The Cactus Grafting Trilogy - Finale!

Hi everyone and welcome to the final episode of The Cactus Grafting Trilogy.
The 2018/2019 growing season turned out to be one of the most succseful in my cactus growing journey.
I never expected when I started grafting for the season that I would end up where I did.
Many varieties of cacti were grafted this season including Lophophora, Trichocereus, Astrophytum, Ariocarpus, Gymnocalycium and many many more!
The coming years will be incredibly exciting as I watch these baby cacti grow into mature plants.
I am so happy I get to share this experience with you all and can't wait to see your grafting results as well.
Thank you for watching and of course.... Happy Gardening!
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The music featured in this video is by a producer called Nyte.
They were kind enough to let me use their music in my video.
Check out their channel here: / nyteofficial

[@tobiasolausson8085]

Thanks for making this video. Very impressive.

[@yaddahaysmarmalite4059]

grafting onto pereskiopsis is very rewarding. its fascinating to see how the seedlings will grow. i'm amazed that some Astrophytum will pup when so small. those will be interesting plants when degrafted matured/flowering on their own roots after 10 years. to have them pup like that whilst the apical meristem is still alive, meaning without hot nailing the meristem to induce pupping. they'll be more interesting in the long run.

[@t.richocereus3577]

Holy moly my man, I would be in heaven walking through your garden!

[@jewiesnew3786]

Nice collection indeed, inspired me to ramp-up my rootstock production for more grafting!

[@87walker]

Go for it!

[@nattyssucculentlife8462]

W O W. ..... truly impressive!! Seems like your target ought to be at least 1500.... you CAN DO IT!!

[@totopolo2379]

nice work and nice music trance like

[@Backyard_Bonsai]

Absolutely stunning!! Thanks for sharing! I can’t wait to see updates.

[@TitaniumWorm]

Very impressive! I still haven't quite dialed my pereskiopsis technique but this is exactly what I want to do! Great work!

[@moltas9989]

Looking good!

[@cameronburnett8191]

How on earth did you come up with that much Pereskiopsis???? That is some dedication

[@87walker]

Thanks man, Basically every time you cut pereskiopis it produces shoots, must be some kind of chemical trigger within the plant. You don't need big cuttings to make shoots so it is very easy to produce large amounts of stock. Happy Gardening!

[@totopolo2379]

@@87walkerwhat time frame would you use a new peres shoot, or maybe when it throws the first root?

[@JamesEndo1]

Amazing! What are you doing with all your grafts and pereskiopsis grafting army?!!! I'm growing pereskiopsis in prep to graft so thanks!

[@abdullahalagoz2916]

Very good .

[@TimosGarden]

Wow, taht is impressive 😮

[@87walker]

Thank you! Happy Gardening!

[@gettonstone5906]

Very very very nice work . :)

[@jopenhagenlongcut]

When you go to place the scion on to the pere... Is the pere rooted and growing, or do you cut the pere then plant and graft onto it in the same day?

[@TrustTheThorn]

Lol wtf!!!! This is awesome how many pere did u start out w

[@SharkOfSweden]

Holly Molly you done alot mate!!:-) count how many in a row and count how many in length ... then take that nr times the other nr . If u have 8 in a row and u have 25 rows: 8x 25=200 cacti for example!🌵 great video👍

[@87walker]

I haven't done the final count just yet as some have still not confirmed good union. I expect to end up on or around 600. The rows go 11 back, can't recall how many I fit across the length of the table. Thanks for watching & Happy Gardening!

[@ToddBabs]

Good lord, you’ve been a busy man! Congrats on all these, they look wonderful! I just wish you were in the U.S. to swap a few plants lol I just cracked about 20 baggies open the other day, you’ve inspired me here to try grafting out, if I would just stop buying cactus and order up some grafting stock. You’re on a mission why not shoot for 1200, gonna have to buy a bigger greenhouse sooner then later.

[@87walker]

Thank you! I like grafting to Pereskiopsis as it is easy to produce large numbers of them in a short amount of time. So happy to hear you've decided to try grafting. Just be patient , it takes time to perfect your style. Good luck & please keep me posted! Happy Gardening!

[@grammyyelog]

wow 600+ congratulations! :)

[@gratefuldoge8598]

Your pereskiopsis looks way more easy to handle than any other I've come across !

[@87walker]

Don't let it fool you, it is still full of glochids! Soft conditions reduce this though. Thanks for watching & Happy Gardening!

[@Ichunchou]

what temperature you recon for start grafting the seedlings?

[@artinthesingularity-px4ss]

What soil mix are you using for your pereskiopsis grafts?

[@artinthesingularity-px4ss]

What size of pot do you recommend for pereskiopsis grafts?

[@artinthesingularity-px4ss]

What temperature is ideal for the Pere grafts, and how often do you recommend watering them?

[@87walker]

Pereskiopsis likes to be hot and well watered. If temps stay above 10c then they should only be allowed to partially dry between water for best growth rates.

[@briancarpenter3040]

Your Pereskiopsis look 👀 👍 great,: mine keep dropping leaves ☹️

[@87walker]

This happens when it is too cold. Don't worry, when it warms up they will grow strongly again. Thanks for watching & Happy Gardening!

[@susancraven2393]

Spectacular, will you be de grafting and if so will you do a video. Thanks again

[@alptekinkose2558]

Nice collection! Why don't you use taller stock?

[@87walker]

Hey, I don't find that much of a growth difference with using larger stock. Smaller ones means I can graft more, more quickly. Happy Gardening!

[@alptekinkose2558]

@@87walker Thank you!

[@georgianadinu5956]

They look just amazing!! Where do you get your a. asterias seeds from?

[@jaafarjazaerli1344]

All my micrografts on pereskiopsis the scion get to the size of a pea and never gets bigger no matter what type of scion (i tried gymnos and astros). I eventually have to regraft them after 2 years of the graft on dragon fruit or any other rootstock. Is this something familiar?

[@87walker]

You can occasionaly get stalling but this is very uncommon, might need to increase food and water for the stock.

[@scxmi]

is your seed supplier for ariocarpus a public seller? i’d love to get my hands on some!

[@87walker]

If you are in Australia I can share my contacts information but they do not ship internationally. Welcome to write to me on facebook, I don't check KZbin comments very often.