my little olives

marshy

so where am i at the moment ?

anything i should do ??
bigger pots ? wire ?? prune

just let them grow

any help will be great as i am new to this.

paul

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Aaron_K

Hi Marshy,

Just let them grow amigo. They need a good few years yet to allow the trunks to thicken up. There is no harm within the next year or two, to wire the trunk and introduce some movement into them before they get difficult to bend. I've done this on quite a few of my Japanese Larch saplings in their growing pots. Doing this when they are younger, lessens the chance of accidentally snapping them, and is a hell of a lot easier.

Other than that, just let them grow wild. The more branches and foliage, the quicker and fatter the trunk will become as a result.

All the best,

Aaron

marshy

will be ok to leave them in the pots i have ?

also i have a plastic 3 tier green house whats the best place to put this in the garden ??

paul

jeremy_norbury

1) They won't grow much in the pots you have them in. Or at least - it will be slow. Use something MUCH bigger - like a 12" plastic plant-pot.

2) I have one of these plastic greenhouses and they are great. However, if you put them in direct sunlight (I now have mine on a south wall standing against the front of my house) they get very hot inside. I measured temperatures inside approaching 50C (130F) last week - it was 18C outside that day (70F), but very sunny. I plan to move mine soon - because this is really too hot.
My recommendation is therefore an East or even North East wall in the summer so that it heats up early and stays out of the heat during the afternoon. South or South West facing wall in the winter. Leave it unzipped on sunny days.

Jerry
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marshy

thanks for help ill put in bigger pots.

also wot soil do u use ?

paul

jeremy_norbury

You can search - it's covered in probably 20 different threads.

I use 1/3 grit, 1/3 akadama, 1/3 Seramis.

Jerry

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marshy

can someone speak english please

green house in shade yes ? all this n,e,s,w facing beyond me .

can i buy ready made soil ??


paul

Aaron_K

Hi Marshy,

Its refering to the direction in which the wall is facing. An East facing wall will receive direct sunlight during the morning.. as it is facing the sun (which rises in the east). By doing this, you will warm up the little greenhouse just enough, but it will not get direct sunlight in the strong afternoon sun.

Depending on which way your back garden faces, adjust the positioning of the greenhouse accordingly.

With regard to soil. Olives, as Brian has said I think in your other thread, dont like wet feet IE, they like a well draining soil that should be allowed to virtually dry out between waterings.

As your in the UK like me, some components like lava rock and turface are a bit hard to come by. I'd suggest using 1/3 sifted peat compost (remove the fine particles) 1/3 sand (try getting sand thats 3mm grain size) 1/3 grit. The compost will give it just enough water retention, while the sand and grit will help with aeration and drainage.

Hope that helps.

All the best,

Aaron

marshy

thanks aron


as you see in the pics my bonsai are in bonsai soil i bought from garden center.
grit in there but wet tho ??

ill get some of what you said ?

thanks