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Dec 6, 2018 7:09 PM CST
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I have sprouted two albinos 😁
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Dec 9, 2018 9:11 PM CST
Name: Audrey
Central Texas (Zone 8a)
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It is fun getting those albinos but unfortunately they will not live very long. They do not have any way to make their own food. They are really pretty for a few days though. I remember hearing about someone that tried grafting them onto another green seedling. I don't think they were successful though. Might be worth a try if your up for experimenting?
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Dec 11, 2018 8:04 AM CST
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I tried friday I'll be able to see it today. It may be dead or alive. I hope I didn't kill both seedlings. First time I tried a graft.
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Dec 12, 2018 4:58 PM CST
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It failed.. now I have a dehydrated dead albino super glued to an otherwise healthy plant Shrug!
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Dec 12, 2018 7:32 PM CST
Name: Audrey
Central Texas (Zone 8a)
Adeniums Organic Gardener Keeper of Poultry Hummingbirder Keeps Horses Cactus and Succulents
Butterflies Photo Contest Winner: 2015 Photo Contest Winner 2018 Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Aww........ bummer. Well, at least you tried. Thanks for the update. I hope that doesn't discourage you for any more grafting experiments in the future. They can be extremely rewarding when the graft takes and it blooms for you. The seedling that is still alive will most likely scar over and you can eventually peal off the glue.
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Dec 17, 2018 7:37 PM CST
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The bottom two leaves yellowed, but I think it will pull through. Maybe it will look unique with a big scar.
I think I will graft again, but on the ends of branches. Seedlings are so very small, it's difficult. I see people make a v cut, and then opposite on branches and it seems to work.
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Dec 17, 2018 10:20 PM CST
Name: Audrey
Central Texas (Zone 8a)
Adeniums Organic Gardener Keeper of Poultry Hummingbirder Keeps Horses Cactus and Succulents
Butterflies Photo Contest Winner: 2015 Photo Contest Winner 2018 Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
I have always done a straight cut for grafting with a corner of a zip lock bag held down tight with a rubber band. Almost every single one has taken but that same method worked horribly for me with plumeria. Here is one I did with a basic single red.
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She's grown more since then and has been lifted and cut back.
I will try and get a get a new photo of how the grafts look now while dormant. I think by the end of next year they will hardly be noticeable.
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