pandacular
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Checked out my frozen trees. The winter colors on the conifers is really cool. This J. procumbens was popping off enough that I had to get some pictures.
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pandacular
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I was also feeling antsy to do some bonsai work, but of course none to do. So I did some prep work for repotting season; grinding and dyeing sphagnum for top dressing.
Maybe next time I need to get permission to use the stainless steel kitchen sink, but the bathtub worked okay until cleanup time.
Maybe next time I need to get permission to use the stainless steel kitchen sink, but the bathtub worked okay until cleanup time.
Kievnstavick
Shohin
What a coincidence, I am also grinding some spaghum moss tonight.
Mostly because the garage is way too cold to continue work on my tropicals currently.
Why not use a layer of small bark pieces if I can ask?
Kievnstavick
Shohin
Depends on the application on if I'd want to use pine bark or sphagnum moss.
For instance, on one of my plants I am attempting to encourage roots to occupy a location where a larger root died off. The moss can easily adhere to the area where as pine bark would be a little harder and a larger mound.
I also use a lot of sphagnum moss as a top layer in my seed germination trays as a way to keep the seeds moist while they do their thing. Sifting and using my pine bark fines for that would be unecconomical for me given that I use those small sizes for other mixes.
Another reason I use the shredded moss, is that it is a great area for native moss to start growing on.
Here is my yield for the night. Almost a full container.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
ROR elm? Does it have a thread?
WOrking with spaghnum.. Make sure to wear a mouthmask.
WavyGaby
Shohin
It was a good day. I'm glad you came and joined the club. We need more youth like yourself. Thanks again for the Saucer Magnolia. My wife is super stoked about planting it in the front yard after I showed pics of the flowers online. You are very generous and I'm happy you came out with a nice Carpinus.
Here's the one I found (at a friends house), haha
SeanS
Omono
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And gloves, any open wounds or cuts on your hands are an entry point for the spores (as is your mouth and nose as @leatherback warns above)
Wow! You're doing pretty good work there. How do you get the crackle in the pot like that if ok to ask?
Kievnstavick
Shohin
ROR Schefflera actually. I don't have a thread on it just yet as I only have a couple of pictures of it since I had acquired it earlier this year.
This is a slightly outdated picture from late September after I defoliated it. In this picture you can see where the dead root was after I removed the mushy stuff.
I plan to take new pictures once the coldsnap goes away and my garage is warm enough to hangout in there for extended periods without winter gear. I should be wiring the branches today and cleaning up the dieback stubs left from the last pruning.
Thank you.
Sure, I learned about it by watching YouTube.
You throw a cylinder as wide as base of the pot and thick walls, then, paint it with sodium silicate, dry the surface up with a heat gun and stretch it from the inside only afterwards.
Here are a much better pot being made
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Dug up the last tree from the old yard. We moved across town last month and this Seigen was the last to make the move.
Dragon60
Shohin
Came across this Basket Willow tree last fall. It was growing in a ditch by the road around the corner from where I live. I've always wanted a Willow tree so today I dug it up. It was in murky water and slimy mud but I managed to get it out without falling in. 2 inches at the base. Not sure about nebari yet. This pot was the only thing wide enough that I had 
because of the taproot.
because of the taproot.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
My little oxalis accent was looking rather bedraggled...
So I cleaned it out for a fresh start.
So I cleaned it out for a fresh start.
misfit11
Omono
Scriv
Yamadori
River's Edge
Masterpiece
Sent a couple of hours preparing cuttings today! Prunus Mume " Kobai " Timing delayed this year with a very extended warm fall early winter. Some of the plants just dropped their leaves last week. This is the second session and resulted in roughly 150 more cuttings. I bundle them in small groups with damp paper towel, sandwich baggies and into the fridge. Will be curious to see how the later timing works for this batch, had to remove flower buds carefully first on some sections. I have not prepared them this late in the year before. The normal preparation time is mid November in my neck of the woods. One picture shows the tools involved and the other the general layout before packaging.
Single sided razor blade, grafting knife, Clonex for root end, sealer for top end. The wooden board with the rubber matt makes the cutting easier for sharp edges without crushing the ends. Next step will be to sterilize the planting medium and prepare flats for sticking the cuttings after they callus up. Then into the flats and on to the heat mat until leaves break. Then add lights and foliar feed until roots develop.
Single sided razor blade, grafting knife, Clonex for root end, sealer for top end. The wooden board with the rubber matt makes the cutting easier for sharp edges without crushing the ends. Next step will be to sterilize the planting medium and prepare flats for sticking the cuttings after they callus up. Then into the flats and on to the heat mat until leaves break. Then add lights and foliar feed until roots develop.
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What about sphagnum requires gloves and face mask pls.
pandacular
Masterpiece
One should always wear a mask when working with fine airborne particulates.
Pneumoconiosis
Pneumoconiosis is a lung disease caused by breathing in certain kinds of dust particles that damage your lungs. It is often called an occupational lung disease.
