Agamemnon Posted October 17, 2003 Greetings fellow forum members. My first post here, and might I just say this is a very special community you have. Just wondering if I graft my hoodia pups to a host, will this speed their growth? Also what host plant/s would anyone recommend? Hope you can help here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skulking Lurker Posted October 17, 2003 Hi Ag, you might want to have a look at this guys results. Iztok Mulej, HERE Have you got any spare pups, for trade or purchase ? You've also got a Private Msg. Check your profile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stonehenge Posted October 17, 2003 SL, that is a very interesting link you provided. I've been thinking about grafting my hoodia but haven't tried it yet. That guy's technique with the wedge shaped cut looks promising. That would probably work well with a small seedling since it gives more surface area to connect with. I'm just wondering if it will work with other varieties of stock. It's super hard to get the exact species. The garden shops rarely give the species name. It usually just says "cactus". Stoney Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted October 17, 2003 very interesting site. SAB will have several other Hoodia species available soon and I would assume these would make good stock plants... at least they are likely to be compatible. I recently saw a stapelia gigantea plant and I presume they are good stock cos they are fast growing and vigorous. It was growing outside in the ground in a sydney cactus collectors garden, so it can obviously deal with high rainfall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stonehenge Posted October 18, 2003 All hoodia are slow growers so I would not use that for host stock. You want a fast grower like a blue myrtle or a pedro for your base. I just wonder if hoodia will graft to any cactus or if it has to be a certain type? I might try with some small seedlings. Stoney Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt Posted October 18, 2003 i know of someone who has had good success using large ceropegia woodii tubers, they are easy to obtain as this is a common houseplant. it is also known as chain of hearts and belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family. same as hoodia, therefore im pretty sure blue myrtle and san pedro wouldnt work as they are cacteaceae plants. happy grafting anyway,dirt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
