MrXeric's Grafts
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2021 3:32 am
Hello, I decided to start this blog to share my current and future grafts!
First is my group of what I call "mercy grafts". Most of these were weak or sick looking seedlings I tried grafting on some Selenicereus seedlings I had on hand (from seeds from a yellow-skinned dragon fruit I bought from walmart, so maybe S. megalanthus? Hylocereus? ).
The oldest grafts are 5 months old (from what were 4 month old seedlings at the time) and the newest grafts are 3 weeks old. 11 out of 21 graft attempts have taken. The Selenicereus seedlings were 3 months old when I did the first grafts.
The species grafted are:
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus v. macdowellii
Astrophytum caput-medusae
Astrophytum sp. (from an Astrophytum mix, very likely a hybrid)
Browningia hertlingiana
Lobivia haematantha v. rebutioides
Mammillaria schumannii v. globosa x2 (these were the only two survivors of a heat lamp mishap)
Mammillaria lasiacantha
Pediocactus knowltonii
Turbinicarpus booleanus
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus
This T. pseudopectinatus was grafted 5 months ago (9 months since sown) and has started growing roots! I will be degrafting soon. I'm thinking of just pulling it off from the rootstock.
This A. caput-medusae seedling was also grafted 5 months ago. I grafted it because it was the only seedling that didn't grow a tubercle and the cotyledons were folded over themselves. It hasn't grown much since producing that grotesque looking growth about 3 months ago.
First is my group of what I call "mercy grafts". Most of these were weak or sick looking seedlings I tried grafting on some Selenicereus seedlings I had on hand (from seeds from a yellow-skinned dragon fruit I bought from walmart, so maybe S. megalanthus? Hylocereus? ).
The oldest grafts are 5 months old (from what were 4 month old seedlings at the time) and the newest grafts are 3 weeks old. 11 out of 21 graft attempts have taken. The Selenicereus seedlings were 3 months old when I did the first grafts.
The species grafted are:
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus v. macdowellii
Astrophytum caput-medusae
Astrophytum sp. (from an Astrophytum mix, very likely a hybrid)
Browningia hertlingiana
Lobivia haematantha v. rebutioides
Mammillaria schumannii v. globosa x2 (these were the only two survivors of a heat lamp mishap)
Mammillaria lasiacantha
Pediocactus knowltonii
Turbinicarpus booleanus
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus
This T. pseudopectinatus was grafted 5 months ago (9 months since sown) and has started growing roots! I will be degrafting soon. I'm thinking of just pulling it off from the rootstock.
This A. caput-medusae seedling was also grafted 5 months ago. I grafted it because it was the only seedling that didn't grow a tubercle and the cotyledons were folded over themselves. It hasn't grown much since producing that grotesque looking growth about 3 months ago.