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A frined was given a number of used pots and had no use for this one - you have never seen anyone move so fast purchasing it from him. Mind you, that was after some time spent in removing 10cm of salts on the bottom part where it had sat in water for who knows how long. Best effort was achieved with the green plastic scratchy used to clean dishes. A faint mark remains - NATURALLY on the best side. But tho I am not a fan of cascades I could see the Zieria in this pot and just love the way the glaze drips down the front. It is so great to be able to acquire older pots. This isn't a great pot as it has an inner rim and removing the plant after the roots have expanded will be tricky but again, I simply could not go past the glaze.

I like it too Lee and I love cascades as well. How tall is it?

Jon

About 22 cm. It is getting so hard to find nice glazes in the bonsai shops these days. Normally blue is not my thing but this is so speckled and so 'alive' in colour without being in your face... I just thank my lucky stars that my friend had no immediate use for it and did not want to store another pot.

MelaQuin wrote:without being in your face...

Wow Lee, I'm dying to see the glaze that IS in your face!!!

I like the pot and the glaze but I see I'm going to have to reset my boundaries to what is considered 'proper'!!!

Pat

Hi Lee,

I have found a "Crean Mate" block to be a great tool to use for cleaning pots. For those who have never heard of them, they are made by Kaneshin as a tool cleaner. They are invaluable for cleaning sap and rust from your tools. No solvents are required - just rub the tool with the block.

Cheers,
Leigh.

Ledanta wrote:Hi Lee,

I have found a "Crean Mate" block to be a great tool to use for cleaning pots. For those who have never heard of them, they are made by Kaneshin as a tool cleaner. They are invaluable for cleaning sap and rust from your tools. No solvents are required - just rub the tool with the block.

Cheers,
Leigh.

Great stuff Leigh, thanks for the tip.
Peter

I have found a "Crean Mate" block to be a great tool to use for cleaning pots.

I use one of these and have to agree they are a must have in your kit and last a verrrrry long time if used with care. Excellent on stainless tools even gets Fig sap off with a bit of spit.

Jon

yes, i would have to agree with all of you, these things are great

i have one that says japan on it, it's quite fine. i split an aussie one with a mate, it's more course and it was about the size of a square cake of soap before we split it

i have been using both for about a year, and they both have changed about 1mm in size.

Sorry Lee,

I didn't mean to hijack your thread with all this discussion on Crean Mate.

It is a great pot and the Zieria will do great in it.

I have had a crack at a few Zieria down here.....cant seem to have any great success. A friend of mine here in Canberra does okay with them - must be just me!!

Cheers,
Leigh.

Re the Crean Mate.... I was not impressed with it until I was told to wet it first and then WOW... it is WONDERFUL.

And Pat, an 'in your face' colour is a BRIGHT sky blue with no colour variations... just one solid blob of unrelenting BRIGHT BLUE. I have seen this colour becoming more in evidence in bonsai shops [note I didn't say more popular as I don't believe the nurserymen actually selected such a gross colour for bonsai... they chose and then got what was shipped]. But it is bloody awful and often comes in large pots. Actually, I have seen the colour in some of those Japanese exhibition photograph books and I can never understand how a country that perfected the art could stoop so low.

Can you guess.. I don't like solid BRIGHT blue pots.