ACF Grafting Competition 2009-2010

Well, seeing this, i'm gonna have to do some ario seeds when i get back home... got about 5 varietas to try, so we'll go from there...

Good luck to all... hope my grafts go alright... i've only ever had 2 fissuratus/pere grafts take

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2643293450044113659IPFmoA
This competion has given a good oppotunity to try very young seedling grafting.
I saw a note on the internet said "It was possible to graft Astrophytum seedlings, 2 days after germination."
I grafted a 2 days old Ario seedling at 10:00 am yesterday.
I am not sure this can take or not. I took a photo this morning.

Mine are down put them all in on the 19/11

Approximate numbers:

30 x Ariocarpus Agavoides,
30 x Ariocarpus Retusus ssp Trigonus
50 x Ariocarpus Retusus v Elongatus
60 x Ariocarpus Kotschoubeyanus v albiflorus

Will post a photo in a day or so. No heatmat for mine either, it is plenty hot in my grow room.......probably too hot.


I still need a few Loph seeds if anyone has a couple to spare?

germination has begun and i have heaps of pereskiopsis stock ready to go so i am going to try and follow hanazono's lead and graft early or else i will be out of the running. i havec posted a clickable thumbnail i hope you can see it.

regards
Darren

i have germination. ! now to get the pereskiopsis stock cranked up.

today i bought some stainless steel raisor blades & rubbing alcomohol and 3 grafts have been completed, but dont know if they are going to take... its only 3 days since germination... fingers crossed
regards
Darren

way to go! fingers crossed Darren

i think i am up with some stiff competition PLUS i have not had any cacti in my posetion for longer than 5 months except for my golden barrel. so these grafts and this competition are going to teach me something if not just how to be a good looser

i have germinations! Loph and A. fissuratus are showing their little faces.
but i dont even have my grafting stock yet argh...

Heaps of mine are up, i'm going to do a few grafts tomorrow.

I confirmed successfull grafting of a 2 days old seedling yesterday and repotted it into a parmanent pot.
I use 50 mm tube for grafting stock propagation but repot to 90 mm deep square pot (Olive pot) after grafted.
I perpared a special potting-mix for this plant.
Main soil: 75% cactus and succulent potting mix in market, 25% matured chiken pellet manure
Top soil: 100% matured chiken pellet manure
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2305086870044113659BSHOPw

i think i have 2 successful grafts onto pereskiopsis... fingers crossed!

these are my 2 successful grafts i think they are going ok

I could manage to graft 8 seedlings only for the competition.
The following is the latest appearance.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2430309390044113659MmGlLd

i think she is coming along nicely

Updated photo, taken on 25/01/10
Hanazono
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2598437630044113659FYLcLF

Wow...great work.
Hanazono really i like your garft
Good luck for all
Ashraf

looking good hanazono!! why is yours so green and mine so brown?

Darren
I think the sunlight in my greenhouse is softer than yours but the color of your elongatus is also not too bad.
I use two layers of 50% green shadecloth.
Hanazono

Nice work Darren and Hanazono, both looking good. I'm amazed how fast Hanazono's has grown. I have a few entries but they are struggling because I grafted them to young Hylo stock because that was all I had available. I will post a pic later today.

i have been too scared to put my grafts in the hothouse!!! i have taken over my wife's laundry she is going nuts at me, but here is a picture where i am growing them.

Looks like my set up darren. Except I have a few of them shelves

It's looking great guys. It's good to see they're coming along nicely.

some closeups of these little babies... hows the pattern around the base of the smaller plant!!!

i think i damaged the growth point of the larger one and that is why it is pupping? they are under lights for 16/24 in standard potting mix which is constantly soaked in nitrosol soluble fertiliser but then left to dry for 1 day in every 7.

i have no idea about growing plants so this is all new to me but i am loving it!!! i am pruning my grafting stock everyday

Please have a look the updated photo, taken on 02/02/10.
You can see a flower bud starting to appear.
The body size is still very small but I think autumn will be soon.
2 of 10 grafted kotschoubeyanus f Rio Verde for the competition have flower buds.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2708218230044113659nfGaFT