Recent content by twarawa

I talked to the rep in Calmar (i thinks that's the Leduc branch) and made the trip two summers ago for Turface. Just make sure to call ahead and make sure they check stock and reserve some for you. I called ahead and when I got there they were out which is why they sold me some Profile. They...

Hi Pierre, I've used that product for the last 2 summers and through one winter. So far it seems to hold up well. I think it's the same as the NAPA floor dry. I sifted and rinsed the fines out but still use the smaller stuff for a lot of my trees. It doesn't hold too much water to cause...

Cool little tree. Which nursery if you don't mind my asking?

Hi Pierre, With our winters I gave up on a lot of nursery material after my first season. So far I have had the best of luck with native collected material. Sometimes I wonder if the nursery material rated for our zone is even able to adapt to it in time as they likely come from much more...

I work around Cold Lake a lot and when I get a chance I see what I can find in the area. I find the best spots to look around powerline right aways as you can find some beat up trees from the mulcher if you're lucky. Muskeg is great for the tamaracks too. Lots of trampled and moose pruned...

Hi Pierre, I assume your location is Lloydminister? Not many of us out this way. I am in Wainwright. Clubs and bonsai nurseries are a little hard to find but on the upside there is some great material in the bush not far north. Tamaracks, jack pine, birch, etc... Welcome to the site. Tyler

If this was towards my info, Vance. I dug it in mid April which is like the beginning of March for most folks not this far north. It was snowing/raining the day I dug it so still consistently below freezing. It was still dormant at that time of year. Basically, as soon as I cold get a shovel...

I collected one last spring. It came from a powerline right of way. The ground was still frozen when I took it out. It was in very sandy soil. It is a young tree, about 2" diameter trunk, so things may be different for an older specimen. I took as much roots as I could carry and only...

The third one is a tamarack I found growing by a swamp. It appears to have lost a main trunk at some point in its life too. It is about 40" tall right now with a 3" trunk that I will eventually chop much lower. I like the bark on this tree as it already has an aged look to it and not the...

Here is a pic of a spruce that I found growing like a shrub. I didn't know until later but the main trunk was damaged (likely during the winter) and I ended up losing it. Now its a whole bunch of really low branches in a shrub form. It even started to produce cones this year although I did...

Just thought I would share a few pics of some trees I collected this spring for future projects. They all seem to be very healthy and should provide some fun and learning in the future. First is a spruce. It was found on a power line right away that gets cleared on a semi regular basis. I...

I'm not too quick to call this a success yet. It's still in really rough shape. Just nice to see some new green. I think this is more like at least a decade long project. Most growth is about 30" from the trunk at the moment. I am inclined to believe that that trunk have a lot of energy...

Stump update So there is some new growth on this tree/stump:confused: as of late which is encouraging enough to add an update I guess. These are the steps I took to get it this far in case anyone is interested: - The day after I found it I washed off the "roots" and cut off any large old...

I just bought a hose reel that is 100' long and retracts by itself. I hated coiling up hoses too. I got mine at Canadian Tire which I know only helps out about 2 percent of the sites users but here is a link to the manufacturers site. It was about $200...

Grimmy, I had to assume that the well will produce enough water for the watering demands. Without getting too far into the details if the water is available from the well there won't be any problems with using a pressure reducing valve to keep the sprinkler consistent. I think he is only...