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12-Nov-2005
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Location: Carlsbad, California..coastal desert
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Miniblind Markers
Some of the oldtimers in our club suggested using the slats from miniblinds to mark your trees with information. The slightly curved, coated aluminum surface is ideal for writing on with pencil and sticking into the soil.
Enlarging on that idea, I am going to paint the top of each marker either green, for acid loving plant; or yellow, for base plants; or red for trees that prefer very little fert. That way it's easier to give them their dose of ferts. Anyone have any other suggestions for how the plants should be classified at a glance? Joanie
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If I can't identify the species at a glance, I'm in big trouble!!!  and you can put all kinds of stuff on the marker, but the red/green/yellow would warn which kind of suppliments to use without having to keep looking at a list. Joanie
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San Mateo Bonsai Club had a sensei that specializes in Satsuki. He had a lot of very resourceful techniques that were probably borne out of growing up during the end of the Great Depression and then going through internment during WWII.
Anyway he used plastic forks as plant markers. I'm pretty sure they didn't have those until the late 60's at least, but it shows you how people can "make do" I have seen the concrete bonsai containers, too. Here he is with an azalea at the 2002 Show. Regards, Matt
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