Dan,

Lucky indeed! What are it's parents like?

Emy

Hi Emy,
I don't know what the parents look like. I got the seeds labeled as "special selected superkabuto" in a trade last year. Here are some more:

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Dan

Dan

They're very nice. I presume they are all grafted. I have been trying to grow regular astrophytum from seed and they all seem to fall over and die when they get to just about 1/2" tall. Any advice?

I tried grafting once (failed miserably) and so I have just kept hoping that something will manage to grow and survive on it's own roots.

Jan

Dan:
I got some seeds from Jordi, and seems to be that some Ariocarpus seedlings that germinated a week ago, are growing white. I have four albino seedlings.
I want to graft them over Pereskiopsis. When can I do that?
Alfonso

Jan. Yes they are all grafted. It's some years since I last grew astro's from seed on own roots, so I don't really know alot about it. Do they rot? One time is not enough to get success when you graft! Try again and again, then you will soon start to see results. I have almost 100% success after about 2-3 years of experience.

Alfonso. That sounds interesting. Are they hybrids? You can graft them right now if you have some growing pereskiopsis. I usually graft ario's when they are 1 day - 3 weeks old. You can wait for longer if you want to, but I haven't tried that.
Dan

I don't have any pereskiopsis - but some pereskia - can those be used?

I have seedlings about 20 months old on own roots - seem to be still okay. Another set is about a year old. The ones that die young either get glassy and soft and mushy, and if they die older then they just sort of dry up.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that these will make it since they seem to be doing well, but maybe I'd consider grafting a few if that will increase their chance of survival. In any case, they will be on their own for a few months until I get back.

Jan

Hi Jan,
I have never heard of people who grafted on pereskia. Anyway, as soon as you get 1 mother plant of pereskiopsis, you will soon have 20 new just by taking offsets.
Good luck with the astro's :)
Dan