infinite_monkey Posted October 14, 2004 just a general question, any one tried this had success etc, do you think it would be possible to graft more than one cactus onto a single pad. have a few youngins i would like to get a push along and was thinking that could use the opuntia to give em a quick nudge for a couple of months, also my other motive is got an ariocarpus that i would like to save and a graft may be in order (i think i amy have answerd my question about how many per pad, but still curious if people have tried) [ 14. October 2004, 16:22: Message edited by: infinite_monkey ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philistine Posted October 14, 2004 HI all, Im new here, so if I repeat something thats already been covered.... just don't shoot me As for grafting more than one scion per pad, I actually just tried it a few days ago with some lophophora seedlings. Started with two Opuntia sp. pads, one in active growth, the other at least a year old and stuck two seedlings on each one. Its been 4 days and Ive kept them in a mini greenhouse type thing with a heat mat underneath. They're all alive and green except for one that kinda.... liquified... that one was on the older Opuntia pad.... Ive never grafted seedlings before so I have no idea if they'll work... but the fact that one died and the other 3 are still green and juicy makes me think they were successful... I imagine that (if) once they get to any decent size they might push each other off... it's also possible that the rootstock may "favour" one scion over the other as a terminal shoot (apical dominance) and one might grow slower or maybe not at all. However this is all just speculation.... anyway, if they work I'll post a photo or something... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomtom Posted October 14, 2004 try this site for opuntia grafting ... opuntia grafting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
