first got this cactus of kadakuda, then nearly killed it but save it last time through grafting, and some years afterwards, I got now 5-6 of them going. A graft mather plant is very helpful in creating a small number of branches to re-root into normal shape , especially spherical cacti that root relatively easy and pup relavively a lot. Edited May 17, 2013 by mutant 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitrogen Posted May 22, 2013 Here's an update on my graft tree from page 1 of this thread - Loph's are endangered in Texas, USA, and now it looks like they are endangered in California, USA - this one sure is anyway as my TPM x SS02 graft is going banannas - not sure what to do exactly - shortly here that poor little loph is gonna get impaled! http://s199.photobucket.com/user/bringyourownbios/media/IMG_1986_zps676cfe23.jpg.html'> http://s199.photobucket.com/user/bringyourownbios/media/IMG_1985_zps7a534470.jpg.html'> http://s199.photobucket.com/user/bringyourownbios/media/IMG_1984_zps8e93b4cf.jpg.html'> http://s199.photobucket.com/user/bringyourownbios/media/IMG_1981_zpsd272f320.jpg.html'> http://s199.photobucket.com/user/bringyourownbios/media/IMG_1979_zps7cadbbdb.jpg.html'> http://s199.photobucket.com/user/bringyourownbios/media/IMG_1976_zps87e384c1.jpg.html'> http://s199.photobucket.com/user/bringyourownbios/media/IMG_1975_zps0c9709a1.jpg.html'> 19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted May 22, 2013 you have such hot plants nitrogen, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted May 23, 2013 ario. retusus (?!) first flower, grafted onto peres. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted May 23, 2013 they're so pretty, cactus flowers, aren't they. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naja naja Posted May 23, 2013 Here's an update on my graft tree from page 1 of this thread - Loph's are endangered in Texas, USA, and now it looks like they are endangered in California, USA - this one sure is anyway as my TPM x SS02 graft is going banannas - not sure what to do exactly - shortly here that poor little loph is gonna get impaled! u been holding out nitro, I was just thinking last night, well ok, we got crests, monstrose, inermis all we need now is a brain form of crest. outside that, i can't think of many other mutants we can hope for except new unnamed ones. And here we go a crested brain form. so now we just have these weird ass new strange forms to name bit jealous of that one nitro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitrogen Posted May 24, 2013 Haha yea this one forms tighter crests than the other two crests I have from that cross - the non-grafted mother plant has really small, tight crests - but also put out a normal column that has now gone monstrose, and other sections look to be forming regular columns - a picture is worth a thousand words though so I'll get a photo up soon.. No need to be jealous though, you're like one season away from having all sorts of action like this in your garden! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutant Posted May 26, 2013 Loph's are endangered in Texas, USA, and now it looks like they are endangered in California, USA lol missed that. awesome graft tree! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted June 26, 2013 Everythings coming along nicely, although i have some questions about pereskiopsis grafts i was hoping someone might be able to answer for me. I have had alot of pereskipsis stocks rotting, just discovered another 3 grafts in a humidity chamber on my heatpad which have melted away, not nice to see and its been happening heaps. How long do you usually keep pereskiopsis gafts in humidity after they have taken? I was told pereskiopsis liked wet feet? But my ones don't seem to i think i must be watering too much too often, or perhaps i just need to be airing out the chamber more often. Also, when it comes to established grafts, such as these.. How much root room would they need? Is it a good idea to give them heaps of rootspace? Or does it not really matter too much as long as they get regular watering. (sorry the pics arent the best, ipad camera sucks) Ariocarpus fissuratus x ariocarpus lloydii TPQC x TPM Here are some of my others SS02x chiloensis ( thanks mr b. caapi for the seed ) Astrophytum super kabuto Eriosyce (sp.?) Astrophytum 'Haku Jo' My clan of mini-grafts 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitrogen Posted June 27, 2013 I leave my pereskiopsis grafts in the humidity chamber for about 7 days - works really well - don't need a heating pad. The last day they are in there I uncover them a bit to bring them back to regular humidity slowly, and then after that I just keep them in regular air. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellonasty Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) Everythings coming along nicely, although i have some questions about pereskiopsis grafts i was hoping someone might be able to answer for me. I have had alot of pereskipsis stocks rotting, just discovered another 3 grafts in a humidity chamber on my heatpad which have melted away, not nice to see and its been happening heaps. How long do you usually keep pereskiopsis gafts in humidity after they have taken? I was told pereskiopsis liked wet feet? But my ones don't seem to i think i must be watering too much too often, or perhaps i just need to be airing out the chamber more often. Also, when it comes to established grafts, such as these.. How much root room would they need? Is it a good idea to give them heaps of rootspace? Or does it not really matter too much as long as they get regular watering. (sorry the pics arent the best, ipad camera sucks) Good work on the Ariocarpus graft they can be difficult in the beginning and you're past that stage by the looks, you should end up with a nice plant. Just be careful of too much sun light too early, they are susceptible to sunburn when small and it usually kills them unfortunately. Try and allow the soil to dry almost completely before you graft, this helps in a few different ways, first the sap of the pere will be sticker and offer better natural adhesion for the scion which will give you greater graft success rates, and secondly if you have a heap of potted plants in the humidity chamber the water from the soil will evaporate and cause the humidity to increase way too much inside the chamber and lead to bacteria and other issues. After the grafts have taken 5-8days I take them out straight away but keep them in a sheltered environment away from natural light (EDIT: Not to confuse anyone. They need light, I use fluros but you could utilise indirect sunlight or good shade cloth etc) and open air, open air/wind will dry them out in no time and they are cactus With regards to root space you don't need a great deal especially for slow growers, as a general rule if the stock is happy the scion will be happy too. The exception is trichos (not crests or mutants) they grow big and with that they could benefit from a little extra root space and will benefit from heaps more ferts. I remove all trichos (not crests) from the stock, regardless of what the stock is, after one growing season and allow it to root. Timing the season is important with regards to rooting and maximising the growth of the plant once established. This method I have found will give you maximal growth in the shortest period from seed to big column, its even better to put the Tricho in the ground once you have a root system. HN Edited June 27, 2013 by Hellonasty 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) Hey thanks HN, awesome info right there, just what i need to know to prepare for my next round The ariocarpus is the pride and joy of my collection i only had one seed germinate from 3-4 seeds Jox sent and it was my first successful pere graft. I couldnt ask for any better luck than that! It was ridiculously slow at the start, 1 month + before i saw any movement, now it seems to grow weekly, if not daily. Edited June 28, 2013 by bogfrog 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemisty Posted June 28, 2013 Heres a couple for yaz to geez at. Trichocereus validus species X bridgesii J3 x psycho0 Lumberjack x Juules & Psycho0 x N1. Degrafted and trying to root. Would have liked to have kept them grafted for longer but the selenicereus shitted out. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushroomman Posted June 29, 2013 Nice grafts everyone ,here are a few of mine. Trichocereus validus cactushobby Trichocereus validus sacred succulents Trichocereus scopulicola x T. puquiensis Group shot 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted July 7, 2013 A few pics of some of my recent grafts Astros Harrisia jusberti Cheers Got 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclaws Posted July 12, 2013 Anyone had much joy grafting on selenicereus grandiflorus (queen of the night)? I've found it to be a remarkably good stock for grafting...interested to know what results other have had as I find it last longer than peresk and grow more true to form. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoOnThen Posted July 12, 2013 Mutant uses a Selenicereus and has very good results. I am still propagating a couple of them for stock. I have tried a few pieces and have had some success. You have some stunning plants sclaws. Cheers Got Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mushroomman Posted July 12, 2013 I made what looks to be my first successful areole graft on S hamatus, it's been about 2 weeks now and it's still looking good. I'll post another pic once it pups, the areole is from my TPM x SSO2 crest. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Optimystic Posted July 26, 2013 okay so Im one grafting mofo... I dunno what got into me... well actually I do... These are the most recent grafts and a couple dozen that haven't taken off or stalled for whatever reason I did some experiments and had some excellent results... in the cups are several Diffusa seedlings, some Melocactus Intortus, all grafted with the flat graft method in a humidity dome. they were all grafted onto stocks that were rooted with kelp/water in cups, which is quite convenient.....the bright red cup has a pup off a so called "Pachanoi Mystery" it was grafted onto a freshly cut stock without roots! I figured it would work but what was really cool was on the day I grafted, several hours later I found the scion had slipped off of the top...luckily I did the clothespin/seran wrap method instead of the humidity dome, with that one, and even tho the scion was shoved back in place many hours later, the friggen little booger not only took, but took off, was maybe the size of a 2 or 3 month old seedling head and in the pic thats about a month from the date it was grafted... so the tiny micro climate kept the booger alive... the problem I had with this one was that the stock hardly put out any roots and was focused on the scion... now even with good light the scion is growing a little skinny tip as I think its working on roots into the soil now, but its good to know if im short on rooted pereskies, I can just graft to a fresh cut to save a seedling that one was recently potted up and just had one or two, dangling but healthy looking roots maybe an inch long... and oh yeah, I had 3 T. lophophoroides take on 3 stocks in the same container... you can see in the back, also used clothespin method.. I did the same with Ariocarpus Restusus confusus but flat grafts in the dome.. every single one of my mini grafts has taken... and im pretty sure thats well over a dozen, maybe 2 dozen grafts.... I figured since they're small they work great as multiples in a pot, but three stocks drink faster so I will pot those up more sooner than later.. these are the first few that I tried this way... they were peruvianus x kimnach runts... that batch had alot of runts and since it was time to acclimate and they were tiny and I had some tiny rooted stocks in a cup, and so ahh whatthehell.. theres another in the back too, forgot what it was but didn't take either The clothespin method with the scion held down, works a charm... pic below is a Mamillaria Gracilis, first grafted a tip this way, let the Mammilaria heal and then I cut a disc off and grafted the same way 3 or 4 days later.. was just a little piece of mamillaria laying around that had a tiny tip... anyways those are doing fine now grown alot too but I forgot to take pics, but here is a pic of the method.. I dislike having to take an extra leaf off, sometimes Im able to work around it making a slit in the plastic wrap... but the success rate is so good that if I can't get to 100% with flat grafts then i'll do seedling grafts this way ... one note, when they are rooted in cups, if I flat graft without plastic, I make sure to lets the roots dry a few hours prior to grafting, which seems to be enough to make sure they juice isn't too runny... but when wrapping them thats not a worry but I still do it anyhow just seems right I figured I could do about 5x as many grafts in the same space and the rate of success has been nearly perfect... and so far the transition to pots has been smooth, except for one of the two runts which ended up being my first and only pereskies to ever rot... I did that soil mix in a hurry and I think it was too much compost... good lesson I suppose.. the scion is fine sitting on an inch of stock and rerooting currently.. Im anxious to see how well it grows in a tiny stock with no leaves... I noticed too that the peru x kimnach took faster and more often than anything, however it could be that I just wasn't so worried cause I had a bunch of them I dunno but all of those took except for a couple runts so Ive got 8 or 10 grafted eh Here is the columnar training facility... you can tell the older ones on the right... its cool how the stocks on that pereski strain fatten up so much after grafting.... Some of these were the ones moved back into shadier conditions either cause they started purpling or just not growing fast, and then all the recent ones to surpass marble size and also the cup grafts all potted up... btw those are japanese maple grafting stocks in the background.. maybe some day i'll learn how to actually graft them! And here is the first batch of grafts that really took off... these graduated from the training grounds... pic is from earlier in the month when it was actually possible to balance them all in a tray.. I don't know how they stayed there so long.. but it was becoming less and less fun to water them this way so i've been rearranging and uppotting.... I did end up putting 2 or 3 of these back in the shady spot, for more training ;) lastly here are the first two i've uppotted in the last couple days , on the left , a single seedling labeled Peruvianus Huancabamba, and on the right 'Pachanoi Mystery' both from ebay ... I wonder if its a cross, a mistake, the actual intended seeds or what... they aren't far off from each other in looks but there are differences... both approximately 5 inches, not bad for little pots! I bet you they could get huge on those little stocks but its not worth the effort to balance them lol I've already had several pereskies get 2 or 3 foot tall and 1/3 inch thick in tiny 6 oz cups... I was bottom watering but that was another balancing act i was getting tired of... you sensing a trend here??? LOLOL .... about a dozen more grafts are nearing the same height/heaviness... some are heavier but much fatter so i've got a bit of potting to do! I was gonna up-pot 13 of them the other day but Its just too damn hot, i came inside to refresh and forgot or somethingMy head is worn out but I've got quite a few that are pretty neato that i'll post up in a day or two.. and maybe some with a couple of questions and stuffs... maybe after the first, cause this hobby gets me tired every single day and night ... labor of love 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kykeion Posted July 26, 2013 Damn SP! I was just noticing that I hadn't seen any posts from you for a while, and now I see why! Grafting mofo fo sho! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
