How to micrograft Lophophora seedlings on thick rootstocks!

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3 жыл бұрын

Hey guys,
so this is a question I'm getting asked quite often - how do I do my Micrografts on thick stocks such as T. Pachanoi, peruvianus, and hylocereus....
Well, Since I had a small emergency, and i had to degraft a scion I found myself with a spare stock, so I took the opportunity to make a quick video on how I do it!
Please note that this is just my way of doing it, and I'm sure as always that there are more than one way to get to the result that you want :-)
I hope that this helps you somehow though, and hopefully you'll enjoy this tutorial!
If you have any questions, please comment down below and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
To those that are following me since the beginning and have watched my seed sowing project, these Fricii cultivars were the first ones I sowed in that video, so they have been developing quite nicely!
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Take Care!

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@hexerey 3 жыл бұрын

That's some superior grafting skills! Hats off🙌

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Fingers crossed that it will take 🤞

@wizard2755 Жыл бұрын

Those Lophophora are a good size for three months

@1neAdam12 Жыл бұрын

9months, maybe. But definitely not three.

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

This one was +- 3 months at the time it was grafted

@chetmanley2462 11 ай бұрын

Damn bro what’s your secret!!!

@robertlerinc3217 3 ай бұрын

Interessting.. Can the little Root From Peyote exist in a Sidecut??(I See dry in a das,..enough for Peyote can deep into Trichocereus??

@CactusCove 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent demonstration, and have you tried using Schlumbergera cactus as a stock for grafting? It's plentiful and despite its thin stems and being fiddly it can surprisingly work very well, just a suggestion as I read you might try using Opuntia too 😁👍🏻🌵

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, appreciate the kind words :) matter of fact i have not, I've got 2 of those actually and thought about it once ot twice aswell,but I didn't bother because in my opinion schlumbergera are not my fastest growers so I didn't think it was worth it :) have you tried? Mind sharing some of ypur ecperiences?:) yeah opuntias are in slumber now, but once they perk up again in spring, they'll definitely get the chop :)

@CactusCove 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lophophanatica I saw a video on You Tube grafting cactus Seedlings onto schlumbergera and it was very good. I had some young Seedlings at the time so gave it a try over a year ago now, just out of curiosity, but it was my first go at grafting then and they fell off and wouldn't stick onto the thin stems! 🤣 well I might give it another go now I'm a bit more clued up just to see if it will work second time round but on the same hand I'm not a massive fan of grafting but in some circumstances it does serve a purpose which I think is great as well for those cactus especially notoriously hard to grow on their own roots, or cactus that are so slow to grow 😉, will be interesting to see how your Opuntia grafting get on 👍🏻🌵🙂

@Coin_Vert 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for video I'm in moroco bravo 👍

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

Hey brother, thank you for watching 👏👏 hopefully it helped, and thanks for your input 😊

@ziggyinta 8 ай бұрын

Music is highly distracting and disruptive. But thanks for your information you put out there. Keep up the good work, i learnt some bit and had some insight👍

@sats_nak 3 жыл бұрын

love it, keep it up! Music awesome, as always.

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words, appreciate it 👏👏

@StatuaryGrape 3 жыл бұрын

When aligning the vascular bundles, you mentioned air pockets. Would a drop or 2 of water in between them prevent that do you think?

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the scion needs to touch the rootstock entirely. I wouldn't do that as it raises chances of your scion rotting. It is better to give it a little push and wiggle it around to push the air pockets out

@StatuaryGrape 3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense. I was wondering if maybe a diluted rooting hormone would work. I have a few expendable Echnobivia pups I may experiment with

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

No that'll probably rot

@ziggyinta 8 ай бұрын

Attempting to use aloevera as grafting glue grafting larger cactus on more established root stocks. My root stock had its tips removed in exchange for being looked after as i found a house. Some success, some not, but the successful is on a cactus that shouldn't have taken. Also, the internet takes things to far, dont need to carve up all the cactus, a slight gental trim of edges is all thats needed instead of carving the sides and leaving a ugly join, i use excessive pressure to stop the sides pushing off the graft, gives more surface area and a more aesthetically pleasing join. Im only beginning down the grafting rabbit hole so will probably prove myself wrong with my other attempts doing it by the internet book taking each step to far 😅😊

@ponolovefarms3926 10 ай бұрын

Do you ever superglue the graft edges? I started putting a tiny bead around the edge a couple days after the original cut and haven’t lost a graft since.

@Lophophanatica 10 ай бұрын

No, In my experience it's not necessary. I haven't lost a graft doing it like this either, but if it works for you keep doing it 👍

@quercus_opuntia Жыл бұрын

So you don't put pressure like rubber bands or tape on the scion and they still take? I've been trying to graft seedlings onto opuntia but it's incredibly hard to apply tape or bands because of all the spines so I wonder if I should forget it and just stick it on.

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

Yeah, in my experience for seedlings pressure is not necessary. You just need to pay attention so that they don't dry out for the first couple of days.

@IIrandhandleII Жыл бұрын

How do you remove the graft when it has gotten sufficiently big? Does it grow its own roots?

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

Yes, you basically just cut it, let it dry and plant it. It'll eventually grow roots

@stormevans6897 Жыл бұрын

At one point of maturity of lophos do I need to worry about applying a significant amount of pressure with things like rubber bands when grafting?

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

Nit sure what you mean, before grafting or after the fact?

@zwischendurundmoll3968 Жыл бұрын

@@Lophophanatica I think he means during the graft/ during the time after you have put the seedlings on the rootsock and are waiting whether the graft will work

@chetmanley2462 11 ай бұрын

What do you do for other the part of the scion that has roots? Could you graft that too?

@AudioStorm1980 7 ай бұрын

You can actually line it up on another rootstock upsidedown..... it'll pup.

@jameshays381 3 жыл бұрын

Is it normal for the edges of the scion to lift up? My first two I did about a week ago and they seem to have taken but lifted a bit so I can see the root bundle.

@johnsummers600 2 жыл бұрын

You were supposed to cut the roots off...

@jameshays381 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnsummers600 I did. The vascular bundle was showing. It didn't take. I've got a bunch more going now

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

It's a hit or miss, just try again. Maybe your alignment was off

@jameshays381 Жыл бұрын

@@Lophophanatica I've had a lot more success after the first try, some of my micrografts are well over an inch across now. Thanks for this video it helped a lot 😁

@sl-qx5dk Жыл бұрын

@@jameshays381 how is it going? love that glaucous trich in your pfp do you grow all those fellas (in your pfp and your gafts) indoors?

@rafaelandrade2343 Жыл бұрын

What is the best root? Myrtillocactus Geometrizans, hylocereus undatus or Harrisia jusbetii? Which grow more fast?

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

They all grow fairly fast. Depends a lot on your environment but all are suitable rootstocks

@antilope83 Жыл бұрын

How much light and what kind of light do you give them the week after the graft?

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

I just keep them in the shade until the union has healed over, then they gett full sun for as long as it shines throughout the day

@derrickmartin3534 Жыл бұрын

So you don't harden off the seedlings before grafting? Have some at a month and would love to just graft on at 3 months

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

"Hardening" of plants only happen when they are much older. That's not something you can dp over 3 months but rather how a plant is grown for longer periods of time. You can graft seedlings at pretty much whenever you want, it's just a question of preference.the only thing that needs to be adjusted is the rootstock.

@derrickmartin3534 Жыл бұрын

@@Lophophanatica Ok good to know. Thank you!!

@science_and_anonymous 3 жыл бұрын

How fast is Hylocereus grafts when compared to other rootstalk/ loph scions?

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

In my experience not much faster than trichs, they're about the same. In spring I'll try grafting on some opuntias aswell, haven't tried that before

@chetmanley2462 11 ай бұрын

How does pereskiopsis compare?

@mikhalastokes5822 3 жыл бұрын

Hey awesome video's 💚🌵best place to get seed's from?

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Join the lophophora - selling/auction/trade group on facebook, lots of great sellers on there 👍

@albertomischi8502 Жыл бұрын

hello can you tell me what is the name of the cactus you used as a rootstock?

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

Trichocereus pachanoi

@soloplaysgames9965 8 ай бұрын

I thought this was a dragonfruit you used? Will pachanoi work the same?

@AudioStorm1980 7 ай бұрын

@@soloplaysgames9965yes and they're both active....so ur lophophoria continues to makes alkaloids.

@sietweed221 3 жыл бұрын

I have a question. Does ventilation and air help with the growth of seedlings?

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

Counter question, do you need air to breath? If you don't you'll lose your container to mold

@sietweed221 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lophophanatica ditto 👽

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

@@sietweed221 jokes aside, yes, I open my containers every 2-4 days during the first couple of months

@sietweed221 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lophophanatica okay!!! I'll start to do that. How much time would they require? Sorry for the questions.

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

There's not set time as every container is different, unfortunately. Just look at your seedlings to se what they are telling you, and then act accordingly

@douglasrodrigues1322 3 жыл бұрын

O mais incrível é que só deixa por cima sem usar nada para fixar

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, no pressure needed :) the juices are enough to make a proper connection

@mariusram2136 3 жыл бұрын

Is Achanthocereus inermis, the Porta?

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

No, hylocereus

@gonst1 3 жыл бұрын

Will this also work with TBMC ?

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

To graft tbmc on hylocereus or a seedling to tbmc? :) not sure what you mean?

@hexerey 3 жыл бұрын

I mean theoretically both would work but I guess you mean grafting a TBMC onto hylocereus. Yes that works but from what I've seen pachanoi seems to be the most popular way to go when it comes to TBMC 👍

@psilocypher 3 жыл бұрын

No pressure on the scion?

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

No pressure, no

@psilocypher 3 жыл бұрын

Why is that exactly? Just trying to learn. I’ve had success grafting larger buttons, but not too much with seedlings. Maybe this is why.

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean?

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

Oh nevermind i misread your question sorry. Not sure why, I've done 6 like these, they all stuck without pressure and were all successful. Imo the juices are sufficient to make them stick together

@psilocypher 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lophophanatica Nice! Thank you for the quick responses!

@stormstrike1845 Жыл бұрын

Won’t the big cactus keep growing?

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

It does, but it pushes the growth in the scion

@mathias8790 3 жыл бұрын

Can i use San Pedro for this?

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I've grated 4 others like this on Trichocereus Pachanoi

@mathias8790 3 жыл бұрын

@@Lophophanatica Thanks a lot.

@ignassunilaitis591 Жыл бұрын

Nice music 😀

@science_and_anonymous 3 жыл бұрын

Also, make sure the knife is NOT Sirrated

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I only use those knifes to make the first cut if the stock is too woody to cut otherwise, all the other cuts should be made with a "normal" blade to ensure you've got a clean, leveled cut 👍

@itschris013 3 жыл бұрын

How is it going??

@Lophophanatica 3 жыл бұрын

Great, it is already double the size than my 3 year old seed grown plants

@enviosinterdimencionales8612 Жыл бұрын

desert, aliens, entities!

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

This one cracked me up 😂

@zwischendurundmoll3968 Жыл бұрын

Would you be willing to give me the name of the person who sold you the three month old peyote or maybe a good source for peyotes for Medicinal use in Europe?

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

I grew that one from seed, sourced from a fellow thai breeder. I don't care about the psychedlic/"medicinal" side from these plants as I'm interested purely in the botanical aspect. Plus most plants grown in europe will probably do you no good if that's what you're looking for.

@zwischendurundmoll3968 Жыл бұрын

@@Lophophanatica how so? What's wrong with plants from Europe?

@Lophophanatica Жыл бұрын

Botanically nothing. From.what you asked, lacking desert conditions