Wow sir, this is so helpful and very detailed. I really appreciate your tutorial. I'm gonna receive my first batch of Pereskiopsis through the mail next week and I'm nothing but excited! Since now i know what to do 😉 thank you so much 💕
Are you aware that the bottom half of the seedlings that you chucked away can be grafted too? With the root end sticking up and the cut end down on the Pere just like you do with the top half. It works and doubles your chances per seedling! Best of luck and thanks very much for your informative video.
It occurs to me that LOPHOPHORA WILLIAMSII has the anagram: WHOA! I AM IRISH LOLLIPOP! Ball-cacti (of all kinds) grafted onto 6" -12" pereskiopsis stems are therefore humorously called . . . "IRISH LOLLIPOPS."
Love the video, love the grow set up and love the technique with the razor blade. I just did a video on grafting trichos to localish prickly pear cactus. How big can those trichos get before the become unstable? I have one pad the had 4 grafts on it and they're starting to get too big I think. You inspired me to try the pereskiopsis grafts next. I have 11 new shoots that rooted and have new growth, and another 10 that just went into pots and under the lights.
Does the pere have to have leaves? I have some cuttings that are rooted and they are about 7in, they have offshoots that have leaves but the rooted base has no leaves, can I graft to the rooted stick with no leaves?
What I had in doubt & reservations to take that initial step into grafting is now gone having watched your video, so feom me too you, thank you 🙏 . If I may, how do you marry up union the vascular cambium between a Trichocereus seedling with a smaller diameter to thay of a Pereskiopsis with a larger diameter?
Hey Austin, the vascular rings only have to intersect at a couple points, they don't have to fit on each other perfectly. So place the seedling a bit off centre on the pere.
I've read of people using Optunia, or Stapelia Gigantea as root stock, but the pereskiopsis is so nice for seedlings because the grafting is pretty straight forward with the geometries involved!
what a great video and great information but I have a quick quest with the ariocarpus you have grafted can't those be de-grafted at some point ? I also subscribed to your channel
So I am wondering i grafted onto pereskiopsis and made a mistake of ripping all the leaves off there was only one leaf on each side, will it still be ok or should I swap it to another pere with leaves on it
I have 2 questions I would love if you could answer. How much time after grafting to get the size of the Trichocereus you showed at the end? Second question what would happen if you used a short pereskiopsis cutting, and instead of degrafting completely, you would transfer to big pot with soil cover up to say bottom third of cactus? You could keep the root system of the Pereskiopsis, and probably sprout roots from the cactus itself. Would that work ? Thanks.
I know you asked a while ago but if you're still looking for an answer - people will do what you described but not with pereskiopsis, they're considered to be more of a temporary graft to get the plant quickly to flowering size rather than a permanent stock. Both because they create somewhat unnatural looking growth but also to my understanding because they just aren't as long lived. You don't want to hide it in some soil only to have it suddenly rot on you a few years later. Same with hylocereus.
Hi how's it going I've noticed your videos are about three months apart if you didn't know; if you were to upload one video all week every week RU-vid would begin to recommend your videos to other people watching the same type of videos okay so I thought I'd just share that little bit of info when I found that out I know I got pretty excited. Keep up the good work bye for now God bless you, Ken
How much faster do grafted cacti grow if it's an echinopsis that generally is fast growing anyway? I've never done grafting yet. I should give it a try
Thank You for sharing this is good information annuity your Channel I just watched your beehive removal from your wall, you know if there's any type of scent or something you can put into a box to draw them in? I look forward to hear from you thumbs up new supporter bye for now Ken
So, do you do this just to speed up the growth & remove the grafted top plants later or do you continue to let them grow after drafting? What do you do after they are growing well in your greenhouse? Do they ever get top heavy & fall over or break off? I have enjoyed growing cacti & succulents for about 20 years & I sell my plants. I am just begining to look into grafting.
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