sparklemotion
Shohin
I'll be making a few dozen japanese black pine seedling cuttings soon, and I'm torn on pot sizes (honestly, I've been trying to sort this out for months).
Jonas of Bonsai Tonight posted this last August, which seems to imply that the "fast growing" batch was planted as cuttings in to "4 inch" pots. But then he shows two sizes of 4" pot (which is part of my problem here, TBH).
I don't want to go buy more pots because I have more than a reasonable amount of:
Small Pots - "3 inch" (really 2.63"x2.63"x2.25") squares - 15.5 cu in.
Bigger Pots - Anderson #2004 bands (3.57x3.57x4.25") - 54 cu in. (plus flats)
On the one hand, I'm wary of over potting because the Earth is not Like a Pot. On the other hand, I'd rather not repot again before next Spring.
If my goal is to maximize JBP growth during a short growing season, assuming a 1:1:1 DE/pumice/bark mix (not 100% committed to that yet), should I go for:
Option A: Cutting in small pot this year, up to bigger pot next spring, or
Option B: Cutting in big pot this year and next.
Jonas of Bonsai Tonight posted this last August, which seems to imply that the "fast growing" batch was planted as cuttings in to "4 inch" pots. But then he shows two sizes of 4" pot (which is part of my problem here, TBH).
I don't want to go buy more pots because I have more than a reasonable amount of:
Small Pots - "3 inch" (really 2.63"x2.63"x2.25") squares - 15.5 cu in.
Bigger Pots - Anderson #2004 bands (3.57x3.57x4.25") - 54 cu in. (plus flats)
On the one hand, I'm wary of over potting because the Earth is not Like a Pot. On the other hand, I'd rather not repot again before next Spring.
If my goal is to maximize JBP growth during a short growing season, assuming a 1:1:1 DE/pumice/bark mix (not 100% committed to that yet), should I go for:
Option A: Cutting in small pot this year, up to bigger pot next spring, or
Option B: Cutting in big pot this year and next.