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Re: Device for grafting cactus apical meristems
« Reply #20 on: May 05, 2010, 03:53:41 PM »
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Re: Device for grafting cactus apical meristems
« Reply #21 on: May 05, 2010, 10:07:27 PM »
Very nice work! It interests me, I just don't have much to contribute at the moment. Once it warms up here for a while, I should hopefully be able to share some cacti stuff I'll do -- I finally got some pereskopsis to graft some things on.
I like how you do the grafts, it seems like the edges of your cut cacti look better then most peoples do.
I like how you do the grafts, it seems like the edges of your cut cacti look better then most peoples do.
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Re: Device for grafting cactus apical meristems
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2010, 03:45:18 PM »
I finally got some pereskopsis to graft some things on.
That is awesome. There are pics online of people cutting days/weeks old seedlings in half and grafting to those. To be able to skip most of the super dangerous seedling time is awesome.
I found another cactus that is columnar and has tube leaves. I might try a graft or two with it and a couple with the dragon fruit cactus as well.
If you haven't seen it, there is a pdf floating around the web "Teo's small book of cactus grafting" or something like that. It has awesome pics of my favorite on your perks.
I am also battling some Ariocarpus and Astrophytum. The first genus is known as living rocks, but not like the south african ones which I think are much more rewarding and way easier to take care of. Ariocarpus is tougher to take care of then peyote. Not easy out of their environment. I will probably try grafting them up soon.
I really think the big deal is surgery prep. More then just clean the cutting tools, you must clean the parts to be cut as well. It just makes sense. And it works.
Don't forget the super glue.
I have also been thinking of trying wax on the fresh cuts to prevent water loss and shrinkage. I will try to do some side by side and get down to what works best in a dry area. If you live where it is humid, your mileage may vary.
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Re: Device for grafting cactus apical meristems
« Reply #23 on: May 07, 2010, 02:15:33 AM »
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To be able to skip most of the super dangerous seedling time is awesome.
Exactly! I always end up killing the little guys by some method, or they get bumped and what not...
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If you haven't seen it, there is a pdf floating around the web "Teo's small book of cactus grafting" or something like that. It has awesome pics of my favorite on your perks.
I don't think I've seen this particular article, but i have seen other things by Teo's and they are great.
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I really think the big deal is surgery prep. More then just clean the cutting tools, you must clean the parts to be cut as well. It just makes sense. And it works.Yep, I've connected cacti before with out the need of anything but a knife and a rubberband. These were very hardy cacti though. It eventually died by over watering when I was on vacation for a bit.
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Re: Device for grafting cactus apical meristems
« Reply #24 on: May 07, 2010, 04:21:22 PM »
Yeah, seedlings are really not fun. Like I need any more shit to worry about. At least if you are grafting you can just use low light and not worry about the stretching.
I was actually thinking that perhaps there is a bug and terrarium combo that could be used. Like a millipede that only eats decaying plant matter and mold, or something like that. Have a setup like a reef tank with cleaner shrimp. Or a nasty infected wound and maggots. Whatever.
Perhaps mycorrhiza fungus inoculation would help them. Grow the good kind to fight the bad kind. Often times sort of sterile starts only lead to the nasty shit winning the race. Mycorrhiza might be the hot ticket!
I was actually thinking that perhaps there is a bug and terrarium combo that could be used. Like a millipede that only eats decaying plant matter and mold, or something like that. Have a setup like a reef tank with cleaner shrimp. Or a nasty infected wound and maggots. Whatever.
Perhaps mycorrhiza fungus inoculation would help them. Grow the good kind to fight the bad kind. Often times sort of sterile starts only lead to the nasty shit winning the race. Mycorrhiza might be the hot ticket!
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Re: Device for grafting cactus apical meristems
« Reply #25 on: July 12, 2011, 04:20:22 PM »
"I wonder, is there a substance that allows for them to join together better -- such as some hormone, etc? I fear I could not get them to connect well, and lead to infections, etc. "
The only problems i`ve seen with grafting cacti were the cut surfaces drying out before they were joined , wet cut surfaces getting contaminated and grafting onto a to big a stem . Echinopsis grow fast and peyote slow so one has to have a small Echinopsis so that the peyote doesnt grow to fast and start to split <---- or a slower growing cactus ..
Grafting takes about 1 minute = two good clean fast cuts and plonk the peyote on the top of the other cactus . Then put some stretch plastic gauze from a box of oranges over the peyote and a rubber band around the gauze and the Echinopsis stem . The wound then gets sealed / dryed with charcoal powder . The same stuff one uses for cleaning fluids in chemistry . The charcoal works better if its mixed with quinine .
An example . The foto isnt of a graft its of a cacti that got black rot because it was watered to much . The rot was cut off and charcoal with quinine was dusted onto it . The wound sealed and the cacti kept growing
The only problems i`ve seen with grafting cacti were the cut surfaces drying out before they were joined , wet cut surfaces getting contaminated and grafting onto a to big a stem . Echinopsis grow fast and peyote slow so one has to have a small Echinopsis so that the peyote doesnt grow to fast and start to split <---- or a slower growing cactus ..
Grafting takes about 1 minute = two good clean fast cuts and plonk the peyote on the top of the other cactus . Then put some stretch plastic gauze from a box of oranges over the peyote and a rubber band around the gauze and the Echinopsis stem . The wound then gets sealed / dryed with charcoal powder . The same stuff one uses for cleaning fluids in chemistry . The charcoal works better if its mixed with quinine .
An example . The foto isnt of a graft its of a cacti that got black rot because it was watered to much . The rot was cut off and charcoal with quinine was dusted onto it . The wound sealed and the cacti kept growing
