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12 hours ago, Gimli said:
Leftover slither of lophophora williamsii which has 2 areoles, done upside down. Not too worried if it fails but hopefully it pulls thru
This is a little larger than what I normally give instructions for with grafts using parafilm and while it is possible to do... I definitely recommend poking some holes in this one day 2. Day 3 poke some more holes and so on. By day 5, you should be cutting the edges of the parafilm away from the stock thus beveling the stock just a bit more. This should allow a lot more air to circulate and keep this one from getting infected as specimens this size are a bit more temperamental with parafilm. I've done them and so can you. You just need to pay extreme attention to how this one is going each day and adjust fire accordingly.
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37 days old... starting to get used to the full sun...
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21 hours ago, bardo said:Great stuff Inyan, due to the colour of that graft i would have been concerned about how much sun it is getting but seems to be just fine and cranking : )
Fine and cranking is an understatement my friend. If my grafted seedlings aren't purple at this stage I know I'm not pushing them hard enough.
35 days old 1 August 2018
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22 hours ago, Gimli said:Wouldn't a bigger scion be better since it would have a bigger vascular ring and higher chance of success? or am I missing something?
I might have a few smaller seedlings so I'll do some others and report back
A bigger scion might fit perfectly on top and thus the scions vascular ring could entirely miss the vascular ring of the stock. Essentially sitting on top with the vascular ring either on the outside or the inside of the opposing growth ring.
In reality, grafting a seedling such as this
on the side of the scion virtually assures that there will be at least one
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points of contact and thus a graft is almost 100% assured. However, for those less coordinated, this little trick will help keep your seedlings from sliding around thus assuring you have a good connection
Just don't forget to wrap it before you tap it
As you can see, i also water my grafts on the day they are made as well as days prior and so on as I want my grafts to grow fast. Still, you may find you want to graft your young seedlings sideways. You won't have a vascular ring to contend with on your scion that way... you will have vascular lines, as in two lines, that you can simply place over your ring.
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14 hours ago, Gimli said:From what I can tell, you made this a little harder than it had to be by using such a large seedling, but I also see what appears to be perfect technique so I'll go ahead and predict 99.99% success on this one. Not having to worry about knocking over that graft or putting it in a humidity chamber is another nice plus.
Very nice work my indeed my friend. There is nothing I like to see more than a successful graft. Its the greedy nature in me that figures... the more grafts the more eye candy to share.
With that being said,
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31July 2018
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Datura discolor by herself today...
Note how her spiny seed pods hang downward. 
I would have loved to have been able to capture one of the many moths pollinating this girl today, but I was not fast enough to catch one in action.
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Trichocereus scopulicola x Trichocereus
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2 hours ago, Gimli said:
St Paul. Big ups to @Halcyon Daze for this chunky bit
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Tersch and TBM grafts. Slowly getting the hang of it. Got a 2" x 250ft roll of parafilm to try this coming spring/summer. Thanks to @Inyan for the videos you've uploaded
Removed these loph pups from the mother plant and giving Dr Greenthumbs grit mix a whirl. Heard good things.
Bit of TPM from spooge?
Some jourdaniana grafts I did a few months back. Hope to graft some of these pups and maybe do a giveaway
This winter pup wise: 5x tbm, 3x tpc x juuls, 2x Pachanoi 'Rod', 1x Peru 'Los Banos' and about 20 pach pups to be used for grafting in future.
Roll on spring...
Your grafts are looking good @Gimli First time I tried that feature<--- I believe.
I love the different jourdaniana grafts as well. I've tried a few seeds germinated in different mixtures one with h202 and one without. The result just a few days into the experiment.... the mixture with h202 does indeed seem to be germinating very well in comparison to the one without, but I've also had two flushes of fungus growth I've had to contend with. Nothing major, just sprayed them surface with 3% h202 and applied a light dusting of sulfur each time.
And thanks for the shout out about the videos. It really means a lot to me as that is why I post those videos... so you cacti enthusiasts can do better with than I do with the knowledge I share. In fact, I had someone whom I consider already very talented at grafting to share their recent attempt at grafting with parafilm and I can already tell... I'm going to be playing second fiddle to them in a very short time... I'm talking days to weeks if they practice sufficiently. While their technique differs slightly from my own, I am very pleased and excited to see such perfection in such a short time with a new grafting technique.
Behind the scenes, when I'm not grafting I'm trying my best to mentor those people I know can be better grafters than myself. The more techniques one has under your belt the less limitations you have. Bottom line, there are many experienced grafters here whom I think would benefit from grafting with parafilm or I would not push it so much. Worst case scenario, you have another technique under your belt that you can pull out and use when the occasion arises.
And while I sit at the keyboard taking time to look at your grafts which are very nicely done, I have to make time to take care of some grafting stock, order more labels for my grafts, and hopefully get my seed sowing addiction under control!
Grafts made in the dark... poor vision... glasses and all. I never know when to quit. Sharing my passion for grafting is perhaps second only to watching my seedlings take off.
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11 minutes ago, Auxin said:Thats easy
Heres a picture of me about to graft some san pedros:
Note that the entire surface can be sterilized with alcohol.
Is that you Auxin? I like to dress up too.
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Grafted some Loph hybrids in the dark because grafting with light isn't challenging enough.
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1 hour ago, hostilis said:I grafted 3 of the scopulicola x c. peruvianus seedlings. They were probably under 1mm thick and like 1-2mm tall. Two failed just by the humidity bag falling onto them and the third one took and is now growing. It has gotten bigger than it was when i did the graft. Was very difficult. The only smaller grafts I've done have been aztekium seedlings, but I have no pictures.
Now that one is a tiny girl. Now, if you had of wrapped those three with parafilm their would have been no humidity bag to fall and they would all three be growing still. Still, nice work. One of the dangers of grafting without parafilm is any little bump and you can lose your graft. My grafts... you can literally toss across the room and as long as the scion doesn't get smooshed against a solid object I'm golden.
Still, I must say you have skills. I'd love to see you come over to the dark side of grafting with parafilm. Downside... many leave the parafilm too thick before they put it over a tiny seedling such as the one you've done. The smaller the seedling, the thinner the parafilm must be pulled prior to placing it on the seedling as it can smash the seedling very easily.
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27 days old
24 July 18
Babies are being born!
Each baby represents another opportunity for grafting of course.
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Update for you guys...26 days old
23July 2018
I thought I would share this sideways grafted seedling for you... needless to say it was not on purpose.
I was having some mild familial seizures while grafting and I just can't stand not grafting once I set my mind to it... so this sideways graft resulted. Normally, I will stop grafting or pick another day at the first sign that this is happening, but with just a few grafts to do... I couldn't help myself. And no, I would not graft on a day like that if I were grafting several hundred seedlings. I'd do the smart thing and wait for the seizures to end.
Okay, without further ado... here she is
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1 hour ago, Auxin said:Treated myself to a penis extension.
You might want to get that growth at the tip checked out Auxin. Don't want to get the drip.
And those ticklers on the side... might not tickle.
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Some do walking mediations. Some use archery as meditation. Some use prayer songs, music, chi kung, inipi/sweat lodge, vision quests, etc. Grafting is one of my meditation practices.
I look at meditation the same way I look at different physical exercises. You might do pull-ups and that helps your back and arms. You might do pushups and that helps your chest and arms. Running for the heart. Deadlifts and squats for ones back. You put these practices together in a consistent manner and you develop strength. Your form improves.
All these things practices take the same thing to improve:
Desire
Will
Consistency
Time
Desire has to come from within. If you are constantly judging ones efforts or trying to reach 300 lbs on your exercises and you can barely move 45 lbs your likely going to loose desire.
For me, it is more effective to simply be content with the path rather than focusing on the destination. It is the path that I find exciting as the goal may or may not prove fruitful that day. Yes, there is a goal in mind, but it is the path that one must find ones happiness in. If the path does not bring you happiness then the goal soon becomes a moot point as time eats away at you.
Will is tied into desire in that if you are not finding peace or happiness through the path or practice you have chosen then your willpower will soon be over run.
Consistency only comes if one has desire and willpower. If one is missing then it is only a matter of time before the consistency starts to falter. Consistency is best maintained when the short term goals are focused more on quality of effort and one gives oneself rewards for quality of effort as well as consistency of effort with built in laziness days. Meaning, it is okay to sometimes give less quality of effort so long as the consistency remains true. An example of this is realizing that you don’t feel good one day and you have finally reached the point where you can push 200 lbs 10 times. You would do much better to push 200 lbs 1 time with quality effort and speed that day rather than miss a week of effort altogether. Miss enough and you will find yourself having trouble with half that weight in no time.
Time… everything comes or goes in time. Each day or moment in time is a choice as to what to do with your time. This ties into your intent, which can be focused intensely over time or with the use of pejuta.
So for me, pejuta becomes the one tool I may use to push through the barrier of time. Essentially giving a cheat or a push which might be looked at in weightlifting terms as doing a negative or forced reps. Pejuta allows for a magnification of sorts, but it may magnify the good and the bad… so it is important that intent and willpower are there when one chooses to utilize that boost.
Grafting is one of my personal tools for meditation as it is something I am happy doing. Now, I would love for each and every graft to come out perfect from the start. But that is not how it started. Very little is perfect the first time. If one judges oneself on some ideal that one can not reach then there will be little happiness and much frustration.
The path one chooses must be one that brings one happiness or you will find it is immensely harder to accomplish those goals one is after. The goals being secondary to the happiness one finds on the path. It is like a hybridizer who finds joy in pollinating a flower. Joy is found in watching the pod mature. More joy is found in watching the seeds go into the soil. And again, more joy is found as one watches the flowers unfold for the first time. And at the last moment, the flower itself is ugly. It is not what you wanted… but it is still beautiful to you as it is the journey that excited you. So, another round is done and another and the happiness and the focus comes more into play as one continues to refine and to learn from the path already taken.
For me, whether I am on a 4 day vision quest with no food, water, or sleep... or I am grafting it is about the path. This is why I believe I find happiness with every graft regardless of outcome. Why I find happiness in every pollination, every pod, and every seed planted... regardless of outcome the path is an adventure in which there are goals sought after, but it is not the end. It is merely the beginning.
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Almost forgot, here she is again today
22 July 201825 Days old
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Or, if you would rather graft your seedling to Trichocereus..
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Wrap it.Tap it
And send it on its way
Your end result in just a few months time
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16 hours ago, Humbolt said:Great info Inyan, once i get some pereskiosis Ill get practising. Will be sure to run it by you for tips and advice. Thanks for taking the time.
Much appreciated
A little practice each day or a lot of practice each day... but the important part is consistency and watching what works and what doesn't. Examine your grafts each day to learn from them, but do not go tinkering with them after the initial graft is done.
You initial piece of parafilm for a pereskiopsis graft should be no larger than 2.54 cm and even that may be excessive. Use that to wrap your stock
Place your scion like so. Notice the scions placement in relation to the ring? Off center is generally best.
Grab another piece of parafilm the same size or smaller, stretch it tissue paper thin if you can. Slow and gentle with the stretching.
Cover your seedling with that thin parafilm. Do not put a second layer over it
Now, there is no need for humidity domes or changing of ones watering cycle. If anything, water heavily during this grafting process, after the grafting, etc. You may keep your stock and scion under the same light you had it under before. No need to move to shade if you were growing in full sun before.
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This is how I often prepare my Pereskiopsis for grafting... in seed trays...Use the tallest Pereskiopsis for grafting first as this will allow the shorter ones to catch up. As they reach the same height... graft more seedlings. In this way, you can graft as many cacti as you have seedling cells in your seed tray.
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The planet's average surface temperature has risen about 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit (0.9 degrees Celsius) since the late 19th century, a change driven largely by increased carbon dioxide and other human-made emissions into the atmosphere.5 Most of the warming occurred in the past 35 years, with the five warmest years on record taking place since 2010. Not only was 2016 the warmest year on record, but eight of the 12 months that make up the year — from January through September, with the exception of June — were the warmest on record for those respective months. 6
Global sea level rose about 8 inches in the last century. The rate in the last two decades, however, is nearly double that of the last century.4
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the acidity of surface ocean waters has increased by about 30 percent.11,12 This increase is the result of humans emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and hence more being absorbed into the oceans. The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by the upper layer of the oceans is increasing by about 2 billion tons per year.13,14
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In the 1860s, physicist John Tyndall recognized the Earth's natural greenhouse effect and suggested that slight changes in the atmospheric composition could bring about climatic variations. In 1896, a seminal paper by Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius first predicted that changes in the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could substantially alter the surface temperature through the greenhouse effect.
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Just because you don't understand the science doesn't mean its make believe or fairy tales. Or worse, some global scientific conspiracy.
Ignorance is one of the hardest things in the world to fight. And when that ignorance helps us sleep peacefully at night... especially so.
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21 minutes ago, Humbolt said:Yep, now i get it. Thanks mate, vids were really helpful. Parafilm is very different to the grafting tape i used (stretch). Does it have pores/ holes when stretched? I assume things would vary with stock and conditions but how long would you leave it on generally?
Just ebay'd me a couple of rolls, cant wait to get my graft on.
Parafilm breathes, but also holds in moisture so you never have to worry about your scion drying out. You never have to worry about your scion lifting off.
As for length to leave parafilm on. You never have to remove it as the seedling will grow right through the top of it if you stretch it properly before placing it over your seedling.
However, I often remove the parafilm a bit after the seedling has started to grow and before the seedling reaches the full diameter of the stock it is placed on. This takes a little skill, but mostly patience so you don't knock your newly grafted scion free from its attachment points to the stock.
If you decide you wish to remove the parafilm... slice downwards, never upwards. Make one long vertical cut down the side. Several small horizontal cuts around the perimeter of your graft at the points furthest from the point or points of attachment. Gently peel back and to the sides at the bottom of the stock where the parafilm is attached. Never rush it. It is far better to leave your parafilm in place, but mostly cut off than risk pulling the scion free from the graft. The scion will often finish the job for you if you simply leave it alone once started.
If you have any problems whatsoever, feel free to shoot me a copy of the video should you chose to make one and I will see what you did wrong or give you a heads up that I think from what I can see that it looks good. Failing that, I can also look at pictures and help from that standpoint as well.
My intended goal is to make you at least as good a grafter as I am should you be willing to put in a minimal amount of effort and actually wish for the same.
Tips never hurt.
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What did you do to your cacti today?
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Soaking some seeds from my first hybrid seed pod of the year... three different Genus mixed up in this bad girl