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Judy, Thanks, I will let you know when things settle down a little what might be needed. For now lots of prayers. Dale fell on a new forest planting we did this spring. He wants me to go make sure the trees are ok. I hope to check it out tomorrow. Gib

I talked with Nancy this evening and offered to help out with his trees or anything else that is needed. I live less than 5 minutes from Dale.Nancy also informed me that their son was in a car accident and is in intensive care at a different hospital in the city. Definitely keeping Dale and his...

JudyB, I went up last year and picked up a pick up truck load. I did 50% small and 50% medium. I have enough to last me a few years now. The stuff is very reasonable if you pick it up yourself. Gib

I have an excel spreadsheet listing all the issues of International Bonsai that I can send you if you PM me. I only need to update it for 2012. Gib

Well I finished my repotting area. A friend gave me the cabinets and the double stainless sink. The right side of the sink is hooked to a drain but the left side was left open with a waste basket underneath to sweep the used soil in. Looking forward to spring and my wife will be glad I am not...

Thanks Bonsai Nut. Great idea with the hole in the table top. Any thoughts on what to use for the surface? Would formica work or how about ceramic tile without grout lines. Gib

I live in zone 5 and I over winter the majority of my trees in a greenhouse kept at around 34 degrees. This causes my trees to come out of dormancy a little earlier than trees kept outside. I normally repot my trees in our kitchen and then put them back in the greenhouse. My wife has become less...

Brian, I really found your pictorial of the Black Pine pruning very helpful. Thanks for sharing. Gib

Andrew, Thanks again for your kind help. I have cleaned and sprayed and will follow up in a week with another round. Gib

Andrew, Thanks for the information. As I was removing/squashing these white spots there was purple underneath. What is your recommended spray for these? Gib

Thanks for the suggestions. Any thoughts on the webs shown in the first photo? I am going to brush/scrub the infected areas today and spray and see what happens.

I need some help identifying this nest or growth on my azalea. It is sucking all of the energy/life out of this tree and spreading to another azalea I have. Any help in identifying the problem and help with a solution is appreciated. Gib

Just finished putting together an index for International Bonsai Magazine from 1979 to present. If you would like to see it and offer suggestions on improving the layout or help check for accuracy, PM me and I will send you a copy of the Excel Spreadsheet.

Bill, Just checked out the 2 indexes. Very helpfull. Now if we could get the next 11 years that would be great! Thanks for the effort you put into producing this great magazine. I refer back to it a lot. Now if I could just find the 1985 #2 my set will be complete. Gib

Brian, Thanks. Have followed him on ebay. I checked in with him and he did not have this issue. He has had almost every other issue though. Gib