downwardsfromzero wrote:It's inspirational to see the method in action - and the way even irregular fragments can (presumably!) be grown in this fashion.
I'm hoping I can rescue a fragment of Echinocereus salm-dyckianus using this kind of technique. Time to purchase some Parafilm, methinks!
If your going to try the very last method... you may want to use string if your also going to use parafilm. The string can be wrapped better around the individual areoles to hold it snugly in place. Then come back with your parafilm to hold in the moisture. Otherwise, you an simply put the completed work in a humidity chamber.
As for irregular fragments... it is not how beautiful or symmetric the fragment is, but whether or not you can keep it from drying out while it is also healing and attaching to its new mother/stock.
What you can be assured of 100%... if you don't practice you will never get good. If you never try, you will never fail... but you will also never succeed. Try and try again and you will be a much better grafter than I am. Of that I am positive.
I learn as much by my failures as I do by my successes. So long as you remain unafraid to test your boundaries you will keep pushing those boundaries of what you can do. It really is that simple.
When I graft you graft we graft