Charlpic's First Graft

charlpic · Post by **charlpic** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:28 am

Since my pereskiopsis are growing like weeds, I decided to try to graft a M. Elongata on it as my first graft attempt. It was easy to cut out one of the many outgrows (so, not to loose the plant).

Here's what it looks like... I hope I've off-centered it enough.

Everything has been covered with a water bottle. Let's wait and see how it reacts.

dustin0352 · Post by **dustin0352** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:59 am

Looks good to me. pereskiopsis I find are pretty easy to graft with and dont take much precision to line up. Cant wait to see how fast this thing grows for ya!

charlpic · Post by **charlpic** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:36 pm

Finally, the graft didn't take

The scion fell off this morning. In fact, two other grafts I attempted on pereskiopsis failed. The borders of the stock seems to heal and curve in.

Is this because humidity isn't kept in very well or should I make an angle cut (as seen on opuntia grafts) to prevent this ?

Thanks,
Charles