Yes, you are now experienced enough to begin to be able to filter the new information you get. And choose to either add it to your knowledge base, or reject it.@Adair M Wise words...okay...I will pull out her book again and review. I'm not sure I even read the wiring section. I did review the clip and grow. Directional growth more than once.
Her subject of soil found in the book I believe is outdated. If I'm not mistaken...it mentions sand as a component. Which you really don't hear much of now.
Gro makes a good point. The Japanese often include "river sand" as a component to their soil mix. Their River sand is different than our River sand.
Never thought of it that way...thinking of the sand we spread at the beach area of our lake. Good point. Thanks for clarifying things for me.That aint necessarily so:depends on what you mean by "sand".It is the size of the particle,I suppose.When does sand become gravel and what is its composition?
My Bougainvillea came in a sand substrate, and at repot time it had root rot. Fortunately it's thrived as you know and produced many new roots since repot.Dallas Bonsai has been selling four types for some time now -
Asaake River Sand
White Sand/Karuishi
Kawasuna River Sand
Brown Canary Sand/Hyuuga
Also, I always have a bag of course sand containing silica around and an extra bag in the pickup bed. For plants that prefer damp not wet you cannot beat a mix of Premium Quality Topsoil, Course sand with silica, and Perlite. It drains EXCELLENT while retaining just enough moisture.
Grimmy
But that is interesting...
Best part of the book!!!I'm not sure I even read the wiring section
Was very busy yesterday...but going yo go out to the greenhouse and grab that book! Thanks...I bet it's well written as well. She has a way about her that makes it easy to grasp.Best part of the book!!!
Also to put it into perspective you have to have a plan about how the branch is going to be bent while applying the wire, so you can get it where you need to on the right side of the bend. When you just apply wire, then bend, it can be in the wrong place.
It seemed to always decline when the heat came in summer...weakening it, to finally it succumbed to just continual weakening.Any updates on this one @Cadillactaste ?
Thanks...it happens...I look at it as culling material for better quality. But this thing struggled every summer. I loved it in bloom...but would never attempt another one.I'm so sorry to hear that :-(
Sorry to hear it, I've got same experience with this species. Two-three years of fun with flowers, struggling in summers and then finished tree.Thanks...it happens...I look at it as culling material for better quality. But this thing struggled every summer. I loved it in bloom...but would never attempt another one.
Sorry to hear you suffered the same fate with yours. I thought there was one here who was dealing with similar issues. Couldn't recall who.Sorry to hear it, I've got same experience with this species. Two-three years of fun with flowers, struggling in summers and then finished tree.