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04-21-2021, 05:25 PM
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Like a straining basket? I never thought of it but would be so perfect for a number of species!
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04-21-2021, 06:27 PM
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Anything as large as that plant probably has a root system of approximately the size of the vegetative part. Like a shrub or tree.
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04-21-2021, 08:19 PM
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I am thinking of the wine barrel that held the enormous Den. speciosum var. hillii 'Don Brown' that I saw at the Santa Barbara show some years back (I have shown the photo of that one before)... Maybe something like that for a "forever" home? Whatever you put it in, after a few years, if you ever move to another house, you'll probably need a fork lift to move it anyway.
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04-22-2021, 10:29 AM
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here she is as she arrived
Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr
and here WAS the pot i was going to use but i have switched already LOL...this is just so you all can see Pete
Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr
i'll get the plant into the new bowl this weekend but i am moving her out little by little bc i dont know what kind of light she had in her old home
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04-22-2021, 11:33 AM
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Whoeee... That is one gorgeous plant. Good thing that you have lots of room...Pete looks like he is on patrol!
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04-22-2021, 04:13 PM
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Whoooee from Roberta is a personal achievement!!!
I was blown away by the quality. I won’t be shy. I spent $200 (by FAR my most expensive orchid and second most expensive plant (painted eucalyptus was a pretty penny bc the city mandated it be over 10’!) and from eBay
It was a seller I like (blorchids) and they aren’t too
far away and I’ve been looking for almost five years at this point lol.
Anyways I was terrified and now I’m quite excited!!
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04-22-2021, 04:48 PM
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That plant really looks great. And I think it's still relatively young, so pot accordingly.... won't be long before you'll look at it, think about potting, then think "Not so much..." even if you are a lot younger and stronger than I am. I look at it and already glad I don't have to deal with it.
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04-22-2021, 07:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jmbaum
Like a straining basket? I never thought of it but would be so perfect for a number of species!
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I use those a lot in place of net pot but that is not what I meant here.
Local hardscape places call these rice bowls
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04-23-2021, 10:12 AM
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the full size images of the "rice bowl"
Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr
Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr
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04-23-2021, 11:46 AM
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Ohhh this is going to be visually impressive. Will you be drilling drainage holes? Is it granite?
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