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WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 3:44 pm
by Luke
experiment!
PJ DE 1.jpg
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:D
luke

Re: WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 3:54 pm
by Luke
i believe its hot enough for this Port Jackson to excel! it loves the hexy fishtank!!!!
heres a B4 pic...
PJ DE 8.jpg
others thoughts would be great! ;)
luke

Re: WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 3:58 pm
by Amanda
Oh niice. :)

Make sure you update with watering/feeding schedule :D

Re: WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 4:09 pm
by kcpoole
I woudl have thought you could do away with the tank on the gold coast :-)
does PJ not grow year round there anyway?

Ken

Re: WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 4:12 pm
by Luke
Anja wrote:Oh niice. :)

Make sure you update with watering/feeding schedule :D
indeed! all my trees had their first taste of 'miracle grow' this morning!!! (charlie carp ran dry!) ...Umm, call me weird but i can hear my trees yelling, ""thankyou"" 'softly in the wind' hahahah...
non bonsai related..... but my PF are flowering!! :D simply amazing flower :o !!
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luke

Re: WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 4:21 pm
by Luke
kcpoole wrote:I woudl have thought you could do away with the tank on the gold coast :-)
does PJ not grow year round there anyway?

Ken
its all experiments with me at the moment ken ;) :) i rekon they will grow stronger in a contained, moist, warm environment. (we have just hit our cold snap here, in the last couple nights its dropped from 22 to 18 at night.... (gets quite chilli just before the sun comes up!!) but nothing compared to southern conditions im sure!! :?
all learning :)
luke

Re: WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 6:16 pm
by Glenda
The fish tank will act like a terrarium, keeping soil moist and humidity higher - great for ficus. I have a terrarium I keep in my science lab at school. Come back after 6 weeks holidays at Christmas, soil is still damp and plants are growing nicely on neglect. I only have an aphalandra, philodendron, ferns and ficus pumila in there, but they thrive. Only upkeep is cleaning the algae off the sides of the tank from time to time :lol: :lol:

Glenda

Re: WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 6:21 pm
by anttal63
Drops to 18 at night, gets quiet chilly b4 the sun comes up. :? :? :?


OK :lol: :lol: :lol:


You're a cracka mate :D ;) 8-)

Re: WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 6:25 pm
by Glenda
anttal63 wrote:Drops to 18 at night, gets quiet chilly b4 the sun comes up. :? :? :?


OK :lol: :lol: :lol:


You're a cracka mate :D ;) 8-)
Ant, up here we think we will be singing soprano if it drops below 20! A few years ago we had the coldest day on record. It only got to 11 degrees that day. We sat under a blanket in front of the heater all day, and thought we would die every time we had to go to the bathroom!

Glenda

Re: WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 6:27 pm
by anttal63
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 6:30 pm
by Glenda
anttal63 wrote::lol: :lol: :lol:
You have to remember our houses are built to be cool - which means during winter also. We may have only 6 weeks of winter and 20 weeks of stinking hot weather, so it makes sense I guess. :D :D

Re: WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 6:42 pm
by Luke
hehehehe what a reply ant? you jealous of our warm humid nights? :lol: hahaha.. i dont take the temp after i go to bed but at around 11:00.. benchmark. its down 16/18 lately..... this topic is about, if i can get away with completly deloilating at this time of year with a humidity enclosure!
in SE QLD! ?
luke

Re: WINTER DEFOLIATING PJ FICUS...

Posted: May 9th, 2010, 7:07 pm
by Jamie
hi luke :D

i defoliated my QLD small leaf about two weeks ago it is popping out new leaves all over the place, no need for the humidity tank! its been outside under the sun and stars uncovered at all times!

i will get pics tomorrow, should have a decent camera then!


jamie :D