SeanS
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Yeah I thought that may be the case. These are super salt but delicious!
I have enough Umes anyway but growing a few from seed could have been a bonus.
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I have enough Umes anyway but growing a few from seed could have been a bonus.
Probably not because they are salted and fermented, I think...
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Today I had babies!
Found this praying mantis egg case on one of my hibiscus when I brought them in for the winter. It'd been so long that I assumed it was spent, and just the case still there, but checking on plants this morning I found the adorable little buggers EVERYWHERE.
Unfortunately, I've been able to keep the aphids down for the most part, so I'm afraid they'll have nothing to eat but each other.
Found this praying mantis egg case on one of my hibiscus when I brought them in for the winter. It'd been so long that I assumed it was spent, and just the case still there, but checking on plants this morning I found the adorable little buggers EVERYWHERE.
Unfortunately, I've been able to keep the aphids down for the most part, so I'm afraid they'll have nothing to eat but each other.
Yeah, happened to me before. They usually don't make it to Spring...Today I had babies!
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Found this praying mantis egg case on one of my hibiscus when I brought them in for the winter. It'd been so long that I assumed it was spent, and just the case still there, but checking on plants this morning I found the adorable little buggers EVERYWHERE.
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Unfortunately, I've been able to keep the aphids down for the most part, so I'm afraid they'll have nothing to eat but each other.
broken_branch
Yamadori
Could always hit up a pet store and get some tiny crickets or something to feed them if you want them to survive
I think Shady has his plants in his living room. It could be too much of a food chain.
Adamski77
Chumono
Hunters are out!Today I had babies!
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Found this praying mantis egg case on one of my hibiscus when I brought them in for the winter. It'd been so long that I assumed it was spent, and just the case still there, but checking on plants this morning I found the adorable little buggers EVERYWHERE.
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Unfortunately, I've been able to keep the aphids down for the most part, so I'm afraid they'll have nothing to eat but each other.
hardtimes
Mame
Ruddigger
Omono
Chopped 10 feet off of my ground grown tridents. The little one is gonna be dug up in the spring, its ready to start growing branching now.
jerzyjerzy
Mame
Checked my trees overwintering in the greenhouse. Everything looks good - prunus mume already push buds 
Kievnstavick
Chumono
Careful there or people might start thinking you like purple pots or something.
I started the soaking process for a handful of different species.
-Picea sitchensis (Sitka Spruce)
-Amelanchier alnifolia (Saskatoon Serviceberry)
-Carpinus turczaninovii (Korean Hornbeam)
-Chaenomeles japonica (Japanese Flowering Quince)
-Sequoia sempervirens (Costal Redwood)
-Abies koreana (Korean Fir)
-Casurina equisetifolia (Australian Pine)
-Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Monkey-ear Tree)
Currently outside stratifying are:
-Prunus serrulata (Japanese flowering cherry)
-Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress)
-Quercus garryana (Oregon White Oak)
And what's wrong with that?
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Always curious, especially when you already know what you're doing wrong.A couple of my indoor experiments. I know. Deciduous, dormancy blah blah blah. If you’d like to hear about what I got going on feel free to ask
I have about 150 dawn redwood seedlings, and I don’t plan on losing these. So I’m comfortable 
. I have put these all through about 2 1/2 months of HARD dormancy. I’m talking 19 degrees steady. I brought 6 RWs in, fertilized them, and hit them with a STRONG grow light and keeping humidity up. Ive gotten all 6 Redwoods to wake up in about 2 days. Same with My bloodgood, 2 1/2 months of 19 degrees, fertilizer and a strong grow light and BAM. She popped right open. My experiment is to compare these to my other trees which are still dormant. I have 20 Japanese males cultivars chilling in my garage just waiting till April
. I have put these all through about 2 1/2 months of HARD dormancy. I’m talking 19 degrees steady. I brought 6 RWs in, fertilized them, and hit them with a STRONG grow light and keeping humidity up. Ive gotten all 6 Redwoods to wake up in about 2 days. Same with My bloodgood, 2 1/2 months of 19 degrees, fertilizer and a strong grow light and BAM. She popped right open. My experiment is to compare these to my other trees which are still dormant. I have 20 Japanese males cultivars chilling in my garage just waiting till April I have a few shorts on YouTube regarding dawn redwood seed germination if anyone has questions. @treeguyty1
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Love seeing the buds on the Redwoods. Can't wait for mine to wake up.
dmwphoto
Yamadori
did some minor wiring on my Juniper to help shape and develop the lower pad. Lightly trimmed some of the growth on the trunk above the lower pad. Keeping most of that growth to see what it may become in the growing season. Nothing major, just a little something to do on a rainy day. not the best pics but I think they show what I did.
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Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
4 hours on these two trees this morning
