Recent content by Steve21

Thank you both! Happy Spring!

TGIF - can any members help me ID this one? Collected in Minnesota near the Twin Cities. Pinkish flowers.

3 Gallon Bag Garden Pumice (1/8" Stone) - 13lbs https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XP36YCM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_wovVFbSAJQY6Z?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 As a comparison for price and particle size vs. cost.

I waited until I saw back budding on old wood as the sign it was safe to start working the tree. Took three growing seasons post collection before mine did that.

Yeah I’m really pushing some artistic design limits with the angle :). Watering it is a real pain.

Going good so far. It pushed strong in spring 2019. Reported it this spring, will let it grow unchecked for at least a year, possibly until early fall 2021 before I touch it again.

My thought process was to do the hard styling while the tree has the most roots....which is now....it will never have more roots than it has currently/this growing season. I thought about reporting first. And waiting on styling. That would’ve meant doing a hard styling in the future on a tree...

I removed a lot...but the (bad) pic hides depth, there’s more green left than represented in the picture. Feel confident with the action, this tree has been growing untouched for three years since collection. Pot is packed with roots, time will tell.

To keep track of this one....spring work complete. Initial working, rough structure set, will grow freely this season with plans to repot spring 2020. If only I could take a good picture....

That’s a good podcast. Ian stated the heated process denatures good components of the fish hydrolysate. The cold pressed version doesn’t.

Good info, thanks for posting. Relevant on this 7 degree F day in Minnesota.

My amur ...early frost this year turned down the colors a little bit.

Nice - where did you buy this one from?

Amur, yes. Buried in snow, handles a zone 4 winter without problem.