Recent content by Mike Corazzi

I ...think.... the color is fine. (?) I just pulled the yellow tipped .....OLD.... (3 year or so) needles that were sticking out around the bottom of those clusters. The tree with no candles....

Trimmed a trio of Seijus. They looked like a big green bush with 3 trunks. All grown together. Now at least they are back to 3 separate trees. 😐

By "top dressing" do you mean the very small rocky stuff they use temporarily for shows? I got some that I never used but it didn't look like it would break down....ever.

It seems to be the akadama compound in the mix that dries out. Last time I used sphagnum was for an air layer in a plastic wrap. It was stringy and was hard to get wet. For the air layer i used a hypodermic to inject water into the wrap.

Wasn't thinking of a repot. What I did with the elm was shallowly dig out some substrate and spoon in some potting soil to create more moisture.

Any pix? Especially the...canopy... and ....metallic mesh shadecloth. ????? I am also considering moving the patio table with umbrella closer to the rack. It might work. Still think I will have to water more this summer. The mystery is why this soil that I have used for years is so cranky...

This year I got some commercial mix from Maruyama Bonsai in Sacramento. It.....seems... ??.... to be pretty resistant to water retention. VERY FAST DRAINING.... but is it TOO fast? The mix is supposedly akadama, pumice, and lava. And I have used it before with no concerns. THIS YEAR'S dries...

Neemed. ;)

Today I took more crappy pictures. The pix are of that heavy juniper that is too big for me to lift enough times to get it "posed."" I wired the sucker to let more sun in today. This is the side view And this badly exposed picture ....somewhat...shows the position of the pads...

I'm wondering what would happen if the "extra" candles were left on? Could the main one be halved at a later date or would those small one develop into regular candles? No habla "PINES!" Wish I did, but really don't. 😥

Well you're wrong. I took it out of the pot and am keeping it in the bathroom where it can recover. Dried off the roots and cut most off. I'm sure it's okay as an uncle told me that's what you do with a sick dog. 🤪🤪🤪

I have a quandary. This is a JBP bunjin that I've had for 12 years or so. It was a volunteer from a large one in the yard in my last house. In this non-bonsai pot, it was pretty nice green. Not liking the pot much, I put it in this one ...THINKING.... that more bottom venting would be...

Do you know WHY the....growers.... are doing this?

When I see a peek of green, I repot. On mildew prone trees like oak, I also begin copper spray VERY DILUTE for the time from then to leafout. (leaf-out?)

Failed assassination attempt. Thought.....mayybbeee...... could skip cotoneaster repot this year. Tried chopsticking. Jackhammer time. :confused: So I .....yanked it out of the pot. Bush, soil ball....the works. Dumped the crap. Stuffed it back in pot and poured in some new soil...