Rick's 6 yr JBP contest entry

[Toraidento]

So I haven't update my contest entry this year. I think I'm behind as far as growth goes to some I've seen. But considering, I've never grown anything in my life. This is my first season growing JBP and doing seedling cuts. I'm ok with what I got. 1st image is a few. 2nd and 3rd images are a couple up I wired, before reading Phutu blog saying wait till 2nd year repot to colanders to wire. The 2nd and 3rd trees are cut seedlings but u think they were not planted as low as those in the flat.

 

[Toraidento]

I went ahead and ordered 32ct. 8inch colanders from tigerchef. They seem a bit small even though Bonsaitoday #20 calls for 6inch colander in 2nd year. I'm just not sure if 8inch is large enough. Should I send these back and get larger? Maybe 10 inch

 

[Toraidento]

These are just pre ordered for next spring. I still have to get lava, pumice and Akadama for the spring 2020 repot

 

[parhamr]

I went ahead and ordered 32ct. 8inch colanders from tigerchef. They seem a bit small even though Bonsaitoday #20 calls for 6inch colander in 2nd year. I'm just not sure if 8inch is large enough. Should I send these back and get larger? Maybe 10 inch

8 inch is good!

 

[ysrgrathe]

I went larger based on results from the previous year. (I think the 10" ones) But I'm no expert!

 

[sorce]

8 inch is good!

@M. Frary

Sorce

 

[M. Frary]

@M. Frary ☝

Sorce

Over achiever.

 

[M. Frary]

@M. Frary ☝

Sorce

I need to visit more often.

 

[kingsville grower]

So I haven't update my contest entry this year. I think I'm behind as far as growth goes to some I've seen. But considering, I've never grown anything in my life. This is my first season growing JBP and doing seedling cuts. I'm ok with what I got. 1st image is a few. 2nd and 3rd images are a couple up I wired, before reading Phutu blog saying wait till 2nd year repot to colanders to wire. The 2nd and 3rd trees are cut seedlings but u think they were not planted as low as those in the flat.

Those look great,

 

[Anthony]

@Bonsaieejit ,

i don't know if it matters to you, but BT 20 is about growing
small J.b.pines.
BT 12 has the article for growing bigger trees , with say 3 to
5 inch trunks.
Good Day
Anthony

* like those seedlings.

 

[Toraidento]

@Bonsaieejit ,

i don't know if it matters to you, but BT 20 is about growing
small J.b.pines.
BT 12 has the article for growing bigger trees , with say 3 to
5 inch trunks.
Good Day
Anthony

* like those seedlings.

I have both plus the BT Masters Series Pines book which has same article as BT# 20. But I haven't noticed that they are different size trees. I didn't catch that the few times I've read the articles. I'll go back thru them again. Maybe I can fight thru my Dislexia.

 

[Toraidento]

So just wanna update my JBP's. Got em all in Colanders yesterday. I also stuck some in big clay pots, and a couple big plastic planters. The planters are left over from some JM I had, that I chopped a few weeks ago. I wanted to try and simulate ground growing. Not sure if the trees in the big pots/ planters will even be in the contest. I'll hit em hard with fertilizer in 3 weeks or so once they get going in the Colanders.

 

[Toraidento]

3yr update.
Most of you guys have way more growth than I do, but the knowledge I am gaining from growing my trees is well worth playing along. I have 17 in colanders. I'm struggling with needle cast, and learning to water my trees is my biggest weakness. Not the ones in colanders but other trees I own are suffering from over watering. But considering I've never grown much until gaining interest in Topiary 4 yes ago then the Bonsai bug shortly after, this is a great learning experience. BTW the 10" colanders are red, 6" are blue. Although a few in the smaller colanders match growth, I believe the larger size is better and overall have better growth.

 

[Toraidento]

Forgot about planters. Here they are growth is much more. If size matters you can see pots make a big difference

 

[Fonz]

Looking good! In 2 years you should have a little tree going on the lower trunk on some of those.
No way I'm getting mine ready within the 6 year time limit like the Bonsai Today magazine article leads us to believe. But I will have some nice material to work with already

 

[JeffS73]

Hey, those are looking good! If needlecast is a problem, can I recommend you remove all obviously infected needles and dead needles. There are some useful tips on needlecast in the articles section - copper and a systemic fungicide when candles push and second growth mainly.

 

[Toraidento]

Hey, those are looking good! If needlecast is a problem, can I recommend you remove all obviously infected needles and dead needles. There are some useful tips on needlecast in the articles section - copper and a systemic fungicide when candles push and second growth mainly.

Yeah I have read up on it. Sprayed the hell out of them with Lime sulfur, and copper fungicide. Been alternating between Daconil, and copper for last several months before winter set in and I could hit them with Lime sulfur I also gave the systemic fungicide to apply. I think I'm doing about all I can do, thing now is to just keep applying and let them grow thru it.
I did not know about plucking infected needles. I will add that to my regiment. Thank for the info