Hi everyone, I got fresh, 3 days freesh seeds of T.valdezianus. Is it better to sow it right now either to wait some time ? Vesna Milosavljevic [Non-text...
Hello Living Rock Friends... I have a question I hope someone can answer for me.. My friend, who also grows Living Rocks, is moving to Miami Florida (USDA ...
Hi Jack No problem, Living rocks will respond well to humid condition as long as they don't sit in the rain. I live and grow my plants in Thailand and you know...
Hi Vesna I don't know specifically about T. valdezianus, but many species will germinate better if seeds are left to dry out for a week or two. Pijaya...
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May 16, 2003 11:03 pm
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I have a grafted specimen of S. disciformis which offsets prolifically. There are about ten offsets with a diameter of 1cm or more, and many smaller offsets. I...
i think its very difficult to re rooted this plants when they are so little, its better to grafted till they are bigger ones then they willproduce some root ...
Hi Marlon, Yes you are better grafting small offsets or leave them on the main plant until they get large enough to root. What are your plants grafted on? I...
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May 17, 2003 9:14 pm
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On Sat May 17, 2003 6:14 pm "Geoff Bailey" <geoffbailey@...> ... Hi Geoff, Thanks for the info. I will leave the offsets on the main plant for now...
Hi all, For my experience, in alternative to the usual grafts and usual degrafting and rooting procedures, it is possible to graft the Strombocactuses on long...
Hi Marlon, I should have also added to my earlier email below that most of my grafted plants have remained disc-shaped but you need to bear in mind that at...
Geoff Bailey
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May 17, 2003 11:01 pm
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greetings all, i wonder if someone might be able to help me with a problem i just discovered? one of my graft stocks has virtually collasped inward of itself. ...
Hi All. I read the mail on the Strombo Disciformis. As I`m not very knowledgeable on cacti but just an enthusiastic amateur I`d like to know about my...
Subject: [living_rocks] Strombocactus Disciformis Hi Jayne Although it's quite true that Strombocactus disciformis is very slow growing it also flowers very...
Hello Jayne and René, Yes this plant flower when quite small and contrary to popular opinion it is not that slow. True it is a little slower in the UK than...
Geoff Bailey
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May 24, 2003 7:41 pm
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Hi, Valentino, that was the most interesting and experimental grafting article I have read in a long time (not that I am an expert or have read everything). I...
Hi, I could write pages about grafting small scions. It is a common technique that I use all the time. Just a matter of keeping your hand sure, your cut...
Hi Al, Thank you for the suggestions. I am rather new to grafting, I have never done it before, but I just got a bunch of new week old seedlings. My...
Hi, That's it in a nutshell. There is lots that only experience can teach you. The week old seedlings are probably still pretty small, unless you've stumbled...
I found that Pereskiopsis works well. But make sure the Pereskiopsis is putting out new growth, has just been watered, use a new razor blade for grafting, and...
For small seedlings, how big does the hylocereus cutting need to be for grafting?Also,how big do selenicereus shoots have to be before you can cut them off to...
The smallest cacti that I have grafted were one week old Aztekium hinitonii. I tip graft them onto Pereskia. Use a new razer blade take the seedling off with a...
Hi all, I found that an almost infallible trick to graft the very young seedlings on small stocks (Opuntia, pereskiopsis, hylocereus, mirtillocactus ecc) is...
Hi, Grafting is a great tool for the cactus grower who has to keep busy with the plants. With small seedlings you want small vascular rings. Always with ...
Hello Group. I am looking for someone who has and would be willing to sell me an Astrophytum ornatum. I have most of the other Astrophytum's but not an...
IMO if it is difficult to grow on it's own roots, or is dying and parts can be saved by grafting, or is rare and speedy propagation is desirable then grafting...
Greetings All, I'm glad to see this subject come up. I raised this on the (so-called) Cactus Study Group, and received many derisive replies. Personally, I...
Hi, If it is possible plants on they own roots are better, but some species like pediocactus or Sclerocactus rot so easily that is higtly recomendable to keep...
Hi. Darrell and all, Yes, I think that you can't say no to grafting all the time. For a long time I was dead against grafting. In our climate most cacti are...
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