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6-Mar-2006
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Nudist Bonsai Farmer
Join Date: May-2005
Location: Daintree Rainforest & Great Barrier Reef
Country: Australia
USDA Zone: 6tropical
AHS Heat Zone: humid
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20 second ficus in a coral rock- 8 months later
Hello everyone, I found this fig growing out of a coconut tree 8 months ago and at the bottom of the tree was the piece of coral with a hole in it...
I put the two together and this is what it looks like now...Before and after shots... I defoliated the tree a few days ago and will rewire and trim the tree into shape as our weather cools off a little... Link to oversized picture Last edited by taipan : 6-Mar-2006 at 06:33 PM. |
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6-Mar-2006
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Taipan:
I hope you don't mind I undid your hotlinks, since the oversized pictures make the bonsaitalk forum get all funky to navigate. I also hope you don't mind that, deep inside of me, I resent you for your growing season. 8 months? I couldn't get a ficus to do that in 4 years!!! pootsie |
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6-Mar-2006
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Taipan,
That is a lot of growth in 8 months. Tree is sure healthy in this setup, did you do something special as far as fertilizing / watering / misting or something else? |
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6-Mar-2006
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Nudist Bonsai Farmer
Join Date: May-2005
Location: Daintree Rainforest & Great Barrier Reef
Country: Australia
USDA Zone: 6tropical
AHS Heat Zone: humid
Posts: 565
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Hi Pootsie lol Thanks for clearing up the funky pics lol
We get great weather that allows us to grow plants very quickly. 1 year in our area is equal to 3-4 years of growth elsewhere...and the figs grow the fastest of all... Hi Rey, And thanks man! I just let mother nature take her course with this little lady...but I did put her on a nasty fert regime... Ficus love fertilizer and water... She gets an above average dose of ozmocote(can't find nutricote anymore) A normal 6 month feeding of ozmocote gets used up in 3-4 weeks here because we get around 5 metres of rainfall every year. I also supplement with Searles Fish and Kelp every Friday...Fert Friday I call it...The trees absolutely adore the stuff showing fantastic growth within a few days of application...I've tried other products like Seasol, Charlie Carp and general fish ferts and none come close to "Searles Fish and Kelp". Try and locate a product at the nursery that has both fish and kelp. Fish for foliage and kelp for a happy rhizosphere. And because I grow Adeniums I use Miracle grow and the figs love it as well. I also play loud rock music such as AC/DC in the garden so that would definitely help in rapid growth. Tai |
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6-Mar-2006
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Cool idea Tai!
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