Simple micro-grafts

DevilKnight · Post by **DevilKnight** » Sun Oct 07, 2018 11:19 pm

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Lophophora williamsii x Lophophora fricii day 12

DevilKnight · Post by **DevilKnight** » Tue Oct 09, 2018 12:11 am

Lophophora williamsii x Lophophora fricii day 13

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DevilKnight · Post by **DevilKnight** » Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:42 pm

Day 16 Lophophora williamsii x Lophophora fricii

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cosmotoad · Post by **cosmotoad** » Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:54 am

Nice growth rate, I just sowed some williamsii x fricii a couple days ago. Might try grafting one if the germination rate is good enough

DevilKnight · Post by **DevilKnight** » Fri Oct 12, 2018 4:32 pm

cosmotoad wrote: ↑Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:54 am Nice growth rate, I just sowed some williamsii x fricii a couple days ago. Might try grafting one if the germination rate is good enough

Graft or graft not!

There is no try.

The filial generation 1 typically has much less variation than the second filial generation so that is what excites me a bit more. Not that the first generation is not exciting to watch unfold as well.

cosmotoad · Post by **cosmotoad** » Fri Oct 12, 2018 5:03 pm

Well in my case there was some trying and failing, but I'll do my best this time. I may have to finally do the parafilm thing, since my way didn't go all that well. Someone suggested it to me in my graft thread (might have been you) and I chose to ignore it at the time, which resulted in some unnecessary seedling sacrifices.

DevilKnight · Post by **DevilKnight** » Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:22 pm

cosmotoad wrote: ↑Fri Oct 12, 2018 5:03 pm Well in my case there was some trying and failing, but I'll do my best this time. I may have to finally do the parafilm thing, since my way didn't go all that well. Someone suggested it to me in my graft thread (might have been you) and I chose to ignore it at the time, which resulted in some unnecessary seedling sacrifices.

I hear you loud and clear. Almost everyone has a poor take rate when they first start grafting. It gets better with practice. And yes, it was I who suggested that you try the parafilm. Practice attaching peas to the eraser end of a pencil with parafilm and cacti seedlings will be easy.

The nice part of grafting with parafilm... no need to worry about bumping into your graft or elevating the humidity.

DevilKnight · Post by **DevilKnight** » Fri Oct 12, 2018 10:55 pm

Lophophora jourdaniana var mammillaris

Lophophora williamsii x Lophophora fricii

cosmotoad · Post by **cosmotoad** » Sat Oct 13, 2018 5:35 am

Ah I sowed some jourdaniana v. Mammillaris at the same time as my williamsii x fricii (koehres seeds?), I'll check in to compare mine once they sprout (hopefully)

DevilKnight · Post by **DevilKnight** » Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:47 am

cosmotoad wrote: ↑Sat Oct 13, 2018 5:35 am Ah I sowed some jourdaniana v. Mammillaris at the same time as my williamsii x fricii (koehres seeds?), I'll check in to compare mine once they sprout (hopefully)

Koehres currently has L. williamsii x Lophophora fricii filial generation 2.

L. williamsii x Lophophora fricii filial generation 1 had a little over 60% germination which I count as decent enough for hybrid seed. Not sure how your germination will go.

Perhaps it will go better with your germination of L. williamsii x Lophophora fricii.

I wish you luck with your Lophophora jourdaniana v. mammillaris as it appears to be a very beautiful specimen so far. The Lophophora jourdaniana v. mammillaris I posted is only a few months old right now, but I couldn't be happier as I like the brightly colored flowers one can get with some of these hybrids.

DevilKnight · Post by **DevilKnight** » Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:43 pm

Lophophora williamsii x Lophophora fricii day 19

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DevilKnight · Post by **DevilKnight** » Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:49 pm

Lophophora williamsii x Lophophora fricii day 20

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Dawnstar75 · Post by **Dawnstar75** » Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:57 am

DevilKnight wrote: ↑Fri Oct 12, 2018 4:32 pm
cosmotoad wrote: ↑Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:54 am Nice growth rate, I just sowed some williamsii x fricii a couple days ago. Might try grafting one if the germination rate is good enough
Graft or graft not!

There is no try.

The filial generation 1 typically has much less variation than the second filial generation so that is what excites me a bit more. Not that the first generation is not exciting to watch unfold as well.

DevilKnight · Post by **DevilKnight** » Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:35 pm

Lophophora williamsii x Lophophora fricii day 21

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DevilKnight · Post by **DevilKnight** » Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:59 pm

Lophophora williamsii x Lophophora fricii day 23

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