The Birth of Japanese Black Pines

Luke308 · Post by **Luke308** » February 21st, 2012, 9:28 pm

Here are my babies, sprouted today. fingers crossed they grow enough before winter to survive

So far there is 8 sprouting

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alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » February 22nd, 2012, 6:40 am

Hi Like308 , well done . There's nothing like grow your own material , especially if you have the time to grow it on to maturity . Keep us posted on how they grow .

Cheers Alpineart

Greth · Post by **Greth** » February 22nd, 2012, 6:42 am

Aww, dear little guys, only half a millenium to go!
Congrats on getting them started, hope theres more to come.

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » February 22nd, 2012, 7:45 am

Very cool Luke. Like little aliens coming up for a look and pronouncing..where the heck am i..Keep us posted. I have cuttings(jbp) doing well at the moment.

anttal63 · Post by **anttal63** » February 22nd, 2012, 10:35 am

Way to go luke! You're rich now !!! they should be fine keep them out of hot sun and wind for now.

mattgatenby · Post by **mattgatenby** » February 23rd, 2012, 8:33 pm

Sweeeeeeeeet !!! What medium did propagate in ? Have you setup an auto misting system yet ?

Luke308 · Post by **Luke308** » February 23rd, 2012, 9:11 pm

mattgatenby wrote:Sweeeeeeeeet !!! What medium did propagate in ? Have you setup an auto misting system yet ?

Just plain old seedling mix, I think it was Yates brand but I also had some left over which I mixed which I think was amgro seedling mix. either way it was seedling mix straight out of the bag, no preperation. I did use tweezers to poke them about the depth of the seed under the soil, and then lightly covered it (only just though)

No I dont have an auto misting system, I have no idea what is involved with that. can you explain to me what is involved?

Also to update, another 2 have sprouted so that is 10 so far

Thanks
Luke

Luke308 · Post by **Luke308** » February 23rd, 2012, 9:14 pm

bodhidharma wrote:Very cool Luke. Like little aliens coming up for a look and pronouncing..where the heck am i..Keep us posted. I have cuttings(jbp) doing well at the moment.

Thanks Bodhi, I'm quite surprised they have sprouted. It is going to be 36 tomorrow, and 37 Saturday, heres hoping they can cope with the heat. They are under shade-cloth atm so

Luke308 · Post by **Luke308** » February 26th, 2012, 12:04 pm

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Andrew F · Post by **Andrew F** » February 26th, 2012, 2:29 pm

Looking good mate.

Luke308 · Post by **Luke308** » March 2nd, 2012, 9:05 pm

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daiviet_nguyen · Post by **daiviet_nguyen** » March 3rd, 2012, 11:32 am

Keep the snails away! They love these young pines!

Luke308 · Post by **Luke308** » March 3rd, 2012, 8:21 pm

daiviet_nguyen wrote:Keep the snails away! They love these young pines!

Thanks for the heads up

I have laid some snail bait. I should have known as I lost a whole batch of ficus seedlings last year from slugs and snails. They seem to come out of no-where but hopefully they will eat the bait and not my seedlings

daiviet_nguyen · Post by **daiviet_nguyen** » March 3rd, 2012, 8:43 pm

They come with rain and they come with the dew and they come during the night! Sounds ominous but I think it is true. I woke up one dewing morning and five of mine young black pines seedlings were eaten right off. The evening before was dried. I was still able to see the shinny trails they left behind!

Woody11 · Post by **Woody11** » March 4th, 2012, 9:58 am

Hi Luke

Can I ask how you came by these JBP seeds?

Thanks

AusBonsai

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