AusBonsai

Hi guys,

Just after some info on what to do next. I have 3 Callitris endlicheri seedlings which I am needing to pot up, but I know next to nothing about them, and natives in particular.

I know if you ask 10 different people you will get 10 different answers in regard to soil substrates. BUT....... what is recommended for something lie this? ATM I am using diatomite/zeolite/pine bark chip mix on my exotics, would that be suitable? Also what size pot should I pot up too?
Thanks

Hi,

What you are using for mix sounds fine.

With just three seedlings I would leave them for a year and do a light root prune next spring.

On the other hand You could do a light root trim now and put into a 100mm pot or so and protect for about three weeks. You nearly always lose a % when you repot at such a small stage so do you risk the only three you have this year or leave?

Grant

You make a good point, I don't want to lose any if I can help it. So I'm happy to leave them as they are for the time being, but I would've thought the seedling trays they are in are too shallow for them to be kept in for a year?? These trays are from the reject shop, and are already very brittle and break at the slightest touch. That is the only reason I was wanting to get them out of the trays and into something more durable. What do you think?

Luke308 wrote:You make a good point, I don't want to lose any if I can help it. So I'm happy to leave them as they are for the time being, but I would've thought the seedling trays they are in are too shallow for them to be kept in for a year?? These trays are from the reject shop, and are already very brittle and break at the slightest touch. That is the only reason I was wanting to get them out of the trays and into something more durable. What do you think?

OK, can't tell from the photo how shallow or deep they are in at the moment.

Do the light root trim and move with minmal disturbance. You can do a harder root prune next year and move to a slightly bigger pot again.

Grant