Seedling graft

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I figured you guys might find this Mammillaria pectinifera seedling graft interesting/amusing...

6/16/12


6/21/12


6/29/12

[Tony]

You sure thats not M. plumosa?

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If It is M. plumosa then I managed to not only get a renegade seed in with the pectinifera I ordered from MesaGarden...but also choose it for grafting!

I might end up being sorta unpleasantly surprised, heh.

[paulzie32]

Did you cover it at all or put a jar over it? I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but for some reason, none of my grafts have been working! They all seem to turn black or shrivel! I'm being so careful too! Disinfecting everything and even using a loupe to make sure I'm placing the graft correctly!

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I covered the fresh graft with a cup for the first two days and also kept it indoors w/ my seedlings under lights for a few days. I hope you have better luck in the future it is very frustrating when grafts go wrong!

[paulzie32]

Yeah... Most of the time I do it to try to save a seedling or a plant that's dying... so I REALLY don't want them to fail! Do you put the cup over it to keep moisture in or to add some weight on top?

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Just to trap moisture, I also often mist the interior surface of the cup. I dont use any weight/pressure when working with seedlings.

[promethean_spark]

Practice makes perfect. I found that mid-summer grafts are less successful, my best work is in winter/spring/fall. Probably due to lower temps. I don't put a dome over the grafts, but I do water everything else in the propagator and turn off the lights when I'm done grafting so they get a good 14 hours of humidity and moderate temps before the lights come on again.

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A few more grafting experiments with seedlings involved for you guys

Ariocarpus scapharostrus seedling on Pereskiopsis


Didnt want to let the roots go to waste so...


Strombocactus disciformis - Im hoping these take...just did these earlier today.


Finally...an update to the original subject of the thread, M. pectinifera:

[gemhunter178]

A pereskiopsis with a ario's tap root? this could get interesting!
Nice (and fluffy) Mamm you have there!

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M. pectinifera update:



Unfortunately neither of the strombos above took, but this one did!



A few more assorted seedling grafts:

[Tony]

Very nice!

I have so far been totally unsuccessful grafting with really tiny seedlings like in your strombo pic. letting them grow a few more months,(or in the case of aztekium, a few more years ) before cutting them in half, made all the difference.

[gemhunter178]

Your grafts look very nice! That Mamm is also getting fluffier by the moment...or maybe week!

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The an Ariocarpus (the "ball" above) and what I think I remember being a Cintia:



New strombo graft:



And the old one, now 20 days post graft:

[gemhunter178]

That strombo graft looks kind pretty weird! Nice grafts!