Interested in participating with a particular skill
Hello, all. I'm a cactus addict with a focus on growing from seed and testing the limits of cold-hardiness in my zone 7a. While my zone is less cold than maybe ideal for the project, one particular way I could help is by grafting seedlings to accelerate early growth. I have a couple years of cactus-grafting experience and get pretty good results with the techniques. I might be able to fast-forward the growth by a couple years' equivalent by grafting seedlings onto established, cold-hardy Opuntia rootstock or even Pereskiopsis (popular for pushing especially rapid growth to any cactus scion). It's also possible to graft small cuttings—as little as a single areole from one cactus pad—and get similar growth acceleration.
So: are there any seeds or pads available for me to work with?