Salles JBP 6-year entry

[Big_Sal]

Hi!
My name is Salam and I have been seeing these JBP 6 year threads for a while and just now understood that it actually is a fun sounding contest. Completely new to bonsai but I figure that this could be a good way to learn and have fun with it.
Just ordered some seeds from ebay. Let the fun begin!

Peace!

 

[DirkvanDreven]

Are you from Sweden?

 

[Big_Sal]

Are you from Sweden?

Yes! Malmö in the far south

 

[DirkvanDreven]

Is your summer in Sweden long and warm enough for growing black pine?
Our summers in Holland are very short allready nd you are far more north?

 

[Big_Sal]

ooops

 

[Big_Sal]

Is your summer in Sweden long and warm enough for growing black pine?
Our summers in Holland are very short allready nd you are far more north?

Haha I have no idea. But its worth a try! Worst case scenario, it wont work, but at least I have tried

Here is a graph that shows temperature over the year. I guess its worth a try!

 

[DirkvanDreven]

Anyway, Good luck and have fun! I'll follow the progression of your pines.

 

[Big_Sal]

Today, out of curiosity, I opened up the plastic bag in the fridge just to take a look at the seeds (They were put in the fridge march 2nd), and noticed 2 of them had cracked with the insides pushing out a bit. So I took these two out and planted them into a small pot with a mix of turface, pumus, lavarock, small lecaballs and potting soil (1:1:1:1:1). They are currently standing inside in a south-facing window. The rest of them I plan to plant in the same kind of soil but put outside on my balcony. However, I will wait until risk of freezing is over (snowed a lot today).

 

[my nellie]

... ...But its worth a try! Worst case scenario, it wont work, but at least I have tried

Of course it is worth a try!
You will have tried and gained experience!
Good luck!

 

[Big_Sal]

So yesterday I took out a bunch of seeds (about 15) from the fridge and planted them in an ice cream box and put them outside on my balcony. Now we wait!

 

[Big_Sal]

A little update. I have 3+5 seedlings now and they are looking promising. Some pics will follow.

I have not done anything to them. They are just allowed to grow for year one at least.