First time we tried it., but it seems to have gone well - looking forward to them growing quickly (the teacher said most people are really surprised at how fast grafted cacti grow).
Bonus: my dog going “can I eat these?”:
How does the grafting work? What’d you do?
Basically you cut the top off the base cactus (rootstock), then cut off a part of the one you want to graft on top(scion), place it properly (there’s a bit of a trick to it), secure it with a bandage or some rubber bands and wait for about a week until they fuse.
That’s basically it - it really is pretty simple as long as you know what you’re doing.
Edit: here’s a step-by-step guide: https://www.sublimesucculents.com/how-to-graft-cacti/
So now you have two cacti growing out of the same plant? Cool!
Like an apple-pear tree or something
Yup! Some cacti don’t grow well (or at all) directly in soil and have to be grafted, and most cacti will actually grow much faster when done so according to the teacher that held the workshop.
Imagine early humans discover/invent grafting cacti. Maybe a caver got so frustrated stepping on one cactus and bumping into another so decided to chop the little one and stack it where all the other cacti can see.
Edit: excellent dog, congratulations on all of your happiness.
How exactly does someone identify that they could be interested in cactus grafting? How did you even find out that cactus grafting was a thing?
As long as you like cacti, you’re bound to see a lot of grafted ones naturally I think - most stores that sell them have at least a couple.
As for the workshop, my wife randomly saw info about it on a random succulents website, and we decided to hive it a try. Turned out to be really fun! I’m actually on my way to get some more rootstock as I write this :)
At first glance I thought you grafted them on San Pedro cacti and i was wondering what you did with the cuttings 🍵😵💫🌈 lol
