chopstick vs. bamboo skewers - bonsaiTALK Community

25-Apr-2002	#1
doody bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Apr-2002 Location: Youngstown,Ohio Country: USA USDA Zone: 5\ohio AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 304	chopstick vs. bamboo skewers I found these bamboo skewers laying around the house and was wondering if I can use these, instead of chopsticks, to measure the moister in my soil? Thanks!! __________________ "What we see depends mainly on what we look for", because "Creation and art are defined only by the boundaries we confine ourselves" both quotes written by authors unknown

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25-Apr-2002	#2
Jay YOU CAN NOT RUSH TIME Join Date: Sep-2001 Location: Jeffersonville Vt Country: USA USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: 3 Posts: 2,154	Re: chopstick vs. bamboo skewers Pete, I guess you could, but, the skewers are very thin and probably be difficult to read...so to speak. They should work! __________________ A Bonsai student living with his trees at N 44.37 W 77.49... Think before you act... then think again... no good comes from rushing

25-Apr-2002	#3
Tony bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Jan-2002 Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 861	Re: chopstick vs. bamboo skewers It's hard to beat just feeling of the soil with your fingers and sensing the moisture.

27-Apr-2002	#4
Adam bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Apr-2002 Location: Effingham,Illinois Country: Usa USDA Zone: Zone 6 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 1,197	Re: chopstick vs. bamboo skewers I personally have try skewers and they arent as effective as a nice pair of wood chopsticks. __________________ [Adam] "Cass Bonsai Gardens" "Bonsai Knowledge" "DaGhostCrew"

27-Apr-2002

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Re: chopstick vs. bamboo skewers

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author=Adam link=board=Beginners&num=1019774816&start=0#3 date=04/27/02 at 13:47:08]
I personally have try skewers and they arent as effective as a nice pair of wood chopsticks.

Adam, do you mean that the skewers read more or less than chopsticks?
Thanks!

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"What we see depends mainly on what we look for", because "Creation and art are defined only by the boundaries we confine ourselves"

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28-Apr-2002	#6
Adam bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Apr-2002 Location: Effingham,Illinois Country: Usa USDA Zone: Zone 6 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 1,197	Re: chopstick vs. bamboo skewers They dont read as effective as a nice pair of wood chopsticks.So what im trying to say is they read less.But you can give it a try and see what your results are. __________________ [Adam] "Cass Bonsai Gardens" "Bonsai Knowledge" "DaGhostCrew"

12-May-2002	#7
Jose_Alberto Tropical bonsai Join Date: May-2002 Location: Guatemala Country: Guatemala Posts: 579	Re: chopstick vs. bamboo skewers Well, what I think, is that skewers are nice, because if you feel a dry skewer maybe the plant still has some water, but if you feel a dry chopstick, it means that the plant is really dry, well, I have used skewers, and had worked nice for me, indeed they saved 2 very nice trees (well, looking forward for them) with them. Actually, I use skewers because chopsticks are harder to find... and more expensive, because with the skewers you can change them every day without a problem, but I don't know, but I think you can't do it with chopsticks... __________________ Jose Alberto Franco Guatemala Central America http://www.doschivos.com

13-May-2002