My JBPs that I started purchasing back in 2007 have really been coming along good, especially this year.
At purchase they looked good but somewhat weak in many areas. I of course was new to JBPs and their special care and the need to properly maintain them when it comes to candle pruning,needle plucking, fertilizing and repotting. I took a few classes and really got knowledgeable about them and I believe it really paid off. I could barely wait to decandle them this year as the candles were so big and thick unlike other years. Below is a pic of two of them before and after decandeling them. I have a few more that I have to do and will post them later.
At purchase they looked good but somewhat weak in many areas. I of course was new to JBPs and their special care and the need to properly maintain them when it comes to candle pruning,needle plucking, fertilizing and repotting. I took a few classes and really got knowledgeable about them and I believe it really paid off. I could barely wait to decandle them this year as the candles were so big and thick unlike other years. Below is a pic of two of them before and after decandeling them. I have a few more that I have to do and will post them later.