modern.shaman said:

I don't think I'll be able to enter this contest... my lopho seeds have not sprouted and the one sprout died. Oh well...

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ferrel_human said:

modern.shaman said:

I don't think I'll be able to enter this contest... my lopho seeds have not sprouted and the one sprout died. Oh well...

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That sucks bro. I feel for you. I have 1 loph, 1 astro stuck on good. And i did anpther loph recently but nothing really spectacular going on.

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That's a bummer guys. Keep in mind we can sow until june 20th, so there is still plenty of time to re-up and re-sow. I might order some diffusa and astrophytum so I can participate in that side of the contest, see if I can't scrape up a few bucks.

the_r3dz said:

What's the fastest way to propogate peres from cuttings? Mine are all middle cuts so no fresh tips, but they are putting out new growth.
I accidenally broke one growth off and put it into dirt, and then one was getting too tall for the container so I chopped it and put it into it's own pot (used rooting hormone for the first time) but they are so skinny, it'll be weeks before I have anything graft worthy.

Would it be better to let the new growths just grow out on the old stock? How long does it usually take for them to get thick enough to be grafted on?

I can get them outside after may 9 but I'll be so late in this comp ha

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LSoares said:

the_r3dz said:

What's the fastest way to propogate peres from cuttings? Mine are all middle cuts so no fresh tips, but they are putting out new growth.
I accidenally broke one growth off and put it into dirt, and then one was getting too tall for the container so I chopped it and put it into it's own pot (used rooting hormone for the first time) but they are so skinny, it'll be weeks before I have anything graft worthy.

Would it be better to let the new growths just grow out on the old stock? How long does it usually take for them to get thick enough to be grafted on?

I can get them outside after may 9 but I'll be so late in this comp ha

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Pereskiopsis won't thicken unless it's grown with some wind blowing on it. The fastest way to grow cuttings is to give them ample water, light (not direct sunlight if you prize your fingers!) and warmth. Don't go for thickness, go for dense foliage - that's what will make your scion grow. The stocks I grafted to are well below pencil thickness.

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ferrel_human said:

That is strange man. I just recently re-wet my mamm luethyi seeds in the pot again. I ordered some tephrocactus geometricus seeds and they say they are also hard to germinate as well and they benefit from watering the pot. Letting it dry and then rewetting it. There also other methods as well.

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Yes, sometimes they can be very slow - I copied this post from another thread.




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Spanishfly said:
As they say, NEVER say die !!! 
Just over a year ago I got some seeds of Cumarinia odorata - a rarely grown monotypic genus.  Just a few, and I sowed them in a small pot.  After some months nothing had happened, so I put that pot to one side - needed the lighting space.  Yesterday I decided to recycle that pot and found 3 little sprouts - sitting in dust dry soil.  So I gave them some sorely needed water and put that pot under the fluoros again - it will stay there until the spring.
So don´t be too quick to give up on your seeds - they just might be a bit slow.




Following on from the above, in the last 4 months the sprouts have done very well, and today I potted on the largest - it was looking very much like a miniature adult, and just starting to produce hooked central spines.
Here it is in a 6cm pot - it will stay under fluoros for a week, before being gradually introduced to the sun.

LSoares said:

the_r3dz said:

What's the fastest way to propogate peres from cuttings? Mine are all middle cuts so no fresh tips, but they are putting out new growth.
I accidenally broke one growth off and put it into dirt, and then one was getting too tall for the container so I chopped it and put it into it's own pot (used rooting hormone for the first time) but they are so skinny, it'll be weeks before I have anything graft worthy.

Would it be better to let the new growths just grow out on the old stock? How long does it usually take for them to get thick enough to be grafted on?

I can get them outside after may 9 but I'll be so late in this comp ha

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Pereskiopsis won't thicken unless it's grown with some wind blowing on it. The fastest way to grow cuttings is to give them ample water, light (not direct sunlight if you prize your fingers!) and warmth. Don't go for thickness, go for dense foliage - that's what will make your scion grow. The stocks I grafted to are well below pencil thickness.

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Spanishfly said:

With deep breathing and shaking hands, today I lifted the first sprout, sliced it and mated it with the stock.  I put it in a bag to keep it humid while it attempts to bond - probably leave it in for a couple of weeks under fluoros.

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Following on from the above - after a week in a bag to keep up humidity - there is definite growth.  I declare this a successful graft!



This is only the third graft I have ever done - one failed, but as the man said - two out of three ain´t bad.  I am quite chuffed that it worked.