Can I save this poor Gymno?
Can I save this poor Gymno?
I got overzealous on watering after it got hot and rotted this poor plant. I cut the rot off but only the top maybe ¾ inch (2 cm) remains. It's calloused alright, but does enough remain that it can successfully root? Or should I maybe try grafting it (I'd do E. pachanoi based on the size. I've never used this stock before but I have some pieces laying around). Really hope I can save this. Just a few weeks ago it had some really pretty yellow flowers
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Los Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Re: Can I save this poor Gymno?
There is still a discoloration visible on your image at the 7 o'clock position. Also, it does not seem like you have a lot more cactus to cut back.
I do not have any experience with cactus grafting, but have read about it and believe, that I would be able to do a decent job. After all, I do hold a Master of Science degree in Horticulture. To me it does look, as if the best solution would be to graft the remaining healthy part of the cactus to either the E. pachanoi or some other kind of cactus. At my place I would most likely use a segment of Opuntia sp.. I did see digital images on the web, which show, that just an areole is needed to do a graft and save a cactus that otherwise is doomed.
Harald
I do not have any experience with cactus grafting, but have read about it and believe, that I would be able to do a decent job. After all, I do hold a Master of Science degree in Horticulture. To me it does look, as if the best solution would be to graft the remaining healthy part of the cactus to either the E. pachanoi or some other kind of cactus. At my place I would most likely use a segment of Opuntia sp.. I did see digital images on the web, which show, that just an areole is needed to do a graft and save a cactus that otherwise is doomed.
Harald
Re: Can I save this poor Gymno?
I don't have any experience with grafting to Echinopsis, but I think it's the best stock I have for this (Pereskiopsis and Schlumbergera definitely wouldn't work!). The "bad spot" you noted is actually just a deeper cut I made at that location. I wanted to get under the rot better. The compressed image doesn't show it well though. I also have tried grafting an areole (to Pereskiopsis) from a section I removed. Hope that lives at leasthegar wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:16 am There is still a discoloration visible on your image at the 7 o'clock position. Also, it does not seem like you have a lot more cactus to cut back.
I do not have any experience with cactus grafting, but have read about it and believe, that I would be able to do a decent job. After all, I do hold a Master of Science degree in Horticulture. To me it does look, as if the best solution would be to graft the remaining healthy part of the cactus to either the E. pachanoi or some other kind of cactus. At my place I would most likely use a segment of Opuntia sp.. I did see digital images on the web, which show, that just an areole is needed to do a graft and save a cactus that otherwise is doomed.
Harald
Overall I think you're probably right, there's just not much left and it's probably not going to root
Los Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Re: Can I save this poor Gymno?
UPDATE:
I grafted it to E. pachanoi, and it seems to have taken. Fingers crossed it's really taken and doesn't just dry out
I grafted it to E. pachanoi, and it seems to have taken. Fingers crossed it's really taken and doesn't just dry out
Los Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Re: Can I save this poor Gymno?
It's doing pretty well. It's bigger but not a ton of growth. I'm not sure what to do with it now. I'd like to degraft it but I'm not sure about it since the cut would be so big
Los Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction