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    Take-a-way thoughts from the Hydroponic crowd

    After visiting a dedicated, legitimate Hydroponic store, I have to admit that those guys seem to know what they're talking about. After seeing their crops (actual vegetables), I certainly do believe in what they were talking about. It seems to me that the Hydroponic world is not too far off...
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    Interesting Article Concerning Schefflera/Ficus and NPK/Light

    Particularly about the dry weight of NPK of healthy plants. According to the article, a 1-10-2 type fertilizer would maintain the plant the best. I attempted to see if UFL had notes on Ficus, but the website keeps reporting an error when trying to access the other "production notes" pages...
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    Natal Plums and repotting?

    I have a medium-size (18" tall?) Natal Plum that I'd like to repot out of the deep 5g nursery can into a more shallow training pot in anticipation of getting it into a bonsai pot in a year or two. The tree responds well to the heat, and is growing very vigorously, I feel it is ready to be...
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    Ideas for overwintering?

    I'd like to take better care of my tropicals this upcoming winter than I have in previous years. Some trees have been brought inside the house, some stayed outside unprotected, and some were moved up under the covered patio. I did lose all of my Bougainvillea last year, to a few nights of 28...
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    Pond and Garden Build

    The wife and I recently decided to go ahead and landscape our backyard, since we've been waiting three years to do so. Beyond the typical paver patio and low maintenance turf, she suggested that we should also build a Koi pond and attached Japanese garden. The Koi pond is the first order of...
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    Filling gaps in a toolset.

    I've pieced together a basic toolset based off my readings here. I currently have mostly 8" Tian tools: Concave cutter, knob cutter (that I hardly use), jin pliers, and wire cutters. Rounding out the toolset are a handmedown set of curved forceps, handmedown root rake, and a small pair of...
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