Ruben's 6 year JBP contest

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

Just got 2 bag's of seeds. One for bonsaiplaza and one mixed bag (with i believe red pine, white pine and black pine)
When i putting them in the ground i'm going to ad micorisshiza, for the rest mother nature my help me.

Ruben

 

[DirkvanDreven]

Good luck!

 

[dirk hoorelbeke]

spicy

 

[Fonz]

Great, all we need is @Tentakelaertje and we can start our own Benelux side contest

 

[DirkvanDreven]

I'm from Benelux also Fonz!

 

[Fonz]

I'm from Benelux also Fonz!

I know, that's why I said what I said, whatever it is I said

 

[LanceMac10]

Just got 2 bag's of seeds. One for bonsaiplaza and one mixed bag (with i believe red pine, white pine and black pine)
When i putting them in the ground i'm going to ad micorisshiza, for the rest mother nature my help me.
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Ruben

Peppercorns?

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

Peppercorns?

Yes, to spice up my life. I got screwed. DAMM.

@Fonz maarten is going to move to New Zealand, so he can start with pine seeds in juli? Love to see him dance the haka.
@leatherback why don't you start growing pines? You hate them isn't it?

Nice too see how these pines are growing in our climate.

 

[leatherback]

why don't you start growing pines? You hate them isn't it?

I do not hate them. It is just that I do not know how to care for them. Besides that, they are fairly slow in developing. I am not sure that it is the right species for me.

I have killed 6 in repotting. I have one left. It will not be repotted by me; I will go to someone who knows pines, and look over the shoulder.
Until I feel confident I know what has been going wrong, I am not touching them again.

 

[dirk hoorelbeke]

Start from seed. After 6 year you'll have the knowledge and experience growing them. Don't teach pine. Let pine teach you. Cheap and simple, free draining mix, good pot and jbp are easy.

 

[DirkvanDreven]

I do not hate them. It is just that I do not know how to care for them. Besides that, they are fairly slow in developing. I am not sure that it is the right species for me.

I have killed 6 in repotting. I have one left. It will not be repotted by me; I will go to someone who knows pines, and look over the shoulder.
Until I feel confident I know what has been going wrong, I am not touching them again.

Pine is the only species that I begin to understand. I think. Killed my first JBP. Expensive lesson. Killed at least 4 big european black pine. Even killed some Scots Pines.
Doing less and at the right time of the year keep pines healthy and growing.
Doing nothing comes naturally with me. Maybe that's why my pines stay alive.

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

As alway's i'm late. Somewhere it's my muddhead that i forget too sook my seed ( pine seeds of course). Pine tea doesn't drink well, but pine wine thats just fine.

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

I think i scared them. Now a day's i'm singing sweet lollebys and watching sesame street with them, it helps. In Holland we say, sjonge jonge jonge he he.

 

[dirk hoorelbeke]

Sesame street might not be the best choice... blue birds are scary too... "Pino?"

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

Happy that this pino is not a professional bonsai grower, hahahaha. If i am every year 4 months late it will take me 8 years.

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

Tomorrow i'm going to repot this seedling, getting up early. I have stupid ideas. They, i believe have....... who do you call that. all come out?

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

Got some help from Richard The Earwurm.


The ones in the bleu pots are cut, all the others ones not. Those in the tray's are going to be flipped over next repotting, i hope that i get some sort of long nebari (i tried this on sylvestris). He ho lets grow.

 

[leatherback]

These are black pines, right? Have you seen the cutting method for pine seedlings on this site? Appearently it helps with good nebari development

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

Yes Jelle, it's a topic @DirkvanDreven started. Dirk is a friend, we talk a lot about pines. He infected me with growing seedlings. I like different kind of nebari's, i cut a few to see if it works on my rooftop (had little success with cuttings) perhaps to warm, windy or i did something wrong.
Trying to get something like this and improving it.