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I have a dozen or so young plants in 4" containers that I want to get into 10" pond baskets but the buds have opened up into small leaves. Some of the plants are already in a similar substrate to what I will be using. Other plants are still in nursery soil so I would need to remove most of the...

I sift my floor dry with an 1/8" hardware cloth. The tailings all seem to be just less than an 1/8". Should I be using these tailings (along with lava and pumice) in my raised beds or is there some health concerns with the floor dry supporting my edible plants?

I have had this guy for a couple of years. I chopped it down to about 18" last year thinking I would either repot this spring or do a more aggressive chop. If I decide to chop this down further, any advice on where you would make the cut? Anything you see that I should use as a new leader or...

Anyone using misting heads around their trees to cool the air on really hot days? Is there risk of the water collecting on the leaves and causing the leaves to burn in the sun? Running about 108 degrees and so it seemed like running a couple of mister per bench would give the trees some...

I applied fertilize at full strength a few days ago. Miracle Grow 20-20-20. I notice today that the leaves on this tree are not looking healthy at all. They were much more open a few days ago. The leaves are curling inward. They are not dry and do not have the look of root rot. Any idea...

Anyone have experience using organic soils in colanders? With the particle size of the organic soil being smaller than the holes in the colander I was wondering if any of you were having trouble with sections of the soil eroding out the sides or bottom of the colander. I currently use a soil...

I repotted this guy a couple of months ago. It sat indoors in indirect sunlight until last week. I wired it lightly and put it outside in full sun. After one day in the sun new growth was already popping out. After the 2nd full day in the sun it started looking very weak so I moved it under...

A fairly new to me Mugo that has recently started losing the lower needles. With the recent temp change (mid 80's) I find myself wondering whether this guy is needing more water or if I am experiencing needle cast for the first time. Can anyone chime in? Also, should I be cutting this guy...

Picked up some terra cotta pots that are about 11" rounds and about 4.5" inches deep. I love the shape of the pots but the terra cotta look is not my favorite. Can they be stained, glazed or "painted" to a much darker brown/red? Latex paint is not an option so I use the term "painted" to...

I picked this guy up cheap from a local nursery. Can anyone help me identify the type of Cypress that it is? An informal upright seems natural here, but from what I have been reading cutting a cypress and having it back bud and fill in is not likely. So, any input on how to shape this thing...

I have picked up several plants from local nurseries and am curious about the direction I need to go with some of them. Some I want to repot and trim and maintain as smaller trees. Others I would like to see grow some more before they go into their bonsai pots. In general, when you bring new...