...to put up some grafting teks, I'm looking at you shruman. Feel free to post a link to your grafting book teo.

The other admin kyle has set up this cool thing for those who are using the @auscactiforum.net email accounts, a file sharing system, so those utilising the email accounts can access files uploaded publicly.

I think the email and file sharing system is a great feature for our forum and I hope people are using their accounts.

Ill put up an updated version of my book, might even do some more work on it this weekend

Look foward to it. If possible put as much information on the subject in as possible. I still can't get the hang of Pereskiopsis grafting.

That file sharing thing I mentioned will only upload 500kb at one time, so that is a bit annoying, still, it could come in handy.

i have 2 written up on the web, but it has my website name on the photos and am too lazy to redo the pics without my name stamp on them if its ok to post i will post them here.

Go ahead Kada. I have no problems with you doing some subtle (or not so) advertising

I'm really keen to start grafting some of my stock, but have NO idea where to start. Has anyone got any suggestions on what seed I should try and buy as grafting stock?

Want to try on a couple of Astrophytums at first.

cheers,
Calycium

dont bother with seed. Get some pereskiopsis cuttings and some trichocereus pachanoi cuttings and do some mass propagation. I occasionally give away 3kg express post bags of peres when Ive got extra, but atm I aint got much.

Okay,
thanks for that - not from seed - cool, do I just look on eBay, or is it not readily available from there?

is the size of peres an issue? I know that if I did it with a Trich I have it would be mamouth and I wouldn't see the grafted plant

No doubt I would cut chamfers (is that a word?) into the root stock and reduce the top flat section / graft?

I probably have some nice peres spare for trade calycium, will PM you.

With peres you cut the stock completely flat (you don't get much area to work with), no need or room on the stock to "bevel" (spelling?) it.

I use about 20-30cm trich cuts for grafting, just replant the tip and cut down untill starts getting really woody core.

Yeah Teo's book would be hard to beat

I've got a few Loophophora seedlings just bout ready & pereskiopsis raring to go, will post a peres grafting thread shortly.