newest graft has taken!

dustin0352 · Post by **dustin0352** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 4:40 pm

I grafted a Echinocactus horizonthalonius seedling that had only been alive for 3 days. Basicaly it was just a small green ball. In my honest opinion I thought it was to young to go under the knife, but wanted to experiment with it. I found that it definately took longer for the graft to heal/take than with older seedlings, but none the less it took and now has small spines/wool showing!! The mad scientist continues!!

kevin63129 · Post by **kevin63129** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:49 pm

Good job once again.

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:18 am

Awesome!
Good job dude.
Give it a good dose of that Florida sun to bring out the nice glaucous blue color

dustin0352 · Post by **dustin0352** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:48 am

Thanks guys! Darryl this fella will spend the winter in my grow light area, then it will find a spot in the gh in spring (if there is enough room left that is) lol

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:01 am

3 days old, wow, you've sure mastered grafting.
how long did the graft take? I'm asking this because 3 days ago I was kind of forced to start my first grafting experiment, which you can see here

dustin0352 · Post by **dustin0352** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:06 pm

Thanks StrUktO, but I definately have not masterd grafting yet lol. I have gotten to the point of feeling comfortable when performing seedling grafts, and can almost expect a survival rate of 1 out of 2. So I guess one would say I have a 50 50 chance with each graft lol. But with grafting pups/adult plants I am worse. I have only gotten 2 out of 12, in which one of the 2 scions died off just recently.

With most of the seedling grafts I perform I can tell if they are gonna make it after 3-5 days. They arent completely healed then, but they start to bounce back from being shrivled. This particular graft took over 13 days to start looking better.

Arjen · Post by **Arjen** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:13 am

thanks! now I (kind of) know what to expect

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:20 pm

Very nice!

I wont give up on any graft if it never seperates completly.
I had one connect and sit all shriveled up for 6 months! But then one day it took off.

*Barracuda_52* · Post by ***Barracuda_52*** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:46 pm

Awsome Dustin, looks great and will grow real well for you..