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by 3bears
Fri Oct 29, 2010 3:55 am
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Graft and de-graft
Replies: 23
Views: 5743

Re: Graft and de-graft

hi, just wanted to add this link to wedge grafting on pereskiopsis. you sharpen the pereskiopsis stock to a V tip, hollow the base a bit of the scion an impale it on the pereskiopsis. the scions in this case were various trichos, and after degrafting, the stumps regrew multiple heads. he ended up wi...
by 3bears
Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:43 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Hello all
Replies: 17
Views: 4499

Re: Hello all

here's an update on my grafting ordeals from this summer. i did about 90 seedling/pereskiopsis grafts. i kept them in a large plastic storage box in my greenhouse for 3 weeks. most of the grafts took, and i moved them outside into partial shade under a tree. even though the tree provided almost comp...
by 3bears
Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:49 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Hello all
Replies: 17
Views: 4499

Re: Hello all

good, thank you, now another question. an article i read said to cut the top half inch off the pereskiopsis, as that is the growing tip. i overlooked that and cut my pereskiopsis in half, well below the top half inch. was that a mistake? another person told me to cut the pereskiopsis at a point wher...
by 3bears
Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:55 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Hello all
Replies: 17
Views: 4499

Re: Hello all

hi stijn, this is 3bears from eastern usa. i am new here too. first for eddie, here's a link to a blog i have found helpful regarding led's and cfl's for seedlings. http://pereskiopsisforestryservice.blogspot.com/ i have to say a friend showed me a led panel he bought as a "gro-lite" and i...
by 3bears
Wed May 19, 2010 8:52 pm
Forum: The Cactus & Succulent Plant Forum
Topic: Two unknowns about to flower!
Replies: 16
Views: 4370

Re: Two unknowns about to flower!

not to confuse you after you seem satisfied, but take a look at these: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/55050/ tricos/echinopsis' is one very mixed up genus. not even experts know for sure. i am currently sprouting 5 different flying saucer hybrids i got from koehres. they appear to flower...