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Cactus Unboxing - some beautiful cuttings
Ziggy offered me a cutting from his eve's needle cactus to compare growth rates with mine, which we suspect may be a monstrose variant with slower growth. He very kindly included some other cuttings too, which I'm really excited about. I'll get these potted up over the next few days, although it's now quite late in the year so I probably won't get a lot of growth until next year now.
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Wonky Trichcereus Bridgesii/Pachanoi Hybrid Graft
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This Trichocereus Bridgesii/Pachanoi hybrid was grafted onto Pereskiopsis last year. It took a while to get going, but has been growing strongly outdoors this summer. However it has always had a lean, and recently has needed extra support as the stock is fairly weak. The scion also terminated, then started a new growth 'section'. I've just noticed the bottom of the scion is growing both roots a...
Cleistocactus Cuttings - 4 month update
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In early April I decided to chop a couple of the arms of my Cleistocactus Winterii up into small pieces with the intention of rooting and propagating them. After what seemed like a very long wait, there is now clear evidence that this process has succeeded, and the cuttings are now starting to show new side-shoots emerging. It took way longer than I thought it would, but it shows that patience ...
Astrocylindropuntia Subulata - a pretty plant, but is it a standard version or monstruose?
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I saw a very large cactus in a pub garden, and spoke to the owners who said it was "Aguja de Eva" or Eve's Needle. They told me it grew very quickly, and at the time I saw it, it was 2 or 3m tall with lots of side branches. So I bought my own online from an Etsy seller in the UK, then took this cutting which was a large side branch on the original plant. This doesn't seem to grow as quickly as ...
Grafting Update - a very successful graft. Some new grafts to try to repeat this success.
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In this video I provide an update to a graft that I did in a previous video which has exceeded my expectations. I also do some new grafts in an attempt to repeat this success, but there is a clear health issue with one of the target scions - I hope it doesn't stop the graft from succeeding, but we'll have to see. There's also a scion I'm attempting to root after the Schlumbergera stock started ...
Taking a look at my other, neglected cactus collection
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As well as my main collection of cacti, I look after a small second collection which I only get to visit a few times a year. I've chosen a few species which I thought would cope well with very infrequent watering and general neglect, which is what many cacti will experience in their natural habitat. But the results are definitely a mixed bag - some have stayed very healthy looking but not reall...
Substrate comparison for germination - update
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In a previous video here: th-cam.com/video/32QcpT2b4Cs/w-d-xo.html I set out to compare two different substrates for germinating cactus seeds. Now that two months have passed I have some results. The comparison suggests maybe the free-draining, non-nutritious substrate is slightly better but it's way too small a sample to be sure. Echinocactus Grusonii germinated well in both types, Astrophytum...
Grafting of small seedlings onto Myrtillocactus Geometrizans and Trichocereus Pachanoi
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In this video I graft some Astrophytum Asterias and an Echinocactus Platyacanthus seedling onto Myrtillocactus Geometrizans and Trichocereus Pachanoi root stock. I also graft the top of a pup from Mammillaria Gracilis onto Pachanoi, and the bottom of the same pup onto Pereskiopsis Spathulata. After a week I should know whether these have adhered, and hopefully a short while after that I should ...
Cactus Grafting - why, why not and the pros and cons
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In this video I show you a few of my grafting experiments to show you the results I've obtained and a comparison of some of the grafts to non-grafted siblings grown at the same time and in most cases in the same conditions. I've found grafting to be a whole lot of fun, and although I've had many failures along the way, the successes have given me very satisfying results. I discuss the pros and ...
Cleistocactus Winteri repotting and propagating
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I wanted to re-pot my Cleistocactus Winteri (golden rat's tail cactus) into a hanging basket, but rather than just transferring it as is, I decided to do something to increase the number of arms it has to hang over the edge. Ultimately, I feel this would be a better fit for the size of the basket, and although in the short term it will look odd, my guess is the outcome will be worth it. I could...
My latest purchase - a Mangave "Mission to Mars" Agave-Manfreda Hybrid
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Last week I spotted this plant in a local nursery, but didn't know what it was although it clearly looked like a red agave. Yesterday I went back and bought it, and the owner of the nursery contacted their supplier to find out what it was as they didn't know. I'd never heard of Mangaves until about a week ago, so this was a new discovery to me. "Mission to Mars" so called because of the red col...
Comparison of substrate types for germinating cactus seeds - which works best?
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I'm never sure what sort of substrate should be used for germinating cacti. So here I am starting an experiment to run over the next few months. I have sown 3 types of seeds - Astrophytum Capricorne, Gymnocalycium Damsii and Echinocactus Grusonii - each into 2 separate substrates, one a standard bought potting compost, and one a home-made mix of 50% coconut fibre, 25% river sand and 25% perlite...
Trichocereus Seedling Separation
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I finally got round to separating the final pots with 4 or more Trichocereus Pachanoi seedlings in them - the roots were somewhat entangled so I'll leave these to dry out for 10 days before potting them up. A few seedlings have really not grown rapidly at all, I don't know if this is because these seedlings had poor genetics, or were crowded out by the larger seedlings in the pot. I'll pot them...
Replanting some of my 17-month-old Trichocerus seedlings Ready for Spring
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Some of my Trichocereus seedling are needing repotting before the growing season gets going. These are all Trichocereus Pachanoi seeds that that I germinated myself in 2022. In this video I cover why I chose compostable pots for my seedlings when they were first transplanted, and why I won't be using them again. The plastic pots I got at a later stage have been brilliant, but there's a small pr...
Agave Seedlings - taking them out of the germination chamber
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Agave Seedlings - taking them out of the germination chamber
What's wrong with my Parodia Magnifica?
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What's wrong with my Parodia Magnifica?
Slab graft of Trichocereus Pachanoi on Pereskiopsis - why I hate handling small plant cuttings!
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Slab graft of Trichocereus Pachanoi on Pereskiopsis - why I hate handling small plant cuttings!
Attempted rescue graft of a rotted Astrophytum Myriostigma seedling
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Attempted rescue graft of a rotted Astrophytum Myriostigma seedling
Rescue of cacti after 5 weeks of neglect
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Rescue of cacti after 5 weeks of neglect
Blackened Trichocereus Pachanoi seedling investigation and repotting
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Blackened Trichocereus Pachanoi seedling investigation and repotting
Failed rooting of a Myrtillocactus cutting above water
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Failed rooting of a Myrtillocactus cutting above water
Ziggy set you up :) You are correct that you have the monstrous form which is easier to identify by the excessive pupping. I think your monstrose eve is actually looking very healthy despite your less than ideal conditions.
Many thanks for your comment, it just goes to underline that when you buy something on the internet you don't always get quite what you expected, although in this case I'm happy with the plant itself. The branch I am growing now on its own roots is certainly producing a *lot* of side branches. Ziggy's cuttings are now all potted up and the already-rooted A. Subulata is showing some signs of having taken on water. I'm hoping there's enough warmth left for the other cuttings to send out roots quickly so they can get through the winter.
Wow!!
You can never have too many cacti 😂😂😂❤🌵💚
Funny shape!
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More dancing Opuntias getting around...nice video! 😀😎👍
Thanks for commenting, I'm actually really excited about the Vestita, very happy that Ziggy sent me this one. A couple of years ago I did some timelapse videos of mung bean germination so a dancing cactus would be a great candidate for something similar.
@@DFJA01 That would be great! My most recent video is on this very subject!
@@newbotany Just watched it and subscribed to your channel, thanks for your comment. 🙂
@@DFJA01 Thanks!
Some nice ones from Ziggy there. Nice to see some Pterocactus originally from me in your collection now 😊 Thank you for sharing with us. Have a lovely evening from Edith & myself 🌵☀️🌺🌼🌸🏜
Thanks Daz, yes originally your Pterocactus so I need to read up how to care for it :-). The others are now in grit so hopefully should root before the season ends. Wishing you and Edith a great evening.
Excellent Donald 🙂 YOUR PARROT HAS ESCAPED 😬😁 You're all Opuntia'd up now 😁 You could lob the smaller ones straight into grit if you wanted, they should root in a couple of months. They were clean breaks so no need to worry about callousing over. I'll try to do a vid of the latest one that just turned up. The Pterocactus cuttings came from Daz originally. Glad you like them 🙂🙂🌵🌵
Many thanks again, I've prepared some grit to root them in but it's a bit damp so will give it a couple of days to dry out before doing so. I just spotted the Pterocactus on your Cactus tour video, it's a beautiful and curious plant. I might have to get handy with a saw and prepare a similar box for it! 🙂🌵💚
@@DFJA01 Excellent stuff 🙂 Mines not flowered yet but I think Cactus Joe's has 🙂🙂🌵🌵
Very beautiful! 🌵💚
Many thanks - they've mostly continued to grow well although due to a very cloudy late spring, those that were indoors on the windowsill have etiolated somewhat.
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Thanks for watching, glad you've seen the update. I'll probably follow this up again at some point next year with its progress.
Good job! 👍 Some times ago I made this too. 🌵😊
Many thanks for watching and commenting - I hope yours turned out as you hoped for. I've now done an update video on this - the cuttings have started growing so have clearly rooted, which is very satisfying to see.
Very interesting. I've got a wonky Parodia to sort out soon, not grafted but it seems to want to grow sideways lol. Thank you for sharing with us. Have a lovely day from Edith & myself 👍🏻🌵☀️🌺🌼🌸🏜
Thanks Daz for your comment, when I started out I was tempted to discard anything that "didn't come out right" but I'm very glad I didn't - the wonky ones seem to tell a story about how these plants cope in the wild, and they always do what they want rather than what I want! Wishing you and Edith a great week ahead, from a very rainly Cornwall today 🙂🌵💚
Funny shape,, gives me a dirty mind! But it's a special shape! Unusual!! Anyway, if I were you....I will use cutter and not blade and I will use tong to hold the cacti. 😂
Haha the tongs were outside in the cafe and I was too lazy to go and get them, which was definitely a mistake! And I didn't expect it to be as tough to cut as this, but obviously as they get larger the get a woody core to support them. A couple of lessons learnt for next time. ❤🌵
I LOVE the wonky and different looking cacti haha, your wonky Tricho bridgesii/pachanoi graft is AWESOME looking and WOW with the roots growing from the bottom and you have pups growing too, its going to be wonderful to see how the lower part will grow, and thats brilliant you have the top part you have removed to grow on now, thanks so much for sharing the cutting and the update with us Donald, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Northern Spain from Hans and me for a fantastic day XXXX <3
Thanks Lyn, I was surprised to see the pups and roots so will post an update when they have developed further, bit it might not be until next year now. Wishing you and Hans a great weekend from sunny Devon today 🙂🌵💚
YAY :-D thats fantastic news the Cleistocactus cuttings are growing new shoots already, thanks so much for sharing the awesome update with us Donald, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Hans and me to Northern Spain for a fantastic Thursday today XXXX <3
Thanks for your comment Lyn, I aspire to have a collection as beautiful as yours but it may take a few years! 🙂🌵💚
I hear that roots usually means that the stock has separated and you'd need to degraft it? No personal experience, of course.
@UrbanHafner I don't think it's separated, but perhaps the scion no longer thinks it's getting enough water and nutrition, hence the new roots. I'm interested to see where the stock and bottom section goes from here - the top part should root easily and I've done that many times now. I had a couple of similar grafts where I buried the stock completely, allowing the scion roots to reach the soil. These have done very well so far, but I've been warned to watch out for rot setting in on the buried Pereskiopsis. Many thanks for commenting!
@@DFJA01 I'll be watching with interested. I just did my first three successful grafts (2x Carnegiea gigantea and 1x Astrophytum myriostigma) and that will all hopefully become relevant to me next year. :)
@UrbanHafner oh that sounds good, I've not attempted to graft any of my Carnegia Gigantea seedlings. Good luck with them. I've attempted loads of Astrophytum grafts but very few have succeeded so far, except one Myriostigma that is absolutely rocking on the Myrtillocactus stock. 🙂
@@DFJA01 Two out of three Carnegiea on Pereskiposis so far ane one out of two for the Astrophytums (but the second one got knocked over). I'll continue as seedlings and stock permit, but it's easier than expected. And a lot of fun, of course. :)
@UrbanHafner I have some Carnegia Gigantea seedlings that need repotting soon, I might try grafting a couple of them to Trichocereus or Myrtillocactus. I've also ordered a load of Gymnocalycium seeds, so hope to be able to graft them to Pereskiopsis once they germinate.
That was quick Donald, some of them can take years before anything happpens 😁😁🌵🌵
@ZiggySearchfieldCactus I was inspired to try this as a result of a video Lyn posted, but perhaps my expectations were a little ambitious. Very glad to see progress on this, my Parodia Magnifica has still done absolutely zilch but I haven't given up on it yet. Thanks for watching 🙂🌵💚
Cor, that's an odd looking one Donald 😁 Be interesting to see what happens 🙂🙂🌵🌵
@ZiggySearchfieldCactus It was one of the ones I mostly ignored as it was "ugly", until I gave it a close look today. These plants never cease to surprise me! Thanks for watching, I might post an update on this next year. 🙂💚🌵
Cor 🙂 Your one looks different from both of them Donald 😬 More like the smaller monstrose one but with lots more side shoots. Reminds me of Opuntia monacantha monstrose. That one can have cuttings that are totally different from the parent plant too 😬 Be interesting to see if it gets a shift on if it was repotted and fed 🙂🙂🌵🌵
I actually fed it (along with most of my cacti) this evening, diluted feed in the hope that they will appreciate it over the next week which will be very hot. Many thanks for commenting, I'm intrigued by this now!
@@DFJA01 Think we've started something 😁😁🌵🌵
Is that cacti? Or succulents?
He's a Cactus Vanessa 🙂🙂🌵🌵
Austro = Southern (hemisphere). Cylindro = cylindrical form. Opuntia = a genus (now divided into several geni) of cactus that includes prickly pears. I love this species because it doesn't look like other cacti ❤
Cheers from a grower in Oregon in the USA. Are these from Jerry at San Pedro Mastery?
Many thanks for your comment - yes these are all grown from seeds from Jerry, although I do have some older seedlings from another supplier. I've been very pleased with the germination rates and general vigour of Jerry's seeds. They are even bigger now!
AWESOME video Donald :-D it definitely looks like a Ferocactus with its spines and body but I am not sure of the exact type, and the cactus at the end definitely looks like a Tephro, I think the darkening on the scions is due to humidity too as I notice this on mine especially during the summer when we have a lot of warm temps and high rain in Ireland, the multiple headed graft is amazing and thats fantastic you are able to take more grafts, good luck with the new grafts and thanks so much for sharing the update and grafting with us, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from Hans and me to Northern Spain for a brilliant Saturday and weekend XXXX <3
Many thanks for your comment Lyn. Looking back through my orders, it looks like I ordered some Ferocactus Histrix seeds, and also some "Ferocactus Mix" so it could actually be anything. It's definitely a very pretty plant and I'm keen to see what it looks like as an adult. Worth the effort to rescue and propagate!
I thought it looked like a Grus too but like you say, the spines are curved so I suspect some sort of Ferocactus 🤔maybe a glaucescens? 🙂🙂🌵🌵
Thanks for your comment Ziggy. It looks like I ordered some "Ferocactus Mix" seeds at one point so it could actually be anything. I'm sticking with Ferocactus for now, and looking forward to seeing it grow to an adult. Definitely pretty enough to be worth rescuing and propagating.
How sad. When I was a kid we had a front yard with medium/large columnar cactus and some teenagers came in the night and hacked it in half with a golf club. These things happen but hopefully it doesn't get to you too bad. It can really stir up all kinds of emotions. I've been planting my cold hardy cacti in the front yard just hoping for no incidents, trying to be accepting that things can happen, and having a bit of trust in others. A lot of times it's kids who just need to mature. And hey, consider that maybe your cacti didn't go peacefully and drew some blood since all of us cactus people get poked even though we treat them with care😆
Many thanks for your reply - it sapped my enthusiasm for a few weeks, but I think I'm over it now. I still have loads of cacti out the front where they are vulnerable, but have been fairly careful to remove all the ones that are most valuable to me and put them somewhere more secure. The main problem is that the front is the sunny side of the house, and I don't have a lot of spare space. I made some wooden shelving to grow and display my cacti and that of necessity is at the front. However, I did think I should propagate my Opuntia Microdaysis and make a glochid-filled fence around them all! Or maybe a cholla or, as @ZiggySearchfieldCactus suggests Opuntia Stricta - I don't have any of those yet but it sounds awesome.
Please ....when do you water cacti. Help
Thanks for your comment. It really depends on your climate, the species of cactus and even factors such as the soil type they are growing in. As a general rule for desert cacti you should keep the roots dry in winter when the cacti go dormant, and only water once it's warm enough for active growth. Even then, most cacti like to dry out completely between waterings. I also apply fertiliser, at half the norrmal strength, roughly one in four waterings. But others may have different thoughts on this.
People will literally steal anything these days. Think Ziggy is spot on with the ID of that one at 5.02 👍🏻 Thank you for sharing with us. Happy growing 🌵☀️🌺🌸🌼🏜
Yes it is rather depressing, I don't feel I can leave anything in my prime sunny location now as a result of this. Many thanks for commenting Daz! 🙂🌵💚
The one at 5.02 looks like a Parodia mammulosa Donald 🙂 I had a couple of pots taken from my stall out the front last month too. When I looked back at the picture I took, they'd stolen 2 of the same plant 🤔 If they were that desparate for some plants they should have come and talked to me, I could have found them something 🙄🌵🌵
Thanks Ziggy for the identification of this plant, I've compared it with photos from the internet and it definitely has the correct spine pattern and general form - I'd never even thought to look through Parodia photos to identify it. The thefts are infuriating - if someone had knocked at the door and asked for a cactus I'd happily have given them a very fine plant or two, just not the one I gave my wife as a present for a big birthday. I've subsequently removed most of the larger/better plants and put them indoors, although I don't have room for them all. No doubt their prime position against a south-west facing wall led to them growing so large in the first place.
@@DFJA01 I'll try to put a pic up when one of mine flowers 🙂 Put a sign in an empty flower pot outside telling whoever nicked it to seek medical attention because the spines are possibly lethal 😮😁😁🌵🌵
@ZiggySearchfieldCactus I actually thought about surrounding them all with a fence of Opuntia Microdasys plants, which were briefly my favourite Opuntia until I met one in the flesh, literally 😂😡🌵
@@DFJA01 Opuntia stricta would be even better, I'm thinking about discontinuing it in the shop as it even gets people driving past on the A2 😁😁🌵🌵
Wow coooooool
Many thanks! I've done a load more but most of them failed, I'll try again in a few weeks and make another video about it.
Have a few smaller 2 year tricho seedlings I put out in the sun first time and the bottom 1/4 turned red and they started bending over. I repotted one deeper kept it outside and the others put back in greenhouse. they recovered but can still see the color for now. I suspect its because I had them under led at the beginning.
Many thanks for your comment. It sounds like they might have got sunburnt or damaged by being moved to the sun too quickly. In my experience, tissue damaged in this way doesn't really recover but the plant can still give very healthy new growth. I'm glad to hear that they recovered, it sounds like you've got things under control.
I cut the roots off and let the plants heal for 2 weeks and then I dip the remaining roots into Aloe juice before re-potting!
Thanks for your comment - I've heard others recommend cutting off the roots and allowing new ones to form, but I'm not totally convinced about it if the existing roots are healthy as the plant will need to expend energy growing them. I'm open to being convinced otherwise - these ones have done very well but I have a few other plants that seem to be struggling due to poor roots, notable my Parodia Magnifica. I've not heard about dipping them in Aloe juice before, but I might give that a try.
@@DFJA01 I used to feel the same way about cutting the roots, but when I tried it, I had much faster recovery times after re-potting... I have only been at it for 5 years, but when I find these hacks, I try to share them... With or without cutting the roots, Aloe is the best for healing roots and getting them started or restarted! Can't wait to see your next video!
@@cactuscapacity I still have a small number of Trichocereus seedlings that need repotting, so when I do I'll give the roots a trim. I've only been at it 2 years so happy to learn from the experience of others!
Grafting is an art, and you have made some fine pieces of art here!!! I have some grafting going on in my greenhouse and it is absolutely the most rewarding hobby I have ever committed myself to! Glad I found your channel!! Subscribing now!
Many thanks for your comment - I'm pleased with these results, but I've had many failed grafts and I don't always understand why. I'm hoping to do another video soon with another batch of attempted grafts. We've had such little sunshine the last month that a number of my plants are etiolating so I'm waiting for better growing conditions before I do any more.
@@DFJA01 one more thing about grafts is that some cacti have anti microbial activity, especially Trichocereus and Lophophora, so I find alcohol to be a waste of time for sterilization, considering the plant kills even more bacteria than alcohol. I had one graft failure and it was due to spidermite infection shortly after grafting... I have never used alcohol, but would consider it if I were grafting plants with no anti microbial traits.
@@cactuscapacity I'm mostly following what others do in their videos, but there is much to learn. I think the most important thing is to have both stock and scion actively growing - it's hard to tell from people's videos what the temperature, humidity and light conditions are for the plants they are grafting. But I had some seedlings that weren't doing well so I repotted them (not grafted) in lighter soil and put them in exactly the same place and suddenly they are growing again. If I'd grafted these seedlings instead, they probably wouldn't have taken.
@@DFJA01 I have had the most issues when using any top dressing,... it looks pretty but when I remove the top dressing the cactus grow and look more healthy. I am in the high desert so the conditions are 14% himidity right now and 90F. in the greenhouse 100F. I would think that more humidity, the less top dressing is needed... Great chatting with you, and I will be interested to see what you have next so please, keep sharing! Thanks again!
If you ever want to reattempt this experiment I have two suggestions... Either place the cutting directly into the water OR allow the cutting to be very well calloused and leave it suspended as you did in the video. I couldn't see how well calloused it was before. Some people love water rooting/therapy to plump up the seedlings HOWEVER unless you plan on keeping it hydroponically I don't see the pro. A cutting being shriveled up will send out roots so just water as normal. Or maybe I'm just being dense. If you place those roots in your soilmix of choice it'll dry up and sprout new air/soil roots versus the water roots that formed.
Thanks for commenting - it may not have been well enough calloused, but now I have more experience I don't attempt this technique at all. I allow to callous very well then put in dry well-draining soil, forget about it for a while then lighly moisten occasionally, pulling gently to see if roots are forming. Only then do I start watering more heavily. So far I've not had a single failure of a large cutting doing this.
@@DFJA01 Great :) I do the same but I don't check the roots... I water my well calloused cuttings the same as rooted growing cacti. Same schedule and everything just no fertilizer. After 2-4 weeks callousing I place on top of the substrate and just water as normal. I've yet to lose one this way but everyone's climate is a little different.
I think temperature might be important - it's pretty cold here in winter (even indoors!) so I keep them pretty dry, but rooting in summer (or in my heated grow tent) is a lot quicker and less risky. I've seen people root in one substrate then transplant, but I've not found this to be necessary.
Great experiment... everyone has their own preferences. It first it shouldn't matter much as long as humid. But depending on the species too nutritious a substrate tends to burn and kill some seedlings where others don't seem to care and grow well regardless.
I've had great success with Trichocereus in bought potting compost, but Astrophytum seedlings ended up rotting. This might have more to do with moisture retention than nutrients though, as there was no air in the mixture when I investigated. A sure recipe for root rot in sensitive species.
Thanks for commenting that you make some videos. So what I mean on precutting the grafting stock it like at @4:30 you allow that to callous of a week or so... the center tends to push out more. After calloused you make a flat cut only the size needed to sit the scion offset slightly like you do at @5:38. This helps increase success rate IME preventing excessive flesh being exposed. The rest your technique is good :) The cup and wrap I personally tend to get rot from the humidity but if you let it callous should be fine.
Many thanks for your feedback, I'd never thought of pre-cutting and allowing to callous before doing a final cut, but that would minimise the problem I had with this batch, namely that the exposed surfaces started to rot. I spotted it before it set in too deep, but I lost most of the scions. I'm waiting for a few more Trichos to be a bit larger but plan another batch very soon - just coming into the season here so plenty of time to experiment!
Thanks so much for sharing the update on the different substrates you have used for cactus germination Donald, and the Golden barrel grusonii seedlings are so cute, have a fantastic plant powered weekend and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Northern Spain from Hans and me XXXX <3
Many thanks for your comment Lyn - I just love the golden barrels and have 7 that are doing really well, but I wanted to grow a load more. I really don't know why as I won't have space for them when they are bigger, but they are just very satisfying! Wishing you and Hans all the best from a very rainy Northern Spain! 🙂
those are some sexy pink spines!
Always worth trying different things Donald 🙂 I've started seeds off in just vermiculite before 🙂🙂🌵🌵
Thanks for your comment Ziggy. I've seen conflicting opinions on what the best germination substrate is, so wanted to try for myself. But I'm concluding that it's not that important as long as the moisture and temperature levels are suitable. Far more important is avoiding early death by mould or insect larvae, both of which I've had problems with.
Nice video but you need to pump up the volume as I can barely hear you throughout most of the video.
Sorry about that, and many thanks for your feedback - yes I realised the sound had come out very quiet. I think it's because I used my phone in 'selfie' mode which is designed to pick up your voice from right in front of the screen, whereas I was a bit further away. I'm going to see if I can get an external microphone for the next video to improve things. The ones I filmed using the back camera on the phone came out better, but it's useful to be able to see the screen when filming - especially when I hold things up to the camera for a close-up.
WOW AWESOME Grafting video Donald :-D thats a fantastic idea using the clear tape, and so looking forward to the update on how the seedlings grow on the Myrtillocactus and the Pachanoi, thanks so much for sharing with us, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Northern Spain for a brilliant new week ahead XXXX <3
Thanks Lyn, it's been a while since I've grafted anything and it took me days or even weeks to pluck up the courage - I hate the inevitable plant mutilation that it involves! The grafting tape has worked well for me on Pereskiopsis so I'm hoping it will be OK here but it's definitely a bit tricky to attach to a leaning root stock like this one. I'll know soon enough how it's worked out! :-)
Keep us updated! Your last grafting video inspired me to get some Periskiopsis myself. I'll try grafting later in the year. :)
Many thanks for your comment, and I'm glad it's inspired you to give grafting a try. They don't always succeed for me but it's been so satisfying when they do. And Pereskiopsis is so easy to propagate that if you get lots of small seedlings to practice with, you don't get too upset about the failures! :-) 🌵🌵
@@DFJA01 Yeah, I don't expect them all to succeed on the first try, but it will be fun nonetheless!
I thought that was an Arizona snowcap before you said it Donald 🙂 I got a small one last year too. Hope your grafts work 🙂🙂🌵🌵
It was a complete bonus plant which came as a small pup next to a larger plant from a market stall. Mostly ignored by me for the last year, all the new pups appeared without me noticing as it was hidden behind a much larger plant. I'll probably repot it soon. Thanks for watching and commenting Ziggy, I'll do an update of the grafting in a few weeks :-) 🌵🌵
Great video Donald! Just found your channel and have subscribed! Warm cactus & succulent greetings from Bavaria, Germany...happy growing!🌵🪴🌵🏵🌸🌺
Many thanks Joe for your comment and for subscribing, and I'm glad you liked the video. I hope to do another grafting video in the next week or two as I have some seedlings and grafting stock ready to be united, and the weather is now quite warm. I'm still very much a beginner though. I've been subscribed to your videos for a few months now and they have taught me loads - I aspire to have a collection like yours but as I don't have a greenhouse, I'm limited by how much indoor space I have! Very warm greetings from Asturias, northern Spain. :-)
Nice one. Really interesting, I must try it
Thanks for your comment - it's actually pretty easy and I recommend giving it a try, worth practising on scions you can afford to lose until you've mastered it as not all will succeed.
Very informative. Great work.
Thanks for watching, I hope it's useful.
Pereskiopsis are so nasty with those small thorns, i get blisters for weeks after handling ^^ but def a good rootstock. I just use pachanoi now, so i dont get blisters ^^ Best regards from Denmark!
Many thanks for your comment. I've not had a great success rate with Pereskiopsis to be honest, but when it does work it works well. I've now got quite a lot of Pachanoi seedlings that are probably large enough to use as root stock. Planning to do a load of new grafts in the next couple of weeks. Also a couple of Myrtillocactus.
@@DFJA01 sounds good mate, plzz keep us updated, i would love to see it :)
@zhaezz84 I'll probably do a video of the grafting when I get round to it - I've got a load of Astrophytum Asterias seedlings which I've grown with that in mind, plus a few others.
@@DFJA01 that would be amazing mate :)
AWESOME detailed video on the reasons to graft and not graft cactus Donald, and FANTASTIC and very informative video on grafting, so amazing to see the comparisons between the un grafted and grafted cacti, thanks so much for sharing this brilliant video with us, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Northern Spain for a fantastic Sunday XXXX <3
Thank you so much Lyn for your comment, I've been planning this video for a while and after I did it I realised I missed off one of the plants I meant to include, as it has a small story to tell. But I think it would have made the video a bit too long. Perhaps it can go in the next one! Wishing you both a wonderful sunny evening from Northern Spain 🌵🌵💚😀
Excellent Donald 😎 I didn't know you needed a reason for grafting, I've been doing it for no reason whatsoever 😮🌵
That is absolutely the best reason ever! I've got a load of things I want to try over the coming weeks, now the weather is warmer I expect to have higher success rates as I've had quite a lot just not do anything. Thanks for watching and commenting! 🌵😀💚
@@DFJA01 I've got an Opuntia with 2 Austrocylindropuntias and a peanut cactus on it 😬
@@ZiggySearchfieldCactusI've got both Rhipsalis Cereuscula which grows upwards, and Rhipsalis Baccifera which hangs down. My idea was to graft these onto the same rootstock next to each other, giving me something that grows both up and down from (nearly) the same point. If I get round to it and it works, I'll make a video of it!