Heya! I have had a Chinese elm (s shaped mallsai, but I still like it) sitting inside for ~6 weeks now as the temperatures have been too cold to leave outside. We have now passed the last frost and I put it outside yesterday, however a few days ago, many leaves began turning yellow and dropping off. The plant has been in pretty bad conditions, with minimal light, but I also potentially overwatered it last time I watered, so I am not sure where the sickness is coming from. I want to pot it into a pond basket asap but also don't want to stress out an already stressed plant at this point. Should I keep it in the nursery soil while it adapts outside? Should I go through with the repotting despite the leaves falling off? Please advise, thank you!
Off the top of your head, do you know which of these plants are hardy through zone 6a? I can do some googling at another time, but figured I'd ask in case you have an idea already
Ah, great to know! One last question for now: I am trying to find a suitable pond basket, what dimensions should I be looking for? Tree is about a foot tall, foliage is ~8in by ~10 inch, would a 10"x10" pot be appropriate? Or is smaller better?
Several years ago I developed a severe ear infection. It wound up causing me to hear a different pitch in each ear. It was very dissonant and completely ruined a lot of things, especially music, for quite a while. I definitely stopped playing guitar for a bit. The good news is that it eventually went away and nothing like that has happened since. I can't guarantee your experience will be the same, but there's definitely hope. Here's wishing you the best.
Well that is good to know, thank you for telling me. It's going to stay cold here for a while longer, what minimum temperatures would you say is safe for the transition to outside? Will I need to take it in and out for a period?
Junipers energy comes from the foliage (it's fine to cut that much root off). This pot is fine for this tree if you want to keep it about that size. Cut off the bottom two inches to desired depth with scissors. Then take a chop stick or a root hook and tease the root ball radially outwards from the trunk and trim any roots that are longer than the existing root ball. Make sure to cover the drain holes in the pot with a screen and plant in pumice/ lava 50/50. You don't have to remove all the existing soil, and make sure to use your chopstick to pack the soil in. I would recommend wiring this tree in. There are tons of YouTube videos on how to do a standard report on a juniper like this. Watch some to increase confidence.
Thanks! What's your advice on pruning some of the small branches at the bottom to clean it up at the same time as the repot? Obviously don't want to stress the plant too much, but I think just a few clean up snips could make it look much better until a proper styling next year or after?
You can prune a bit too, depends on your goal though. More foliage = more growth. If you want it to get bigger do it and prune in the fall. I would go through the tree and look for defects like crotch growth (growth in between where branches are) and get rid of that. Go slow, be patient and keep it alive for a year then go nuts pruning.
For this one if I am remembering correctly, I came up with a design idea and give it a rough styling. In order to do so you want to check out what will make the best front by seeing the nebari. This tree had nothing going for it in that department so the front didn’t really matter. So I gave it a rough styling then let it recover for a year or so. Lots of sun and fertilizer.
I just got one of these fellers but it's pretty small, I think it's in a 4 inch pot. It's outside on my balcony insulated in a bigger fabric pot full of soil. I want to prune/style obviously, but also want to put it in a new pot and soil. I've read you can't do both in one season, would you agree with that? If so, which would you recommend doing first?
Oh man, haven't been on in a while. Had a mini heart attack after work Monday midnight and was in ER for Stent. Was able to browse a bit and I am hyped af. Not good for recovering heart haha. Not a good start of 2024 for me but knowing people are here and ready is amazing!
Basically, the steaks are put through a machine with a bunch of small blades that stab them to tenderize them. That pushes all of the surface bacteria into the center of the meat, which makes it unsafe to cook to rare or mid rare like a normal, non-blade tenderized steak.
Best way is prevention. I'm a 40 year old boulderer in the v8-10 range, with a long history of injuries. Almost none of them were acute, they either arose from overtraining, going past the point of maintaining good technique in a session, and not hitting my antagonists for balance. Now I'm much quicker to listen to my inner voice telling me it's time to stop. Listen to that voice, it's smart. If you are injured, rest longer than you used to and don't make the mistake of hopping on something 'you think you can do' when you return. Rest, and try to minimize stress. Edit: the hardest part for me is not over-doing it when returning from injury.
Thanks, though I want to send harder! I do a lot of weighted ring dips, pushups, weighted pushups, archer pushups, archer dips, inclined ring pushups, skin-the-cat (rings move) walking around with a kettlebell pressed above my head and locked out is awesome too, basically anything that builds my shoulder stability and chest/triceps exercises. And a whole lot of stretching.
Heya! I have had a Chinese elm (s shaped mallsai, but I still like it) sitting inside for ~6 weeks now as the temperatures have been too cold to leave outside. We have now passed the last frost and I put it outside yesterday, however a few days ago, many leaves began turning yellow and dropping off. The plant has been in pretty bad conditions, with minimal light, but I also potentially overwatered it last time I watered, so I am not sure where the sickness is coming from. I want to pot it into a pond basket asap but also don't want to stress out an already stressed plant at this point. Should I keep it in the nursery soil while it adapts outside? Should I go through with the repotting despite the leaves falling off? Please advise, thank you!
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Way ahead of you
So nir to my tits
We need some lingering widespread convection tomorrow to mitigate destabilization of the atmosphere.
Can you dumb down what this means?
Just have a plan for tomorrow afternoon in case things materialize. If there’s sirens, go to a safe place and you’ll almost certainly be okay!
Would you recommend calling off of work if it is not a safe place to be?
I am ready to be profitable.
Tax time again
Can you elaborate
Please
Off the top of your head, do you know which of these plants are hardy through zone 6a? I can do some googling at another time, but figured I'd ask in case you have an idea already
Gah dang am I tired of working
Manifesting MOASS March
They've long been considered a "clip and grow" tree.
Ah, great to know! One last question for now: I am trying to find a suitable pond basket, what dimensions should I be looking for? Tree is about a foot tall, foliage is ~8in by ~10 inch, would a 10"x10" pot be appropriate? Or is smaller better?
Somewhere in the 8"-10" range, yes.
Thank you so much for your help, it is greatly appreciated!
Spring weather always makes it feel like MOASS time
Several years ago I developed a severe ear infection. It wound up causing me to hear a different pitch in each ear. It was very dissonant and completely ruined a lot of things, especially music, for quite a while. I definitely stopped playing guitar for a bit. The good news is that it eventually went away and nothing like that has happened since. I can't guarantee your experience will be the same, but there's definitely hope. Here's wishing you the best.
This is super interesting, did you try using an ear plug in one ear or something similar?
Keep it indoors and find some lighting, it will die in sudden cold when not dormant.
Well that is good to know, thank you for telling me. It's going to stay cold here for a while longer, what minimum temperatures would you say is safe for the transition to outside? Will I need to take it in and out for a period?
Once it's consistently above 0C/32F it's safe outside.
That's about where I assumed, thanks for confirming!
Junipers energy comes from the foliage (it's fine to cut that much root off). This pot is fine for this tree if you want to keep it about that size. Cut off the bottom two inches to desired depth with scissors. Then take a chop stick or a root hook and tease the root ball radially outwards from the trunk and trim any roots that are longer than the existing root ball. Make sure to cover the drain holes in the pot with a screen and plant in pumice/ lava 50/50. You don't have to remove all the existing soil, and make sure to use your chopstick to pack the soil in. I would recommend wiring this tree in. There are tons of YouTube videos on how to do a standard report on a juniper like this. Watch some to increase confidence.
Thanks! What's your advice on pruning some of the small branches at the bottom to clean it up at the same time as the repot? Obviously don't want to stress the plant too much, but I think just a few clean up snips could make it look much better until a proper styling next year or after?
You can prune a bit too, depends on your goal though. More foliage = more growth. If you want it to get bigger do it and prune in the fall. I would go through the tree and look for defects like crotch growth (growth in between where branches are) and get rid of that. Go slow, be patient and keep it alive for a year then go nuts pruning.
Love it, thanks for the advice!!
For this one if I am remembering correctly, I came up with a design idea and give it a rough styling. In order to do so you want to check out what will make the best front by seeing the nebari. This tree had nothing going for it in that department so the front didn’t really matter. So I gave it a rough styling then let it recover for a year or so. Lots of sun and fertilizer.
I just got one of these fellers but it's pretty small, I think it's in a 4 inch pot. It's outside on my balcony insulated in a bigger fabric pot full of soil. I want to prune/style obviously, but also want to put it in a new pot and soil. I've read you can't do both in one season, would you agree with that? If so, which would you recommend doing first?
Oh man, haven't been on in a while. Had a mini heart attack after work Monday midnight and was in ER for Stent. Was able to browse a bit and I am hyped af. Not good for recovering heart haha. Not a good start of 2024 for me but knowing people are here and ready is amazing!
Dang hope you're recovering well
Gonna have to choose stage 4 since my mom just passed away from stage 4 cancer herself a little over 2 hours ago.
So sorry for your loss
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And all of you I guess
I don't say bullish someone else does that
I gotta say I'm sold on honey with pizza it slaps
Don’t know if it’s true or not, but I’ve heard Costco steaks are blade tenderized which is a big nope for me.
Can you explain this? Never heard of that
Basically, the steaks are put through a machine with a bunch of small blades that stab them to tenderize them. That pushes all of the surface bacteria into the center of the meat, which makes it unsafe to cook to rare or mid rare like a normal, non-blade tenderized steak.
Very interesting thank you
Sup fellas? Still down 50% but excited nonetheless lol
Been a while how are you guys
Holy shit
Best way is prevention. I'm a 40 year old boulderer in the v8-10 range, with a long history of injuries. Almost none of them were acute, they either arose from overtraining, going past the point of maintaining good technique in a session, and not hitting my antagonists for balance. Now I'm much quicker to listen to my inner voice telling me it's time to stop. Listen to that voice, it's smart. If you are injured, rest longer than you used to and don't make the mistake of hopping on something 'you think you can do' when you return. Rest, and try to minimize stress. Edit: the hardest part for me is not over-doing it when returning from injury.
What antagonist work do you recommend? Kudos for sending so hard still at your age
Thanks, though I want to send harder! I do a lot of weighted ring dips, pushups, weighted pushups, archer pushups, archer dips, inclined ring pushups, skin-the-cat (rings move) walking around with a kettlebell pressed above my head and locked out is awesome too, basically anything that builds my shoulder stability and chest/triceps exercises. And a whole lot of stretching.
Thank you for the response!! I'm young but definitely want to start incorporating that kind of stuff so I can keep climbing as long as possible!
Why's everyone hating this is unusual but cool
I almost said give it 2 more weeks until i realized what sub this is
Nah this one's ready to harvest for sure
No idea but that's crazy