A bit of winter color

treebeard55 · 12-28-2010, 08:43 PM

For others in the winter-bound northern hemisphere, here's a touch of color that I hope you'll enjoy as I do. This bougie "just don't know" it's cold and gray outside!

JLDoggett · 12-30-2010, 11:41 AM

A nice spot of colour in the dark days of winter. Very nice!

artyanimal · 01-02-2011, 05:43 AM

Treebeard55,

I have a friend/customer interested in growing under artifical lighting of which, I know just about...ZIP! The little beasties you have pictured herein (I assume) are under same and certainly appear happy. I tried looking at the set up you mentioned in another thread and at another site just now but, am not yet cleared to view it.

To save you some typing time, I do know that normal sunlight is about 6,000K and have been told plants like both red and blue spectrums (if that's the right word) of light. And that depending on the individual plant's requirements, anything from 2,000K up may be needed.

I also occasionally have a moment or two of common sense which, in this instance, seems to indicate that plants need a normal cycle of both light and dark periods to grow, produce flowers, fruit and seeds properly.

Any info then, concerning whatever the heck you're doing (lighting wise) to get such a healthy looking flowering bougie indoors would be greatly appreciated.

In the event the other site already has this info...er...nevermind. I'll check it out later once I have been cleared to view it.

Thanks,

Arty

treebeard55 · 01-02-2011, 08:38 AM

Arty, I look forward to seeing you on (stage whisper) "the other site." Actually, there's a lot of overlap in membership.

For others, I use standard 40-watt fluorescent bulbs, from our local Lowe's. (Equivalent to DIY IN Ireland and, I assume, the UK; or to Home Depot here in the colonies.) I use a mix of "daylight" and "cool white" in roughly equal proportions. My trees don't grow as vigorously as in sunlight, by any means, but they stay healthy and grow a little.

Remember, with artificial lights, put the foliage as close to them as possible without actually touching. Remember! Light is electromagnetic energy, and subject to the inverse-square law.

artyanimal · 01-02-2011, 04:23 PM

Thanks, and I guess since sound travels much better underwater, one should avoid going diving in close proximity to humpback whales as they may start singing. This will in fact, rattle one's very bones!

I'll just pass it along that the inverse-square law then, is pretty much the opposite of that. hehe

For now, the not so adversarial and/or top secret "other site" is keeping me in suspense as a second E-mail approval is evidently needed but, I will have a look when I can.

Again, thanks and cheers,

Arty

treebeard55 · 01-02-2011, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artyanimal

... one should avoid going diving in close proximity to humpback whales as they may start singing. This will in fact, rattle one's very bones!

Mr. Spock could give us some personal insights on that question.

Quote:

Originally Posted by artyanimal

... the not so adversarial and/or top secret "other site" is keeping me in suspense as a second E-mail approval is evidently needed ...
Arty

Tom Brown has been on an extended collecting/buying trip out west, which may explain why you're waiting a bit. Hopefully, the new inventory he'll bring back will make it all worthwhile!

artyanimal · 01-03-2011, 05:22 AM

Treebeard55: "Mr. Spock could give us some personal insights on that question."

I do seem to remember something about Spock giving Gracie the old Vulcan...er...tuna melt, no? If I recall correctly from various other episodes, these mel[t]s only occasionally rattle the brains and not so much the rest of the entire skeletal structure. So, lucky for Spock says me.

More importantly, a mere E-mail approval pales in comparison to any sembelance of a collecting trip on my urgency scale for sure!

Cheers,

Arty

treebeard55 · 01-05-2011, 07:11 PM

Turns out this bougie was just getting started when I took the previous picture!

JLDoggett · 01-05-2011, 11:33 PM

That is why we teach people to wait before chopping...

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JLDoggett Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Hampshire, USA, Posts: 641	A nice spot of colour in the dark days of winter. Very nice! __________________ "Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and wrong....because sometime in your life you will have been all of these" And I further resolve to click on an ad, each time I visit, to help support the site and to be welcoming to lurking guests when you join! After all, you're already here.

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treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 511	Arty, I look forward to seeing you on (stage whisper) "the other site." Actually, there's a lot of overlap in membership. For others, I use standard 40-watt fluorescent bulbs, from our local Lowe's. (Equivalent to DIY IN Ireland and, I assume, the UK; or to Home Depot here in the colonies.) I use a mix of "daylight" and "cool white" in roughly equal proportions. My trees don't grow as vigorously as in sunlight, by any means, but they stay healthy and grow a little. Remember, with artificial lights, put the foliage as close to them as possible without actually touching. Remember! Light is electromagnetic energy, and subject to the inverse-square law. __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain. Last edited by treebeard55; 01-02-2011 at 08:38 AM.. Reason: correct typo

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JLDoggett Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Hampshire, USA, Posts: 641	That is why we teach people to wait before chopping... __________________ "Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and wrong....because sometime in your life you will have been all of these" And I further resolve to click on an ad, each time I visit, to help support the site and to be welcoming to lurking guests when you join! After all, you're already here.

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01-02-2011, 05:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
artyanimal Snipologist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mid-coast Maine / Zone 5 and S. Florida / Zone 10 Posts: 89	Treebeard55, I have a friend/customer interested in growing under artifical lighting of which, I know just about...ZIP! The little beasties you have pictured herein (I assume) are under same and certainly appear happy. I tried looking at the set up you mentioned in another thread and at another site just now but, am not yet cleared to view it. To save you some typing time, I do know that normal sunlight is about 6,000K and have been told plants like both red and blue spectrums (if that's the right word) of light. And that depending on the individual plant's requirements, anything from 2,000K up may be needed. I also occasionally have a moment or two of common sense which, in this instance, seems to indicate that plants need a normal cycle of both light and dark periods to grow, produce flowers, fruit and seeds properly. Any info then, concerning whatever the heck you're doing (lighting wise) to get such a healthy looking flowering bougie indoors would be greatly appreciated. In the event the other site already has this info...er...nevermind. I'll check it out later once I have been cleared to view it. Thanks, Arty

01-02-2011, 04:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
artyanimal Snipologist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mid-coast Maine / Zone 5 and S. Florida / Zone 10 Posts: 89	Thanks, and I guess since sound travels much better underwater, one should avoid going diving in close proximity to humpback whales as they may start singing. This will in fact, rattle one's very bones! I'll just pass it along that the inverse-square law then, is pretty much the opposite of that. hehe For now, the not so adversarial and/or top secret "other site" is keeping me in suspense as a second E-mail approval is evidently needed but, I will have a look when I can. Again, thanks and cheers, Arty

01-03-2011, 05:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
artyanimal Snipologist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mid-coast Maine / Zone 5 and S. Florida / Zone 10 Posts: 89	Treebeard55: "Mr. Spock could give us some personal insights on that question." I do seem to remember something about Spock giving Gracie the old Vulcan...er...tuna melt, no? If I recall correctly from various other episodes, these mel[t]s only occasionally rattle the brains and not so much the rest of the entire skeletal structure. So, lucky for Spock says me. More importantly, a mere E-mail approval pales in comparison to any sembelance of a collecting trip on my urgency scale for sure! Cheers, Arty

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