My first grafted

angelo · Post by **angelo** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:21 pm

I have always been contrary to the grafts since I see how an unnatural solution but for some plants a lot of difficulties to be cultivatedm,i believe that am the only way to make to survive her or to very quickly grow. I had never performed any grafts it is this bottom they are the first attempts.

all plant is grafted on myrtillocactus in 27/06/10

discocactus araneispinus

today,later around 4 months

Astrophytum supekabuto x hanazono

today

Pediocactus simpsonii

later

discocatus horstii

new entry, only grafted two week, sown at may
E.delaetii

Christer Johansson · Post by **Christer Johansson** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:34 pm

Looking good

Do you use any special method?

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:20 pm

Nice!

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:46 am

they look very nice and healthy, good choices too!

angelo · Post by **angelo** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:07 am

Christer,i use the classical method but covering with a film the whole plant so that you are not dehydrated too much because of the cut.

Thanks for you appreciations Tony

yes Arjen, to the moment they seem to grow well and the mirtyllocactuses were a forced choice because I didn't have other plants.

Skif_S · Post by **Skif_S** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:03 am

Myrtillocactus is not a good stock for Pediocactus and Echinocereus because differ from it by frost-hardity, but Discocactus-Myrtillocactus is ideal variant. Astrophytum myriostigma is a best stock for A.Super Kabuto on my view.

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:13 am

skif, I disagree, a little. what you say is true, however a lot of stock isn't frost hardy (hylocereus, pereskiopsis,selenicereus) that doesn't make it incompatible.

Skif_S · Post by **Skif_S** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:48 am

StrUktO wrote:skif, I disagree, a little. what you say is true, however a lot of stock isn't frost hardy (hylocereus, pereskiopsis,selenicereus) that doesn't make it incompatible.

I meant that Myrtillocactus and Discocactus require warm wintering (15-20 C) and Pediocactus and Echinocereus in cold one(0-5 C). Myrtillocactus perish at temperature near 5 C frequently.

angelo · Post by **angelo** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:42 pm

Skif_S wrote:Myrtillocactus is not a good stock for Pediocactus and Echinocereus because differ from it by frost-hardity........

the myrtillocactus it was the only plant to disposition to grafted. I know that they fear the cold but here where I live the temperatures they don't go down under the 7-10°.
I will try to make some graft of sk x hanaz. on myriostigma.
thanks for the suggestion.