This was my first attempt at grafting. It looked great the first 3 or 4 weeks and looked like the grafting was a succes. And it seemed like overnight it went south. It's possible this happened after watering it for the first time
Stock looks sick, looks like it made the scion same kinda sick, idk tho.
Bradsohard69
looks like the things balls were glued to it’s butthole. Gotta get them rocks off and let that sucker breathe. IDK if the small one in the bottom right is the newest growth but it looks like it’s etiolated.
Post-Squid
As far as your first attempt at grafting, congrats on your success! Unfortunately, the rootstock is ill.
Un_Earthly
The SP was perfectly healthy before grafting this is what it looked like?
Un_Earthly
I was gonna upload a pic of the SP beforehand but no longer have an option to upload photos
Paker_Z
Nothing good
Tsashimaru
What was your procedure? Did you practice good sterility? Like washing hands, isopropyl alcohol on all cutting surfaces and area, disinfecting your hands and the cacti you were going to cut, etc? I like to use a flame on the blade before use to ensure extra sterility even. What about pressure after the fact? For bigger stock like this my go to is cling film and rubber bands. Also it may be more advantageous to bevel the edges down so they don’t swell up and kick off the scion- for your future grafts!
Salty_Permission_939
Hey Friend, your grafting technique looks to have worked well. You got a nice union between the scion and the stock, so don’t let this discourage you from continuing your grafting journey!
As far as what happened, I feel it would be safe to assume that the issue arose with watering. The rot seems to have worked it way up to your scion. The other little plant in the pot also rotting, you may be able to save the little pup on it. Drainage in your pot May have been the issue, I find drainage and soil mixture to be most important to prevent rotting issues. Just my 2¢ents.
SeaOfSourMilk
How old is the graft? Almost looks like cold shock. You definitely need to increase airflow, you want lightweight rocks not river rocks they trap moisture. That said you’ll be better off with a shade cloth outside. I got my mother plant grafted on an almost identical stock. I would say chop the right column out, the right column looks like it’s getting most of the nutrients and seems relatively healthier.
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Stock looks sick, looks like it made the scion same kinda sick, idk tho.
looks like the things balls were glued to it’s butthole. Gotta get them rocks off and let that sucker breathe. IDK if the small one in the bottom right is the newest growth but it looks like it’s etiolated.
As far as your first attempt at grafting, congrats on your success! Unfortunately, the rootstock is ill.
The SP was perfectly healthy before grafting this is what it looked like?
I was gonna upload a pic of the SP beforehand but no longer have an option to upload photos
Nothing good
What was your procedure? Did you practice good sterility? Like washing hands, isopropyl alcohol on all cutting surfaces and area, disinfecting your hands and the cacti you were going to cut, etc? I like to use a flame on the blade before use to ensure extra sterility even. What about pressure after the fact? For bigger stock like this my go to is cling film and rubber bands. Also it may be more advantageous to bevel the edges down so they don’t swell up and kick off the scion- for your future grafts!
Hey Friend, your grafting technique looks to have worked well. You got a nice union between the scion and the stock, so don’t let this discourage you from continuing your grafting journey!
As far as what happened, I feel it would be safe to assume that the issue arose with watering. The rot seems to have worked it way up to your scion. The other little plant in the pot also rotting, you may be able to save the little pup on it. Drainage in your pot May have been the issue, I find drainage and soil mixture to be most important to prevent rotting issues. Just my 2¢ents.
How old is the graft? Almost looks like cold shock. You definitely need to increase airflow, you want lightweight rocks not river rocks they trap moisture. That said you’ll be better off with a shade cloth outside. I got my mother plant grafted on an almost identical stock. I would say chop the right column out, the right column looks like it’s getting most of the nutrients and seems relatively healthier.