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Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 3:05 pm
by jellycacti
Flowering size in 9 months is miraculous. I've always heard it takes 5-7 years for them to flower from seed.
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Sat May 11, 2019 1:17 am
by Hanazono
6 of 11 godzilla scions were in flower in this season.
They were pollinated but I am not sure I could harvest any seeds or not.
They are very young.
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 12:34 am
by Hanazono
Updated photo
Ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower, pushing flowering buds up
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 1:41 am
by galle13
Thank you so much for sharing your growing method Frank
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Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 4:40 pm
by Pereskiopsisdotcom
Frank, what tool are you using for pollinating? I used to use a brush but am wondering if there is a more reliable technique.
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 4:55 pm
by Aloinopsis
I'm not Frank, but I use jewlers' tweezers to take the stamen from one flower and brush the whole thing against the female parts of the other flower. I do it this way because no matter what kind of brush/swab I use, it always seems to retain some of the pollen and I want to get as much of it as possible onto the seed-forming parts. However, this method is really tedious and precise if you have a hundreds of crosses. Luckily I only have a few per year.
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 5:01 pm
by Pereskiopsisdotcom
Aloinopsis wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 4:55 pm
I'm not Frank, but I use jewlers' tweezers to take the stamen from one flower and brush the whole thing against the female parts of the other flower. I do it this way because no matter what kind of brush/swab I use, it always seems to retain some of the pollen and I want to get as much of it as possible onto the seed-forming parts. However, this method is really tedious and precise if you have a hundreds of crosses. Luckily I only have a few per year.
Thanks, this is what I was looking for.
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 10:54 pm
by Hanazono
I pollinate as same as Aloinopsis doing except Discocactus.
Since the stigma of Discocactus is in bottom area of flower and you can not use the same method.
I use thin and long cotton bar.
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 1:32 am
by Hanazono
A scion, Ariocarpus retusus v furfuraceus cv cauliflower was in flower yesterday.
Since my friend gave me seeds, I am not sure the history of seeds.
The colour of flower is not a normal retusus.
https://cactiguide.com/forum/download/f ... 5cd1d36ef7
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:11 pm
by Hanazono
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 2:27 pm
by Madalyneb
PrickPrickBloom wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:28 am
Rooting medium:
I use wet clay granules.
I do not know the chemistry of the clay. I used shifted clay base cat litter.
Since water will never reach into the hole by normal watering, I use wet clay granules.
It is possible to use any permeable materials but you have to upside down scion for the setting of root after filled in the material.
Wet cray granules can hold in the hole during this job.”
Hello! I hope it is ok to revisit this question...
I will eventually like to try to root some astrophytum using your method. I purchased a bag of clay cat litter (non-clumping, non-scented) but I don't think I got the right product. When I got it wet, the clay particles got sticky and I could squish them apart with my fingers. This doesn't seem like it would be good for rooting, but I wanted to check... Perhaps I got raw clay by accident?
Thank you!
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:05 pm
by Hanazono
G'morning Madalyneb,
I think the clay you described is not good for filling material of rooting.
It may be raw clay.
Frank
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:15 pm
by Hanazono
Updated photos of scions
They are 1st filial Astrophytum hybrids.
https://cactiguide.com/forum/download/f ... w&id=68317
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 6:07 am
by Hanazono
Updated photos
Ariocarpus fissuratus cv godzilla
I can see fruits on 5 scions. I may be able to harvest more than 100 seeds in spring.
Strombocactus disciformis
8 scions have taken but they grow very slowly.
https://cactiguide.com/fhttps://cactigu ... w&id=68698
Re: Hana's grafting in 2018/2019
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:12 am
by Hanazono
Updated photo
A scion of Ariocarpus pectinatus has started to show the character of the species.
I can see centre lines on new tubercles.
https://cactiguide.com/forum/download/f ... w&id=69212