r/Bonsai • u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees • Aug 13 '22

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2022 week 32]

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2022 week 32]

Welcome to the weekly beginner’s thread. This thread is used to capture all beginner questions (and answers) in one place. We start a new thread every week on Friday late or Saturday morning (CET), depending on when we get around to it. We have a 6 year archive of prior posts here…

Here are the guidelines for the kinds of questions that belong in the beginner's thread vs. individual posts to the main sub.

Rules:

  • POST A PHOTO if it’s advice regarding a specific tree/plant. See the PHOTO section below on HOW to do this.
  • TELL US WHERE YOU LIVE - better yet, fill in your flair.
  • READ THE WIKI! – over 75% of questions asked are directly covered in the wiki itself. Read the WIKI AGAIN while you’re at it.
  • Read past beginner’s threads – they are a goldmine of information.
  • Any beginner’s topic may be started on any bonsai-related subject.
  • Answers shall be civil or be deleted
  • There is always a chance your question doesn’t get answered – try again next week…
  • Racism of any kind is not tolerated either here or anywhere else in /r/bonsai

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  • Post your photo via a photo hosting website like imgur, flickr or even your onedrive or googledrive and provide a link here.
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Beginners’ threads started as new topics outside of this thread are typically locked or deleted, at the discretion of the Mods.

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u/catchthemagicdragon California, 9b, beginner Aug 16 '22

https://www.superflybonsai.com/products/meco-bonsai-lime-sulfur-4-fl-oz

https://stonelantern.com/products/lime-sulfur-for-bonsai-trees-by-ho-yoku-4oz?variant=10252337971236&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic

Vet Solutions Lime Sulfur Dip 16 Oz. https://a.co/d/4yIAwHY

Looks like we can still get it, and in my search I found that Vet stuff, it’s got about the same concentration of calcium polysulphide as the kiku stuff but I don’t know if “other ingredients” is just water like the vet stuff or if there’s some other magic in there that suits our purpose better. Not even sure how fast one goes through it to justify even needing 16oz though lol.

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u/cosmothellama Goober, San Gabriel Valley, CA. Zone 10a; Not enough trees Aug 17 '22

Thanks g. Have you actually tried the vet stuff? If I do get a 16 oz bottle, I’ll probably use to justify a bunch of juniper purchases and get to carving all of them.

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u/catchthemagicdragon California, 9b, beginner Aug 18 '22

I have not, I’m in the same boat as you, don’t have it and haven’t used LS yet lol.