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Shohin
Maybe they need one of these in California
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Maybe they need one of these in California
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
FWW, I would try to keep bonsai and crops separated. Crop plants--corn, tomatoes, beans, etc. tend to draw insects. If your bonsai are close enough, those insects tend to transfer. I had a bonsai friend who used to live near a lot of corn and soybean fields in Md. His trees were ten feet from the corn...the corn got thrips. His trees got thrips BAD.
Wulfskaar
Omono
Or up in Minnesota where all the bonsai thefts have been happening.
Mayank
Chumono
For whatever reason they favor digging and hiding in all the tropicals. And those won't be outside for them in a few weeks!
WavyGaby
Shohin
Good point, and you have given me more to consider. I wouldn't want to have to nuke the whole garden at any point.
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Yes!! Separate them for sure!!! I made this mistake last year... couldn’t nuke that close to harvest, either....
Did it by HAND!!! Took like 5-6 hours.
Did it by HAND!!! Took like 5-6 hours.
WavyGaby
Shohin
Is the hand way catch and torture with chopsticks?
I want to put off bringing them in for as long as I can. But yes, always something sprouting in them over the winter.
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
Corn. And sunflowers. Lady next door feeds birds. They fly over to sit on my trees and break the shells, and I suppose loose a few seeds.
BrierPatch
Mame
Looks great! I wish I had 2 acres again to work with. We have a quarter acre now and I'm lucky to get a corner in the shade for my garden space 
I have the same problem here with the squirrels, mostly digging up and stealing my moss.
Keep up the good work!
I have the same problem here with the squirrels, mostly digging up and stealing my moss.
Keep up the good work!
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Da cajuns would say: Dere's meat out dere in dem dere trees and T boy is hungry.
WavyGaby
Shohin
Well, the deer hit me a couple times. They are pretty sneaky and came when me and the family were out of town several weeks back. They ate the upper leaves on the ground planted J. Maple (next to cone so my 2 yo doesn't ram it with bike), nibbled on my trident on the far side, then basically destroyed my 1 decent Brussel sprout I guess they are getting braver and hungrier but at least they haven't made it to the shelving.
Does anyone know if a scarecrow will work to scare deer?
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WavyGaby
Shohin
I have several updates to the garden including:
-Free mulch from the neighbors yard reno
- moved one metal planter away from
shelves so I can add another bonsai shelf
-added 3x field grown tridents to the ground after root work or ring layer at base
-added 2 tridents from 2020 dig to ground after root work
-won super sweet J. Maple from club auction
- used lime sulfur on grey owl jins, and slip potted to smaller training pot as last one was way over sized
-Free mulch from the neighbors yard reno
- moved one metal planter away from
shelves so I can add another bonsai shelf-added 3x field grown tridents to the ground after root work or ring layer at base
-added 2 tridents from 2020 dig to ground after root work
-won super sweet J. Maple from club auction
- used lime sulfur on grey owl jins, and slip potted to smaller training pot as last one was way over sized
WavyGaby
Shohin
Late spring update - 2022
I added:
- 10 wide privacy screen
- CMU block shelves to hold JBPs from seed
- Germinated 50 JBP under grow lights in Feb.
- Performed seedling root cuts on about 35 of the 40 JBP around April 10. JBPs were then placed in 4x6 containers on lower CMU shelf. Added boards to upper part of CMU shelves to give partial shade to JBPs until June. So far they are all different shades of green.
- Added auto misters to JBPs so they get misted 2x daily.
- repotted several J.Maples, Shimpaku and others
Ground plants, most Trident Maples are doing well. I just have to remember to water them since no auto sprinkler for them.
- Did some work to Grey Owl that I bought as pre bonsai about 3-3.5 years ago. I am proud of its progress and happy to have established a vision for it in the fall of 2021
I added:
- 10 wide privacy screen
- CMU block shelves to hold JBPs from seed
- Germinated 50 JBP under grow lights in Feb.
- Performed seedling root cuts on about 35 of the 40 JBP around April 10. JBPs were then placed in 4x6 containers on lower CMU shelf. Added boards to upper part of CMU shelves to give partial shade to JBPs until June. So far they are all different shades of green.
- Added auto misters to JBPs so they get misted 2x daily.
- repotted several J.Maples, Shimpaku and others
Ground plants, most Trident Maples are doing well. I just have to remember to water them since no auto sprinkler for them.
- Did some work to Grey Owl that I bought as pre bonsai about 3-3.5 years ago. I am proud of its progress and happy to have established a vision for it in the fall of 2021
WavyGaby
Shohin
Also,
- Added several Arakawa Maple seedlings
- Added several green and red J.Maples
- Added Cotoneaster seedlings after inspiration from #Bonsaify videos.
Here are some close ups of the JBP seedlings. I'll probably make a separate post for them soon. I just want to make sure they survive. I was a little worried at first bc I used a super porous mix of pumice and perlite with a tablespoon of akadama around the seed cutting. After doing so I realized this mix may be too porous so I Added some coco coir dressing
- Added several Arakawa Maple seedlings
- Added several green and red J.Maples
- Added Cotoneaster seedlings after inspiration from #Bonsaify videos.
Here are some close ups of the JBP seedlings. I'll probably make a separate post for them soon. I just want to make sure they survive. I was a little worried at first bc I used a super porous mix of pumice and perlite with a tablespoon of akadama around the seed cutting. After doing so I realized this mix may be too porous so I Added some coco coir dressing
WavyGaby
Shohin
I added a 4' tall table and a 30% square shade cloth folded in half to a triangle a couple of weeks ago.
I could probably use a bigger shaded area so I might add another 4x4 post to anchor the shade cloth corner.
I moved my maples around the shade cloth or below the table. JBPs are receiving full sun and fertilizer.
I could probably use a bigger shaded area so I might add another 4x4 post to anchor the shade cloth corner.
I moved my maples around the shade cloth or below the table. JBPs are receiving full sun and fertilizer.
WavyGaby
Shohin
I got a new table on the far right. I added another section of fence for more separation from the neighbors. I added some mulch and some of it is washing away as we speak. Most trees are on the ground. I'll take some of them in the garage this weekend with low temperatures projected in the teens. 
Mike Corazzi
Masterpiece
Bambi's Buffet.
WavyGaby
Shohin
haha, I didnt have problems with them this year. I have a feeling they found another yard or someone found them out. I did have a groundhog named Gary come by regularly to eat my tomatoes and spring mixes that I tried growing.
WavyGaby
Shohin
I'm throwing in some more photos of some of my projects.
Sekka hinoki styled by Bjorn - might need to repot late spring
An old azalea from my previous house. I applied deadwood to try and preserve the trunk. Not sure how this will turn out
I have several Trident Maples in the ground since fall 2021. This one was chopped and grown out. Its trunk doubled in size and the chop is almost healed.
Procumbens juniper from shrub
Willow oak seedling I dug up a few years ago and I noticed a nice mame line recently
More JBP seedlings. Some set up for exposed roots.
The JBP seedling in upper right corner (below) is really purple and has softer foliage compared to the others. What gives?
Several JBP from @Pitoon 2020 batch that I purchased in July 2021
my friend is a potter (non-bonsai at the moment) and he made the following pot for me
Hinoki started in Oct 22 from shrub
thanks for looking / commenting
Sekka hinoki styled by Bjorn - might need to repot late spring
An old azalea from my previous house. I applied deadwood to try and preserve the trunk. Not sure how this will turn out
I have several Trident Maples in the ground since fall 2021. This one was chopped and grown out. Its trunk doubled in size and the chop is almost healed.
Procumbens juniper from shrub
Willow oak seedling I dug up a few years ago and I noticed a nice mame line recently
More JBP seedlings. Some set up for exposed roots.
The JBP seedling in upper right corner (below) is really purple and has softer foliage compared to the others. What gives?
Several JBP from @Pitoon 2020 batch that I purchased in July 2021
my friend is a potter (non-bonsai at the moment) and he made the following pot for me
Hinoki started in Oct 22 from shrub
thanks for looking / commenting
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