Grafted cacti: follow cultivation needs of stock or scion?
Grafted cacti: follow cultivation needs of stock or scion?
...or a combination of the 2?
Re: Grafted cacti: follow cultivation needs of stock or scio
Consider both plants' needs. Like: water rather the stock likes it; sun should be rather for the top plant; heat or cold should fit both parts - dormant stock or a scion is not very productive... and so on.zagoric wrote:...or a combination of the 2?
And it depends if the graft is permanent or not. So if any conflicts: give the scion all needed care after degrafting.
Last edited by 7george on Sat Oct 22, 2016 3:04 am, edited 1 time in total.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
°C = (°F - 32)/1.8
Re: Grafted cacti: follow cultivation needs of stock or scio
Makes sense. Thanks for the reply!
Re: Grafted cacti: follow cultivation needs of stock or scio
Your probably warmer than the UK in winter, but many plants come to us from the Continent grafted on fast growing Myrtillocactus stocks which do not stand low winter temperatures, even if the scion will. Therefore they are liable to be killed over winter in a greenhouse that goes down to just above freezing, as ours often do.
Some of the plants that like freezing tempertures for a winter rest are often best grafted on a cold hardy stock, such as some Echinocereus for that reason. Therefore as George says, whilst you usually grow for the scion if on a hardy stock, if on a cold tender one like Myrtillocactus you have to allow for that too in winter.
Some of the plants that like freezing tempertures for a winter rest are often best grafted on a cold hardy stock, such as some Echinocereus for that reason. Therefore as George says, whilst you usually grow for the scion if on a hardy stock, if on a cold tender one like Myrtillocactus you have to allow for that too in winter.