JBP From Seed For The 1st Time - the force is not strong in this one
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Darth Masiah
Omono
i saw a bunch of pines coming up in my pots and around the benches so started some seedling cuttings. i figured there was a few black pine in there from reused soil, but they're mostly going to be the native pine in the area, probably loblolly. cut them all 5mm or less from the needles.
last weekends cuttings don't look dead yet
filled the rest of the tray friday. a few might make it.
last weekends cuttings don't look dead yet
filled the rest of the tray friday. a few might make it.
Darth Masiah
Omono
Darth Masiah
Omono
i threw some black pine seeds in some 5:2, humic acid(1/8th tsp) / kelp (1/16th tsp)(per gallon) to soak for 48 hours with no scarification or cold pretreatment and 18 days later a seed was poking up through the soil. thanks for the tip cmeg1. using a perlite/vermiculite/coco coir substrate.
4/14
planted seeds
5/2
May the 4th be with you, always
4/14
planted seeds
5/2
May the 4th be with you, always
Darth Masiah
Omono
looks like a lot of the mystery pine seedling cuttings are going to make it.
the soak n plant black pine seeds are still coming up
the rest of the jbp look like they're fairly healthy. the late hard freeze took out a lot of super weak buds still recovering from last years fungal attack. have to stay on top of spraying this year.
the soak n plant black pine seeds are still coming up
the rest of the jbp look like they're fairly healthy. the late hard freeze took out a lot of super weak buds still recovering from last years fungal attack. have to stay on top of spraying this year.
RoadManDenDron
Chumono
Great thread! thank you for sharing your experience, a hidden gem due to title! the force is strong indeed
Darth Masiah
Omono
last week i was thinking about getting a soil sifter or making my own so i can get a smaller particle size for my cuttings, when this thing showed up by way of the brotherinlaw. thanks, lord 
i used the smallest size for my perlite/vermiculite mix and cut all the soak n plant jbp that came up.
a day or two before cutting i hit them with a 5 to 2 ratio of humic/kelp mix.
squirting clonex into the substrate with a small syringe worked great.
im using a dome and heat mat for extra humidity. hopefully they don't get freaked out from being brought inside to a 17hr, HLG bspec light spectrum
i also potted up the mystery pine cuttings this weekend. pretty much everyone rooted, but i only kept the ones with four roots or better.
i used the smallest size for my perlite/vermiculite mix and cut all the soak n plant jbp that came up.
a day or two before cutting i hit them with a 5 to 2 ratio of humic/kelp mix.
squirting clonex into the substrate with a small syringe worked great.
im using a dome and heat mat for extra humidity. hopefully they don't get freaked out from being brought inside to a 17hr, HLG bspec light spectrum
i also potted up the mystery pine cuttings this weekend. pretty much everyone rooted, but i only kept the ones with four roots or better.
ChefB
Mame
Don’t underestimate the force! Great work Darth!
Darth Masiah
Omono
the Bonsai Wire Podcast finally dropped some new episodes this month. so instead of getting lost on youtube, i busted out a sketch while listening to Eric and Jonas talk pine stuff
https://www.bonsaiwirepodcast.com/1276571/13005509
use the force
https://www.bonsaiwirepodcast.com/1276571/13005509
use the force
Darth Masiah
Omono
oh no, fungal attack! i sprayed some hydrogen peroxide. 
Darth Masiah
Omono
black pine cuttings at two weeks.
mystery pine cuttings at six weeks and 4 weeks
mystery pine cuttings at six weeks and 4 weeks
LeatherTree23
Yamadori
Your morning light use is legit af. This is the way.
Darth Masiah
Omono
i was taking the wire off that was biting into these one year olds and pulling off last years needles from the sacrifice branch. i already cut the extra candles. hopefully it'll reenergize these low buds. i made the mistake of letting them get too weak on my first batch of pines in red colanders. a lot of these one year olds were headed to the same fate after that last hard freeze of the year weakened these small lower buds.
Darth Masiah
Omono
Darth Masiah
Omono
looking promising at a little over a month
Darth Masiah
Omono
may the particle size be praised 
most of them i didn't even shake off to look at the roots, but the ones i did see were quite nice.
most of them i didn't even shake off to look at the roots, but the ones i did see were quite nice.
RoadManDenDron
Chumono
I'm impressed, you cut much closer to the buds than the original BT20, I was thinking of closer cuts myself on next batch, you have showed me how close is possible here
Darth Masiah
Omono
what am i going to do with these long needle pines? 
Darth Masiah
Omono
creeping around the yard at 10pm
Stella
Mame
Loving this tread. Well done.
I am very motivated now to try my own exposed roots pine
I am very motivated now to try my own exposed roots pine
