KiwiPlantGuy
Omono
Hi all,
I am stepping off my safe cliff and starting a thread. It seems like I might have been a little aggressive with my posts on others threads so no one needs to hold back any lol.
As for the BonsaiNut gurus ( with their 1000's of posts and likes) I might have offended - I am sorry as my enthusiasm gets away on me and as some may already know, my 25 plus years plant/nursery/propagation experience doesn't mean I know everything!!!
Just wanting to clear the air before I get started.
My ground cover Juniper I am growing is only a few years old and I thought it was time to try a new experience - repotting, wiring, and posting a new thread.
I have done a bit research on growing media as I don't really like the media we use at work ( cheap 100% composted pine bark). So along the lines of 'Brent from Evergreen' my growing-on media consists of 80% composted pine bark, 10% perlite, and 10% pumice.
Well the repotting was more of a slip potting lol, as I trimmed a few straggling roots and potted on from a 2.5 litre pot to a 5 litre pot. I don't really want a bigger root ball as it might take a couple of pot-downs to get it into its Bonsai pot sometime in the future. I haven't decided on how long I leave it in a growing on size pot, realizing that once it gets squashed into a Bonsai Cascade pot the tree won't grow much etc.
As for the wiring, well a new experience for me. I have seen quite a few 'you-tube' videos but there is nothing like trying it yourself. I probably need to get some thicker gauge wire to bend out the first straight section, and after that I guess I wait for this little guy to grow so I can shape some more branches and enjoy thickening out the pads etc.
Lastly most/all of my trees I intend on posting will be trees for development as my plan is that this will be my retirement hobby in 15-20 years time.
I look forward to comments/suggestions/opinions on this tree/stick as I know I have a lot to learn about Bonsai and am thoroughly enjoying my journey so far.
Charles