ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010

Count me in ! Both Loph and Ario.

Please everyone post here if you want to enter. I suggest you start buying or trading seeds and organising stocks.....this will be fun. Don't worry if you start late, it doesn't matter just enter and you will be happier for it.

count me in... i just need to get hold of some seed i think i may be out of my depth with this competition but i am going to give it a go anyway.

Ohh wow. just as well I've got some grafting stock happening. now for the Loph seeds and get ready to see what I can do. count me in.

id like to do it too. i've never grafted before. i guess i need the inspiration
i can get loph seeds and if i can get ario seeds as well i will enter both catagories.
i like how no cheating is a rule lol

whats the average time scale for grafted lophs and arios to flower? and is there any particular species of ario that is likely to flower sooner (or to be really slow to flower?)

Scarab,

Grafted lophs will flower quite quickly I think 12months is very achievable and the winner will be more like 6-8. Arios are much different and will take around 18months+ Good luck.

Count me in for lophs!
Can't wait to see the progress of everyone's grafts as they grow

I would like to join the comperition, Ariocarpus only.
Actually I have completed seedling graftings for this year. I think November and December are too hot for seedling grafting in SA but I will try.
Hanazono

6 days to go !!!

okay count me in. Lophophora only.

Anyone have some spare loph seed ? I will be able to return the favor, my lophs just finished flowering I should have a heap of seed......just not soon enough.

I have Ariocarpus seed to trade.

I sowed seeds for ACF grafting competition this morning.
I have used a small heating pad for seeds germaination and set 6 pots.
H23: Ariocarpus kotshoubeyanus f Rio Verde-2 pots
H28: Ariocarpus furfuraceus cv Suguri cauliflower-2 pots
H38: Ariocarpus hybrid kotschoubeyanus x bravoanus v hintonii-2 pots
I will use H23, kotschoubeyanus f Rio Verde for the competiotion.
Target soil surface temperature: 30 'C (Volum setting-33 'C)
Top soil: Normal seedrising mix in market
Soil sterilization: Sprayed fungicide over seeds and top soil only
Inner seal: Pots are wrapped by a plastic seet

WOOT!! AND THERE OFF!! What time did you start Hana 12:01 am Love the detailed info. hope all goes well and good luck
-A

My last 5 williamsii seeds sowed today 1:35 pm
Sowed in perlite/peat 50/50 approx. No heat mat, temperature in my house is around 25-30 degrees. Photo coming in a day or two once there's actually something to see.
Come on guys start planting!

AmnesiA
I actually sowed seeds around 07:00 am.
The forecasted maximum temperature of today in here was 40 'C and so I had to finish every things by 08:00 am.
I think I can start somethings after 08:00 pm today.
Hanazono

well my seeds are in... ariocarpus retusus v. elongatus. sewn into sifted cacti mix in takeaway container and into my homebrew germinator! hopefully i dont lose by 1 day seing as i am a day late. good luck everyone but somehow i think i am going to need more luck than the rest of you.

regards
Darren

my seed is in. 6pm last evening.
the last of my Ariocarpus digi seed.
mix of coco peat , vermiculite and propagating sand.
heat mat set at 30c.
putting more in tomorrow with a bit of luck and time availability.

I might put some seed in for the fun of it, I won't be in the comp though.
Good luck everyone. I really hope it goes well.

Good luck for all,
I were liked the participation in the contest,but i d not have seeds Loph and Ario.

slow coach here still havent sown seeds. recieved them but im still in the middle of exam period... nothing going according to plan!

Whoops I have been busy and missed the start of the comp

I will put my seed down in the next few days.....hopefully.

Hurrah, my loph seeds have started to germinate. Spot the green dot(s)!

https://2img.net/h/i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii11/Bobblybook/loph1.jpg

i finally planted my seeds today. woohoo!
Ariocarpus fissuratus, Lophophora williamsii huizache and some mixed arios too

One week has passed since sown seeds.
Last week was too hot in SA. Unfortunately my heating plate can lift temperature to the set point but it can not cool down to the set point. The germinatioin was started on 20/11/09. The germination ratio is poor but it is still progressing. I think I have got enough numbers of seedlings for going to the competition.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2932114950044113659asBXFB