Congratulations, I need to get some Pereskiopsis to try some grafting. I am using Myrtillocactus, Hylocereus and some Equinopsis right know
Alfonso

I have tried grafting seedlings and i think it is VERY hard.I have tried over 50 times and not one has taken.I dont know how Joe does it.

Joe,

I have never seen a 3-sided Astro that spirals! Good luck growing this baby up.

Emy

Thanks guys.

Hi Alfonso most of my flowering astrophytums are grafted on Myrtillo and Echinopsis and they do great but pereskiopsis starts them out really fast,and Gizynski it really is simple once you have learned how to do it just keep trying you will get it,so far of the thirty astrophytums i grafted i have had no failures,maybe luck?

I am assuming very sterile tools, and quickly mating the two sections (air tight with proper alignment) is the key. I hope to start grafting next summer, if I get set up for it anytime soom. I have grafted Camellias quite successfully in the past, and the cacti procedure seems to be easier than that..
Bill in SC

Yes Bill the key is clean and fast.

Hi Gizynski1533,
Take a look at the link below. I use this method for pereskiopsis grafting, and get 90-95% success.
Dan

Here is a link that might be useful: pereskiopsis

Well i have been doing this method and have failed every time.I dont think i will ever be able to graft sucsussfully.

Are you making sure your blade is very clean?I clean mine after every cut i make with alcohol and let dry before i cut.

I use a new clean one every time. I think it is that i never can aline the rings of the plants

What im trying to say is when i make a cut on the pereskiopsis i clean the blade then when i make a thin second cut of pereskiopsis i clean the blade then i cut the astrophytum and then place on top of pereskiopsis and i dont worry about the alignment because i make sure the graft stock and the astrophytum are the same diameter before i do any cutting.

How about when you have small seedlings whice are a different diameter?

I cut from way up top where the plant is thinner,that is grafting with pereskiopsis,but i have with myrtillo.

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Don't give up, David.. Once you succeed, you will have enough renewed enthusiasm to continue to be successful. You WILL get it if you keep trying. Then, it will progressively become much easier after that.. Read, and reread the grafting links, and say a prayer before you make your attempt. Remember, "can't" never could. You CAN!! :-)
Bill in SC
BTW, I wish we could all get together for some hands on lessons from the pros, but geographical differences sure make it hard..

Thats a good idea Bill.

That would be great.I was just thinking that Bill.I think Joe would be one of those Pros along with CactusJrodi and AstrophytumFreak.

Do you place your grafts in a humid environment for some days after the grafting operation? (plasticbag, minigreenhuose etc.) I didn't do that when I made my first grafts some years ago, and I got the same poor survival rate back then.
Dan

Here is a picture that show how I store my grafts for 1 week after they are done. This old aquarium has really boosted my successrate up like nothing else:

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Dan

Yes,I put them in a mini greenhouse and yet still they fail.Also they come off so very easily for some reason.BTW i do have a Graft that looks like it has taken but it is growing very slowly.

Try to place a glass with hot water in the mini gh, that will keep the humidity very high.
How long do you grow them in the mini gh?
Do you ever see any orange color on the cut surface after the graft has failed?
Dan

Perhaps there is not enough sap current present in the stock? The sap should come out when you cut off the top. Always make sure the stoch is actively growing and has been watered abundantly the days before the operation.
Pieter

Hi Pieter,
Do you always water your pereskiopsis stocks right before grafting?
I did that once, but always ended up with the same problem: the seedlings floated away! Now I don't water 1 week before I graft, and the problem is gone.
Dan

Hi guys i have had the same problem of plants floating away if i watered right before and not joining if not watered enough so i have found the best for me is to wait to graft four days after watering and i have had zero failures.