karl_marx Posted April 12, 2016 Here we go - my first attempt at grafting seedlings. I tried to focus on one at a time but in most of these photos the other ones look better than what I tried to feature. Some look quite red to me, do I need to worry about reducing their light exposure? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BedOSpines Posted April 12, 2016 I wouldn't worry if they are under lights. Need to keep humidity high though. Red is ok. They will get cranking in a few weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BedOSpines Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Nitrigon Psycho0 x TPM Edited April 21, 2016 by Bedofspines 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karl_marx Posted April 12, 2016 I wouldn't worry if they are under lights. Need to keep humidity high though. Red is ok. They will get cranking in a few weeks. I have it controlled at about 70% RH, which seems OK for the plants. I read somewhere that the minimum is 60%. Do you have a target RH number for yours? P.S. I hope mine look like your Psycho0 x TPM one day 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BedOSpines Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Astro Obregonia Edited May 2, 2016 by Bedofspines Broken pics 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BedOSpines Posted April 12, 2016 I have it controlled at about 70% RH, which seems OK for the plants. I read somewhere that the minimum is 60%. Do you have a target RH number for yours? P.S. I hope mine look like your Psycho0 x TPM one day Well i keep new grafts in a plastic container at about 100% rh. The peres seem to love it in there. After i see new growth they come out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karl_marx Posted April 21, 2016 3 in one shot the white crap is superglue that evaporated from the wedge on the left and condensed on EVERYTHING ELSE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BedOSpines Posted April 21, 2016 What did you need to superglue on ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karl_marx Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) That wedge in the back is an aerole from a bridgesii I lost to rot last week. I blundered through a few different types of aerole grafts, and that one is held in place with a big bead of superglue. Edited April 21, 2016 by karl_marx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BedOSpines Posted April 21, 2016 Wish you luck with it. Haven't done any wedge grafts yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BedOSpines Posted April 30, 2016 This a loph jourdaniana. I wonder if it's common for the stock to get like this? Looks super thirsty or something? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trichsyhobbits Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) short spine tercheckii graft. Pix are 16 weeks apart Edited April 30, 2016 by trichsyhobbits 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted April 30, 2016 thats cranking! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mysubtleascention Posted April 30, 2016 short spine tercheckii graft. Pix are 16 weeks apart What sort of device did you utilize attaching them? Any pics available from the fresh graft Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trichsyhobbits Posted May 1, 2016 What sort of device did you utilize attaching them? Any pics available from the fresh graft just rubber bands attached to some wire wrapped around the stock, sorry no early pics of the graft 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karl_marx Posted May 1, 2016 11-12 days since my last photo. I estimate the volume of the largest one has grown by nearly 20x since then. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BedOSpines Posted May 1, 2016 Good stuff mate is the wedge doing anything yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karl_marx Posted May 1, 2016 I don't have high expectations from that one. I'm not even sure how to tell what's what through all the glue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted May 1, 2016 Still lovin this zygo stock... Really allows the scion to grow true to shape etc. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karl_marx Posted May 1, 2016 WOW, last I read zygocactus was a no-go for grafts. Serves me right for believing everything I see on the Internet, doesn't it? This opens up whole new avenues for mad science. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conv3rgence Posted May 2, 2016 WOW, last I read zygocactus was a no-go for grafts. Serves me right for believing everything I see on the Internet, doesn't it? This opens up whole new avenues for mad science. This guy is the master. I think this is where the idea came from, a lot of ppl shared this around last year. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted May 2, 2016 I'm the only person I've seen post pics of em on here, I wish other people would do some so we can learn from each other! Some problems I had were the zygo not behaving like in the video. Rooting was problematic after the scion was in place, I found it better to root em out first then grafting. Using 2 pads was better also. Epiphyllums act similar to hylo for grafts too and are worth more look see.. My next step is picking the best zygo cultivar for grafting, I've got 11 big different bushes to play with next season. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BedOSpines Posted May 2, 2016 (edited) I might get some. There's dozens of cultivars are any preferred? Also will they last any longer than peres? Edited May 2, 2016 by Bedofspines Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted May 2, 2016 I got a heap of the "millennium" hybrids as they are ranked for vigour and hardiness. They were also readily available thru Bunnings and other nursurys 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites