On 19 Oct 2004 at 13:43, Mark Hill wrote:
Hi all;
A few months ago I took a class at Jim Doyle's and started a nice JP Nana
that looks great with a few jin where the lower branches used to be.
Last weekend I dropped by Jims and bought a bottle of Lime Sulfur. When I
brought it home I realized that I have no idea how to treat jin before
applying the LS.
Should I be wire brushing them ?
One thing I've learned .... don't apply it in the house !!
Any good tips ?
Whatever "finishing" needs doing to the jin -- smoothing, wire
brushing, final carving, or whatever -- should be done before
you apply the lime sulfur.
I've been told that it helps to spray the jin lightly with a
spritzer bottle of water directly before brushing the LS on;
I've done it with and without and have seen absolutely no
difference -- except that the LS tended to run sooner when the
jin was damp and I spent more time wiping it away from live
tissue. (I have, BTW, NEVER seen LS damage live bark. It may
well damage roots if it is really slopped onto the soil, but I
don't think you need to be a cleanliness fanatic -- unless
that's just how you are. ;-)
A week or so after the final application you can go over the
entire jin lightly with a wire (or stiff bristle) brush. That
helps to get rid of the AWFUL, artificial "painted" look that so
many LS'ed branches have.
And remember, lime sulfuring, as many other things, can be (and
often is) overdone. It sometimes is one of those "traditional"
things to do that you do because everyone else with a juniper
has done it.
And its "preservative" value is miniscule.
Jim Lewis -
- Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.
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