Recent content by frou frou

I'm thinking of selling my JBP because of some financial issues. Would sell a collected ponderosa too but it's too big to ship safely, at least too much hassle. Nishiki, 5" tall from base to top bud/branch (excluding needle), about/at least 2" base. It's not show ready, so after I got it about...

You gotta be sarcastic.

Dude. Why don't they put them on the web for sale.... Some love to the midwest.

I'm surprised people even bother to rate threads. I would be even more surprised if people bothered to look at ratings before clicking on an interesting thread. Anyway, looks like the place has potential to be a great vendor in the future.

Guess I should have put that better, Just wanted to mention that inorganic well draining soil, root aeration, frequent watering, etc, may be relatively new techniques in growing young trees faster for bonsai but are old well understood techniques in hydroponics. Basically borrowing ideas from...

How can you say pond baskets hit the market after his patent? Pond baskets are traditionally used in ponds, hence the name, to protect plants from fish and to keep them contained. I've visited nearly all the bonsai stores online, none sell pond baskets or colanders. Hydroponics stores sell net...

Though I was not referring to growing trees specifically for bonsai in hydroponics, I'm pretty sure the fact no quality bonsai has been grown from hydroponics has nothing to do with any shortcoming of hydroponics, but with other factors, such as adherence to traditional methods like yamadori and...

Just wanted to mention that inorganic well draining soil, root aeration, frequent watering, etc, may be relatively new techniques in bonsai but are old well understood techniques in hydroponics. Basically borrowing ideas from other fields and experimenting.

Another sign is the bidder's identities are kept private. This way, you can't suspect some dummy account is being used on all the same seller's account all the time.