first graft

[DeadHead25]

I finally went ahead and attempted my first graft of a loph. on a pedro stock a few days ago it was exciting lol I just hate the waiting process to see if it worked lol

How long should I wait before i water it?

 

[dg]

I finally went ahead and attempted my first graft of a loph. on a pedro stock a few days ago it was exciting lol I just hate the waiting process to see if it worked lol

How long should I wait before i water it?

weeks maybe
i've grafted lophs to un rooted tricho stock plenty of times w/good sucsess

 

[DeadHead25]

True that, Im just getting into grafting and wanted to also try to put a loph. on a pereskiopsis. Do you have experience with those? I'll probably acquire some next week i'm interested in trying the impale method.

If my grafts a success should I leave the scion on til it flowers?

 

[dg]

i've done lots of week old seedlings to pere, but never larger plants.
pedros make a much better stock for any button over 1/4" imo

and, yes- leave it grafted until you've produced lots of seeds(stay on for years is great)

 

[DeadHead25]

yeah the seeds is what i'm working towards I've only got 2 mothers who's pups have pups :d lol I think its so neat how they grow, I'm trying to graft all the pups til its just the mothers again. I also have a few nice peruvian torch that are thicker and was curious if they were a good stock choice? Does it make a higher success rate when the feed stock of the pedro is a lot bigger than the scion to make it easier to over lap feed stocks?

 

[dg]

yes, torch is a great stock

? you only need to overlap a tiny section of the growth ring for the graft to thrive

 

[DeadHead25]

I figured it didn't need much just wasn't sure.
Do you collect the stamens from the flowering cacti to later increase seed production of others? How should I go about storing them just in a jar in a dark cool spot?

I wanna pollinate a pedro with my torch whenever they flower. I'm interested in hybrids I would love to have a hybrid that takes on the short spines of the pedro and the beautiful bluish color of the torch with those knotches below the spines.

 

[dg]

lophs are self fertile,
the pedro may not be- so be sure to save some pollen in the fridge.

 

[DeadHead25]

awesome, it'll be a while before I see any flowers.
I'm finally getting around to putting my collection directly into the ground its exciting