AusBonsai

Thanks for the visuals is your tray metal (galvanized/tin?) and is the gravel just nice round stones, or is it that fired clay balls used for hydro?

You could use anything to make the tray but mine is made from Alucobond.
Gravel is 10mm bluemetal and 6mm peagravel.



This is Melaleuca acerosa , starting stages. 42 Mice pot.

thanks Craig, funny how the small pot sizes makes the gravel look deceptively big, the 10mm blue metal looks like chunks of slate should be a life saver in summer though

cre8ivbonsai wrote:should be a life saver in summer though

Yup. Keeping moisture at the base of the pot is very effective.

Bonsai Tonight also removes topmost layer of soil and adds spagnum moss. I'd need to add some pepper gravel over that.

Last summer I successfully used little denim mats (or collars, over the surface of the pots) which keep the sun off the soil.

I'm contemplating a full blown Coolgardie Safe for the little'uns this summer.

It's not a native, but it is in a 42 Mice pot.

Cheers

David

DavidWilloughby wrote:

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It's not a native, but it is in a 42 Mice pot.

Cheers

David

Very nice combination David.

Cheers Pup

My very first bonsai was one I bought in Japan...like the small pot with the coin, Japanese maple...Lasted less than week...So I am scared I will kill them...Maybe to use a succulent that dont dry so easy.

Pup wrote:

DavidWilloughby wrote:

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It's not a native, but it is in a 42 Mice pot.

Cheers

David

Very nice combination David.

Cheers Pup

Thanks Pup, I appreciate the kind words. The pot itself has more meaning than any other in my collection, it comes from my first ever friend in Bonsai whom I befriend over 15 years ago and it was only recently we caught up. Amazing what an innocent comment on facebook can do lol

I can't wait for some of his next batch, also thanks to Matt my appreciation for local talent has increased tenfold and will be from now on wanting to source our local talent first than looking elsewhere.

Cheers

David

A couple more pots from old mate Mice.
*PJF recently defoliated
*Mini PJF
*Mini Privet

Cheers

David

Like the first one, the last 2 need some more development

Ken

thoglette wrote:I'm contemplating a full blown Coolgardie Safe for the little'uns this summer.

I've procured an Ikea "Socker" greenhouse which should keep the wind out and the humidity in. Clearly it will be in full shade (and probably inside in really hot weather)

kcpoole wrote:Like the first one, the last 2 need some more development

Ken

Thanks Ken, I agree the last two do need alot of development although with the little fig in the 2nd pic, it was in this grow tub for a year.....
LOL

but yes it does need to grow some branches (I will cop it from Mice over that lol)

and here is another Mice pot I forgot to post up before
Cheers

David

Geez....Look at the size of those things...I hope you guys are bending with your knees and not your backs when you lift them up...

Great work Mate.

Gav

Nice little Literati Juni
I have one on my bench too that I will pot up soon.
I also have a matching Cascade and Twisted Upright too
Have to start looking for some more small pots for them

Ken

Ok i have to ask, do you work on these trees with a microscope and tweezers? I mean i could not even imagine trying to repot one of these