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  1. jkd2572

    Moving trees to new home.

    They will all go up a smooth as glass tollway in north Texas In a 20 ft uhaul is what I have figured out. Early morning. 40 miles. No one will know that a Bonsai nut with 40 little trees is beside them. Lol. Thanks for all the ideas. It spurred me to realize what I already had to use. now for...
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    Moving trees to new home.

    I figured it out. It was in plain view at all times. My bench tops just sit on cinder blocks. I’m going to turn them upside down. This will create space to put pots with a 6 inch lip on both sides. I will separate the pots with pieces of cut 2x4 With distance of canopies. I will then separate...
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    Moving trees to new home.

    I only have a 45 minute drive. I guess my biggest problem is keeping them from breaking each other. Using floor space in a truck will probably be my only option. I’m thinking about building a grid with 2x4s to keep them apart. Still working through ideas.
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    Moving trees to new home.

    I am also doing this in September in Texas. Should be about 100-105 degrees. I can cut the temp by doing it first thing in the morning By about 15 degrees. I need to go check the inside temp of a uhaul truck on a similar day.
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    Moving trees to new home.

    Does anyone have pics of how you moved all your trees to a new home? I’m am going to move about 40 trees to a new house we are building. I am at a loss of how I can safely do it. I have both small and large trees. My concern is that if I load them all in a uhaul truck they will slide around and...
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    Weather Outside is Frightful

    Monday the high here was 38. Friday the high is going to be 78. That's what I dell with.....gotta love Texas.
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    Grow stone

    It's basically like fake lava, but the pieces are too big for my liking. I still have a huge bald cypress planted in about a third of this. I can't really judge it because as long as you keep BC wet they will grow in anything.
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    Spider Mites!!!

    I have been fighting these guys forever. They are my worst nightmare. Rotate chemicals. I have found they become immune to the same chemical easily. Also use neem oil. It's makes them go crazy and forget to eat. It also messes up their reproductive cycle.
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    Dwarf Varigated Lantana

    They grow like weeds here and laugh at 100 plus weather. I planted some in the landscape this year and the ones in full sun grew 6 feet limbs. Constantly blooming. I believe mine were marketed as confetti. Multicolored blooms. Absolutely gorgeous.
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    What was the best bonsai/tree related advice you have been given?

    Big pots are very expensive. :(
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    What was the best bonsai/tree related advice you have been given?

    If you have 6 foot tall bonsai invest in heavy duty turn tables they live on for rotating. And buy a hydralic lift cart.
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    What was the best bonsai/tree related advice you have been given?

    Don't buy 6 foot tall bonsai when you already have back problems.....
  13. jkd2572

    Showing Her Knees

    I have a big one as well. No knees though. Is this guy extremely root bound? Do you think that would cause it? I would love to know what causes this to happen and replicate it.
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    Tropicals, how do you protect them in winter?

    You should probably kick the heat up a bit.
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    You can't only eat one, can you ?

    As much as you have room for without looking like a horder. :p
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    Tropicals, how do you protect them in winter?

    They will sulk inside the house due to low humidity levels, but it works. I have four in my home office now. Best investment is a DustBuster for the leaves that fall off all winter.
  17. jkd2572

    American Bonsai Tool & Supply Co.

    I bought a concave cutter. They are very high quality for a fraction of the cost of other stainless tools.
  18. jkd2572

    Cold greenhouse drip trays...

    Another cheap idea is using water heater pans from Home Depot. Very large and cheap. Back in plumbing. They come in a 4x4 feet size I have used before. They are also great when repotting to keep the mess contained. Example below...
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    My cold greenhouse...

    Wow you did a great job! Very nice work. Thanks for the extra pic. I always thought it was a gazebo on the ground. Great place to work on trees. You should really be proud about how that turned out.
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    Cold greenhouse drip trays...

    It's cheap to raise them up. Then you know the roots won't be rotting in case you have too much water in the tray.
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    Cold greenhouse drip trays...

    You can use something as cheap as cut pieces of a 2x4 to place the pot on to keep it elevated.
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    Cold greenhouse drip trays...

    I use these in my house and In my wintering quarters. The plant sits on top of the grid. What ever you use make sure you elevate the pot with something so it does not sit in water. You can get some very unsightly calcium deposits on the feet by spring time...
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    Selling My Collection part 2

    I would agree with that. He does an amazing packing job.
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    Bonsai tree seeds+ unicorn egg

    Look at his other trees. He broker/sells trees for Brussels. He is just making a funny. Look up bonsai seeds on eBay. They always show a crazy awesome tree and imply you can grow one from seed in your lifetime.
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    Japanese signed bonsai pot

    Can you give inside measurements.
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