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...
Hi all, I am Cristian from Romania. I have "super fresh" seeds of: Turbinicarpus bonatzi Turbinicarpus flaviflorus Turbinicarpus gracilis Turbinicarpus...
Hi, My name is Joaquin Lozano from Spain. i am interested in seeds or plants for my collection of Ariocarpus. It´s very important whith field number. Please...
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Jun 10, 2003 7:03 am
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Some cacti grow (either as juveniles only or also as adults) below ground level. At least two species do so under a layer of translucent quartz sand/gravel....
I would like to try some grafting for Ariocarpus, but I still have some question about seedling grafting. From all the reading, they all talk about grafting...
It has been brought to my attention that the name chosen for this wonderful amazing new forum is a bit like its hyperbolic style. Therefore after much ...
Hi: I am new to growing these types of cacti, so I have a newbie question. I have been trying to find crushed limestone. None of the stores around me have it(...
Unless you do not repot for many years, coarse limestone materials will not become available to your plants in most potting mixes. If a good quality fertilser...
Like you, I could not find any limestone/crushed rock in my area (I am in Portland Oregon, USA). I mixed in some Oyster shell chicken grit. It is sold in feed...
Hi Gene, Like you I searched high and low for limestone. I finally found it in the form of a paver base at a Lowes home improvement store. It is already...
Hi All, Calcium is a very important nutrient to nearly all of the living rocks plants and many others. Some plants obtain their needs from gypsum, calcium...
Geoff Bailey
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Jun 17, 2003 10:51 pm
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... It may have been you, Geoff, that told me of this trick. I can't remember. What i do is add a teaspoon of vinegar to a gallon of water which I water my...
Hi all, Here in northern Italy the water is naturally rich in calcium carbonate and we don't need to add calcium in the substrate. I use pumice, siliceus sand...
Hi Valantino, Just goes to show that maybe there is no global rule, but I'm surprised. I have a limestone rainwater filter, there is calcium in the feed and ...
Geoff Bailey
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Jun 18, 2003 10:19 pm
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Hi Geoff, I agree whit you there is not a general rule!!! I think that every one must find it own cultivation method suited for its own environmental...
We have a commercial grower here in Brisbane who mass produces a vast range of succulents. He is a retired soil scientist (chemistry degree) with a lot of...
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