Hey how are you great videos what country are you from as I am in Australia. It's great to find videos in English that go into detail about grafting thanks so very much
Hello, as far as I know there are no traditional uses for Pereskiopsis unless the sap has some qualities I am not aware of, the sap is quite gummy and sticky similar to aloe vera. Thanks for watching & Happy Gardening!
Awesome... that's a ton of grafts. Beautiful. You mind if I ask what you end up doing with hundreds of grafted cacti? I'm guessing you sell them somewhere but if you keep them you're probably gonna need a couple more greenhouses. Lol. Great work! Keep it up. Oh and do you ever use other rootstock like hylocereus or selenicereus? Just today I did a few grafts with Selenicereus grandiflorus. I find it easier to grow and handle than pereskiopsis. The spines don't hurt plus it can be used as a more permanent stock. I just can't get my main S. grandiflorus plant to flower which is REALLY frustrating given how beautiful the blooms are. Sending good gardening vibes from Texas... -James
Hey James, I will keep a large portion of the grafts and yes I will end up selling some so I can buy more seed and start all over again.. It's a really enjoyable cycle. I am a big fan of pereskiopsis because it is very easy to grow and also to graft on. Where I live hylo and selen do not grow as vigorously, I do have a few selen which I will attempt to graft onto but hylo is better grown in the north end of Australia. Peres is considered the ultimate stock to graft seedlings and i'm not sure if anything else works as well for very young seedlings. Thanks for watching & Happy Gardening!
87walker Yes I do agree that pereskiopsis is the go-to stock for small seedlings. I hope I didn't make it sound like I don't use pere for grafting...bc it's what I almost always use since I'm usually grafting baby seedlings. It provides faster growth IMO than other stocks but it's more likely to cause excess pupping and to alter the look of the graft. But since it's SO easy to grow and propagate pere I'm prob going to continue using it as my main rootstock. I just HATE the glochids.... with a fiery passion! Lol. But one thing that has REALLY made me consider switching to selenicereus as my main stock source is the fact that you can easily(and with a higher success rate) graft to ANY part of a selen cutting whereas with pere you need to make sure you graft to a currently growing tip in order to have much success. **Sry for the long text but I got one quick question....I have an unknown cactus that is beautiful and even bloomed for me just this week. I've had it about a year but have had no luck figuring out what kind of cactus it is. Is there any way I could send you a pic of it to see if you know it? It has a slightly globular shape and is about 2 inches all around(plus it's variegated! ) so I figured it's in your wheelhouse as far as cacti go.** Thanks! - James
Hello again, yes I agree that glochids are the worst! By the end of the grafting season by hands have had enough & so have I! But the return from peres makes it well worth it. I think next season I will experiment with selen. This season I experimented with schlumbergera and I am undecided whether I like it or not. Peres does have its downsides with abnormal growth and pupping but I can live with those. You can email me a picture to cactus87walker@gmail.com or post it to my facebook page whichever is easier for you.
Your videos are very educational and helpful. I have watched most of them, but I am unable to find a video where you have degrafted (ungrafted) a cactus. Am I missing it? I would like to know when and how to degraft a cactus and how to reroot it. Thanks so much.
Yes I put quartz crystals and a few other types of crystals among my cacti and have done so for many years. Guess the jury is still out as to whether it provides any benefit but I believe it does and it looks nice too. Thanks for watching & Happy Gardening.
After your new polytunnel greenhouse, you sounded more enthusiastic and happy. Glad to see your excitement. Keep it up! 👍👍👍
Thank-you! It has been a very exciting time. The tunnel has really bought a lot of joy. Thanks fore watching and Happy Gardening!
Hey how are you great videos what country are you from as I am in Australia. It's great to find videos in English that go into detail about grafting thanks so very much
Hey! Also from the land of Oz.... Glad you enjoyed the video.. Thanks for watching & Happy Gardening!
Ive watched your san pedro videos and really like them. Are there periscopsis used in the religious ceremonies like peyote, san pedro etc.?
Hello, as far as I know there are no traditional uses for Pereskiopsis unless the sap has some qualities I am not aware of, the sap is quite gummy and sticky similar to aloe vera. Thanks for watching & Happy Gardening!
What's that you've got sat in some of the pots? Crystals?
Yeah got a bunch of them plus rocks I or friends pick up on trips.
Awesome... that's a ton of grafts. Beautiful. You mind if I ask what you end up doing with hundreds of grafted cacti? I'm guessing you sell them somewhere but if you keep them you're probably gonna need a couple more greenhouses. Lol.
Great work! Keep it up.
Oh and do you ever use other rootstock like hylocereus or selenicereus? Just today I did a few grafts with Selenicereus grandiflorus. I find it easier to grow and handle than pereskiopsis. The spines don't hurt plus it can be used as a more permanent stock. I just can't get my main S. grandiflorus plant to flower which is REALLY frustrating given how beautiful the blooms are.
Sending good gardening vibes from Texas...
-James
Hey James, I will keep a large portion of the grafts and yes I will end up selling some so I can buy more seed and start all over again.. It's a really enjoyable cycle. I am a big fan of pereskiopsis because it is very easy to grow and also to graft on. Where I live hylo and selen do not grow as vigorously, I do have a few selen which I will attempt to graft onto but hylo is better grown in the north end of Australia. Peres is considered the ultimate stock to graft seedlings and i'm not sure if anything else works as well for very young seedlings. Thanks for watching & Happy Gardening!
87walker Yes I do agree that pereskiopsis is the go-to stock for small seedlings. I hope I didn't make it sound like I don't use pere for grafting...bc it's what I almost always use since I'm usually grafting baby seedlings. It provides faster growth IMO than other stocks but it's more likely to cause excess pupping and to alter the look of the graft.
But since it's SO easy to grow and propagate pere I'm prob going to continue using it as my main rootstock. I just HATE the glochids.... with a fiery passion! Lol.
But one thing that has REALLY made me consider switching to selenicereus as my main stock source is the fact that you can easily(and with a higher success rate) graft to ANY part of a selen cutting whereas with pere you need to make sure you graft to a currently growing tip in order to have much success.
**Sry for the long text but I got one quick question....I have an unknown cactus that is beautiful and even bloomed for me just this week. I've had it about a year but have had no luck figuring out what kind of cactus it is. Is there any way I could send you a pic of it to see if you know it? It has a slightly globular shape and is about 2 inches all around(plus it's variegated! ) so I figured it's in your wheelhouse as far as cacti go.**
Thanks!
- James
Hello again, yes I agree that glochids are the worst! By the end of the grafting season by hands have had enough & so have I! But the return from peres makes it well worth it. I think next season I will experiment with selen. This season I experimented with schlumbergera and I am undecided whether I like it or not. Peres does have its downsides with abnormal growth and pupping but I can live with those. You can email me a picture to cactus87walker@gmail.com or post it to my facebook page whichever is easier for you.
Your videos are very educational and helpful. I have watched most of them, but I am unable to find a video where you have degrafted (ungrafted) a cactus. Am I missing it? I would like to know when and how to degraft a cactus and how to reroot it. Thanks so much.
How long do they sit on Pereskiopsis, then what do you do with them?
Are those white crystals that you put in the pots?
Yes I put quartz crystals and a few other types of crystals among my cacti and have done so for many years. Guess the jury is still out as to whether it provides any benefit but I believe it does and it looks nice too. Thanks for watching & Happy Gardening.
i put crystals in all my pots too!
well done
go ahead
Thank-you! Happy Gardening!