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Thanks for the advice Matt. My elm is in something that seems to be about five gallons and it is on my iron slatted fire escape so the water flows right down to the street when I water it. My juniper is in a slightly smaller container, about two gallon size.

I would repot them next year anyway--I pretty much wanted to know if they would make it through the year like this.

If I put the juniper in a larger pot and dont cut the roots, just wiggle the free soil off them, and add inorganic material would that be safe? Gustafson reccomends that junipers be potted in 75% inorganic material and it currently has hardly any.

22-May-2004	#5
BonsaiBen bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Apr-2004 Location: NYC Country: USA USDA Zone: Zone 7 AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 83	Thanks for the advice Matt. My elm is in something that seems to be about five gallons and it is on my iron slatted fire escape so the water flows right down to the street when I water it. My juniper is in a slightly smaller container, about two gallon size. I would repot them next year anyway--I pretty much wanted to know if they would make it through the year like this. If I put the juniper in a larger pot and dont cut the roots, just wiggle the free soil off them, and add inorganic material would that be safe? Gustafson reccomends that junipers be potted in 75% inorganic material and it currently has hardly any.