I do not use downward pressure with seedling grafts anymore. I put them in a closed container with a bowl of water in it and spray a couple shots of water in the box before I close it. When I put pressure on it, some of them would inevitably get pushed sideways, and my success rate has gone up big time since I stopped using pressure.
That’s not to say that you cannot do it with downward pressure, I’m sure people will disagree and talk about their results that are the opposite of mine, I think grafting is pretty forgiving in some ways and there’s not just 1 way.
Excuse the sideways shot, I was born in the 1900s and don’t know how to rotate the image in Reddit lol. Some of my older grafts after I stopped using pressure. My first attempt with pressure I had 2 or of 7 take, now I usually only lose 1 or 2 per batch at most. Best of luck with whatever method you land on.
CuddlePillow
I didn’t have very good luck using downward pressure on seedlings grafts. I’ve had a lot of success using super glue though.
Line up on vascular ring, super glue around the seedling with a little bit getting underneath but not between the vascular rings, and then I cover with parafilm.
Boogedyinjax
For best results when doing seedlings that small, you may want to graft directly to a brand new bud on the dragon fruit of the same size if you have one available
regolith1111
I know this isn’t answering the question you asked but I have much better success waiting another month or two and working with a larger piece of scion. Allows you to try again and everything is generally easier. Micrografts are only really necessary if you have something highly variegated.
distor
They can take a little bit of pressure if they’re cut shorter, at least half the size, then it’s just a bud and not a stick
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I think so. And some way of keeping the humidity.
I do not use downward pressure with seedling grafts anymore. I put them in a closed container with a bowl of water in it and spray a couple shots of water in the box before I close it. When I put pressure on it, some of them would inevitably get pushed sideways, and my success rate has gone up big time since I stopped using pressure.
That’s not to say that you cannot do it with downward pressure, I’m sure people will disagree and talk about their results that are the opposite of mine, I think grafting is pretty forgiving in some ways and there’s not just 1 way.
https://preview.redd.it/wyqoptgi0jme1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a815ac85967277332b6dfee40eead31f2f4215b
Excuse the sideways shot, I was born in the 1900s and don’t know how to rotate the image in Reddit lol. Some of my older grafts after I stopped using pressure. My first attempt with pressure I had 2 or of 7 take, now I usually only lose 1 or 2 per batch at most. Best of luck with whatever method you land on.
I didn’t have very good luck using downward pressure on seedlings grafts. I’ve had a lot of success using super glue though.
Line up on vascular ring, super glue around the seedling with a little bit getting underneath but not between the vascular rings, and then I cover with parafilm.
For best results when doing seedlings that small, you may want to graft directly to a brand new bud on the dragon fruit of the same size if you have one available
I know this isn’t answering the question you asked but I have much better success waiting another month or two and working with a larger piece of scion. Allows you to try again and everything is generally easier. Micrografts are only really necessary if you have something highly variegated.
They can take a little bit of pressure if they’re cut shorter, at least half the size, then it’s just a bud and not a stick