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[IBC] Colanders
One last question before I go back to work tomorrow and the repotting
season starts. In the archves there is not much conclusion on colanders as a growout tool. I know some of the "experts" around town use them some, especially with collected material. I have just found a great source of them locally and am thinking of putting all my pre-bonsai in them for growing on. Has anyone used them for a long enough time to have a conclusive answer? Are they better than terra cotta? Would they be too porous for the desert? Thank you. Brian Tucson, AZ Zone 12 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Colanders
Dear Brian:
I have no idea how the colandars will work in your area, however, I have found that root development in a collandar for seedlings was as good if not better than large bulb pots. I used a very loose and open soil. IMHO I think that the type of soil you use would have a lot to do with your watering habits in your area, regardless of what type of pot you used.. Vance Wood, the Mugo Man, has a "patented" planter that he developed a few years ago, using the idea of oxygen entering the planter from all sides and bottom, similar to the colandar. Good luck, Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7 http://bmee.net/rosner http://www.jamesbaird.com/cgi-bin/Ja...d=00000068 48 http://www.jamesbaird.com/cgi-bin/Ja...d=00000068 48 Brian Berggoetz wrote: One last question before I go back to work tomorrow and the repotting season starts. In the archves there is not much conclusion on colanders as a growout tool. I know some of the "experts" around town use them some, especially with collected material. I have just found a great source of them locally and am thinking of putting all my pre-bonsai in them for growing on. Has anyone used them for a long enough time to have a conclusive answer? Are they better than terra cotta? Would they be too porous for the desert? Thank you. Brian Tucson, AZ Zone 12 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Colanders
Dan: It's nice to hear from you once again! I've missed your boundless
wit. ;-) Happy New Year! I'm wondering, however, what Dr. Carl Whitcomb will think of Vance's "patented" planter with these features. Last I knew, Dr. Whitcomb held the patent on the air-root pruning container, in addition to writing the book on it, literally. You can read about them in his book, Plant Production in Containers, ISBN 0-9613109-1-X, published by Lacebark Publications, Stillwater, OK, 1984. Alan Walker http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org Home of the National Champion LSU Tigers!!! Geaux Tigers! -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Avrin Hey, Gang! I'm still here, just lurking more these days than debating! In a message dated 1/5/2004 1:02:40 PM Mountain Standard Time, writes: Vance Wood, the Mugo Man, has a "patented" planter that he developed a few years ago, using the idea of oxygen entering the planter from all sides and bottom, similar to the colandar. More specifically than the standard colander, a rice strainer (still basically a bowl with lots of holes) is great as a training pot and the holes are smaller than most colanders. The roots are air pruned when the tips grow out of the holes and dry out, thus forcing "back budding" along the root. The result: absolutely phenomenal feeder roots where you want them - closer to the trunk. When root pruning times comes along, you have so much fine, feeder roots you can prune without worry that you are removing feeder roots and leaving only thick roots. I have gotten to the point that I can take a tree that has been growing in a rice strainer for a year or two and take it for a root pruning/repotting demonstration without even lifting it out to see the condition of the roots. The rice strainer is always full of fine feeder roots when the time comes to pull the tree free. This is how the roots always seem to look in those great Bonsai Today demonstration articles where they prune the roots seemingly impossibly short but still have feeder roots close to the trunk. As you can tell, I'm totally sold on the idea and have seen the results with my own trees for years now. Good luck! Best Regards, Daniel Avrin No one under 17 admitted without a parent. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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