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| hey its been a while since my last post and ive gotten a few more plants. My cycas revoluta or sago palm is doin good and i got an azalea from a friend which looks pretty good the way it is but it has one branch thats a little long and its starting to grow again and i dont know how to deal with it. I got one of those mini bonsai kits for christmas from my brother and even though the chances arent good im trying to grow the jack pine seeds and my question is when can i repot them, one of them is about an inch and a half and is about a week old and i dont think the pot its in is going to be deep enough and the other ones are starting to sprout so when should i repot, what soil( i have perlite, vermiculite, peat moss, and dri-zits to mix with)into what size/shape pot.
(ill post a picture when my family gets back from sking in colorado cuz they have all three of our cameras) -woods |
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- Posted by gnome_in_pa Zone 6 (My Page) on Sun, Jan 28, 07 at 2:39
| Woods, There is an interesting technique when working with new pine seedlings that involves cutting off the first growth of roots entirely. I know this sounds extreme but it is done for a very good reason. This eliminates the taproot and encourages a good radial root system that will be very important for the formation of a good nebari in the future. Check out the link below. I did this for the first time last spring and experienced about 40% mortality in a group of Scots Pines. Pines like full sun and I am not sure about attempting this under the less than ideal growing conditions indoors. I understand the impatience but starting seeds for bonsai indoors just to gain a few months on a decades long project is not really a good move in my opinion. I assume the Dri-Zits is an Oil-Dry/fired clay type product, correct? Have you used it for plants before? I ask because some of these products may not be stable when moistened. Assuming that it is OK I would go with a mix of the Dry-Zits and Perlite. Ditch the other components for pines. Don't forget to sift out the fine dust. This is important especially for the pines which require excellent drainage. If the peat moss is the long fibered type it can be used as a component of your Azalea mix, otherwise ditch it as well. As for pot size I would not go any larger than 2-3 inches. dia. larger sizes would stay wet too long. Don't pot them too shallow in the pot as this only shades the lower trunk and inhibits the formation of lower buds/branches. Give the seedlings as much light as you can manage. Supplemental lighting would help if you want to go to the trouble. Norm |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pines from seed.
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