Bonsai Christmas Gift Suggestions...

[Hack Yeah!]

A 100 pound bag of miracle grow and a 55 gallon drum of Molemax.

You've had success with the molemax?

 

[M. Frary]

You've had success with the molemax?

I have.
@GrimLore is the one to thank for bringing it to my attention.
I lost a lot of trees to voles a couple of winters ago. A lot.
With the molemax and steel sheets buried in the ground so they couldn't tunnel under I didn't lose any to V.C. last year.

 

[GrimLore]

You've had success with the molemax?

It really works nicely and is safe. AGWAY also has their own brand called Mole Repellent. They are both Mineral Oil in granular form. A lot of small critters do not like it and avoid it. It is rather comical when a young squirrel starts digging and in a few moments runs and tries to rub it off flipping about... It also seems to bother rabbits too but I still find instant results for rabbits with Liquid Fence.

Grimmy

 

[Hack Yeah!]

Great, good to know as I'm just getting my area set up

 

[AZbonsai]

Bonsai Christmas Recipe
5 lb.Neem Meal, 1 lb.Blood meal, 1 lb.Bone Meal, 1 pint Alaskan Fish Fertilizer.
Stir to thick paste. ( add warm water if needed)
Press flat on cookie sheet , score with pizza cutter when still wet. Dry in the sun.

When and at what rate do you apply? Do you just lay cakes on top or do you put them in a basket. Thanks for the recipe! @Bonsai Nut would the Neem Meal help with the Leaf Miner problem on my pomegranate?

 

[AZbonsai]

Ornament filled with Chinese elm seeds. Bonsai tree stcker attached. My daughter put them together to sell at our next club swap meet.

 

[River's Edge]

When and at what rate do you apply? Do you just lay cakes on top or do you put them in a basket. Thanks for the recipe! @Bonsai Nut would the Neem Meal help with the Leaf Miner problem on my pomegranate?

I have tried it in various ways. For my JBP in pots or grow boxes i use it as " cubes" on the surface and build the concentration over time during the period of time i wish to fertilize. I usually set the JBP up for the season starting in February and have removed all fertilizer by mid to late august. This is a general guideline for developing stock not trees in a more advanced stage of refinement. In the grow beds i crumble and mix slightly below the surface in combination with a small amount of a slow release osmocote style product called apex. On the benches for deciduous i use tea bags. This approach has the advantage of easy transfer or removal without having to change the soil surface so often. Proponents of Neem Meal believe that it has insecticidal properties. I have not experienced those difficulties so cannot say one way or the other.
One caveat to mention. If the Neem Meal is not finely ground it germinates readily. Easy to extract but For this reason the tea bags can be a preferred delivery method. As an organic, moisture is important for breakdown and delivery. I use a very free draining bonsai soil so frequent watering is not an issue for me. One has to mix and match methods to suit their use of soil, watering habits, climate etc.
I can vouch for this recipe. But do not suggest you prepare it indoors.

 

[Victorim]

One of my favorite bonsai books... It doesn't get enough press, in my opinion.

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You can pick it up at:

American Bonsai Society or Stone Lantern

Cheers Bnut (and all who have recommended, and in other threads). Only had a chance to skim a few parts but very good.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Ornament filled with Chinese elm seeds. Bonsai tree stcker attached. My daughter put them together to sell at our next club swap meet.

Oh my goodness! Is that going to go up for auction somewhere?

 

[StoneCloud]

A set of custom built bonsai benches, no limits!

 

[AZbonsai]

Oh my goodness! Is that going to go up for auction somewhere?

Come on over to Phoenix Bonsai Society swapmart you can buy yourself one. Or two.

 

[Chris Frechette]

I found a bunch of tiny nandinas for $2. I made some small hypertufa pots, moss and added micro led Christmas lights. I think they'll be pretty fun lil Christmas gifts.

 

[M. Frary]

A lot of small critters do not like it and avoid it.

I'm worrying somethings going on out there.
Rupert keeps poking his snout into the snow around my tree enclosure. Like he smells something under there.
Got me so worried I'm thinking of pulling some trees and try to see if something is going on.
I'm not sure I could survive another onslaught like the last one.

 

[Cadillactaste]

I'm worrying somethings going on out there.
Rupert keeps poking his snout into the snow around my tree enclosure. Like he smells something under there.
Got me so worried I'm thinking of pulling some trees and try to see if something is going on.
I'm not sure I could survive another onslaught like the last one.

Hate hearing that thought even cross your mind. Hope nothing is out of the ordinary is seen.

 

[GrimLore]

Rupert keeps poking his snout into the snow around my tree enclosure. Like he smells something under there.

Hopefully it will be the critters attempting but leaving... Or better yet something else of interest like a dead critter...

Grimmy

 

[twisted trees]

One of Bill Valavanis' trips to Japn would look nice in my stocking.

 

[Waldo Street Pottery]

A handmade pot!

Ron Lang
Sara Rayner
Eli Akins
Sonny Boggs
MC2 Pottery
Mark Issenberg
Ross Adams
Roy Minrai
Byron Myrick
SOURCE!!!
John Cannon
Dale Cochoy

And lots more here: http://americanbonsaiceramics.com/

 

[M. Frary]

Hopefully it will be the critters attempting but leaving... Or better yet something else of interest like a dead critter...

Grimmy

I'm hoping so.

 

[CasAH]

Met up with Sorce and his daughter today and picked up my Christmas present to myself.

Love the purple and blue on the green pot. The feet on the little pot are turtle heads.

@sorce thanks for taking the time to met today, cannot wait to use these pots.

Your daughter is adorable and just what a little Sorce should be.

 

[sorce]

Met up with Sorce and his daughter today and picked up my Christmas present to myself.

Love the purple and blue on the green pot. The feet on the little pot are turtle heads.

@sorce thanks for taking the time to met today, cannot wait to use these pots.

Your daughter is adorable and just what a little Sorce should be.

Good to see you again!

Too happy to hear of planned plantings!

Thank you So much!

Sorce