CHAPTER THREE
VIDEO SEGMENT #13
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SUMMARY: The roots are watered with a hose-end sprayer to keep them moist while the growing box is prepared for repot. _Never allow roots to dry out!
VIDEO SEGMENT #14
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SUMMARY: A scrub brush is used to clean the growing box for re-use.
VIDEO SEGMENT #15
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SUMMARY: Anchor wires are measured and cut to length added to the growing box. _Two long pieces of wire are needed, each should be about twice the length of a side of the container. _ _For this growing box we are using large gauge aluminum wire, but copper could be used as well.
To snug down the wire and eliminate kinks, after the wire is passed through the holes in the bottom of the container, the two ends are grasped in either hand and jerked sharply upward. _Afterwards, the wires are folded down out of the way over the top edge of the container until they are needed.
VIDEO SEGMENT #16
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SUMMARY: A few pieces of screen that had become dislodged in the transplant are secured with a staplegun.
Growing boxes can be built with fantastic drainage as compared with your average bonsai pot.
VIDEO SEGMENT #17
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SUMMARY: A mound of soil is added to the container and the tree is bedded down onto the pile with a lot of twisting and pressure to force soil up into the rootball from beneath and ensure there are no air gaps.
VIDEO SEGMENT #18
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SUMMARY: The tree is tied into the pot using the tie wires. _Wires go under the surface roots wherever possible to avoid scarring.
VIDEO SEGMENT #19
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SUMMARY: To demonstrate how secure the anchor wires have made the tree, the entire tree and growing box are lifted with the trunk of the tree. _Don't try this with an expensive pot or a weak back.