Those are the kind of tweezers I use for repotting.Hah! I put those tweezers in the picture purely to get a response from you...man, I'm good.
You're right about the needles not being hardened off yet...pretty soft and pliant right now. This tree is years (and years
) away from being placed in a show and I need to work them when I have the time so I'm ok with a few bent or broken needles. I'm thinning as many of my pines and junipers as I can now so I can start wiring next month. Looking forward to seeing updates on the Zuisho..
I made the mistake of bringing a juniper inside to do some work, the day after I saw the spider mites on my tropicals!
I hate spider mites. I've dealt with them for 8 straight years after moving here to GA. I've given up on trying to eradicate them but instead on keeping their population on my junipers in check. Good luck with them, as they can suck a tree dry seemingly overnight...did I mention that I hate them.
Yep, least favorite thing to do. Love, love LOVE wiring...despise taking it off.
Yeah, I need to unwire my "Broccoli" Juniper. Been putting it off...
Heh heh, I started unwiring my big RMJ back in October...barely half way there
.
I definitely like wiring better than unwiring, but I do find unwiring oddly meditative and somewhat satisfying knowing that it represents forward progress.
Hands of a surgeon!
Definitely redesignin' is afoot...and I don't treat ponies if I can help it!Is there a re-design afoot......or did a pony have an adverse reaction to an "expression"?
