Comments on: Using water effectively http://toolmakingart.com/2008/06/30/using-water-effectively/ Timeless Tools Mon, 24 May 2010 20:49:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Skip J. http://toolmakingart.com/2008/06/30/using-water-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Skip J. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:35:40 +0000 http://toolmakingart.com/?p=55#comment-76 I'm glad you find them so useful! Altho, I'm not sure you can get a contract to grow leaves for aspirin, but what do I know??? And probably there will be a similar marketing problem with the poles. Now the extracted root stimulator - that might have some potential. Glad to hear about the little trees! Be sure to use plenty of pearlite or other drainage material when potting and water every day it does not rain during hot weather. The best time to re-pot is November to January tho; gives the roots time to settle in before hot weather. Skip I’m glad you find them so useful! Altho, I’m not sure you can get a contract to grow leaves for aspirin, but what do I know??? And probably there will be a similar marketing problem with the poles. Now the extracted root stimulator – that might have some potential.

Glad to hear about the little trees! Be sure to use plenty of pearlite or other drainage material when potting and water every day it does not rain during hot weather. The best time to re-pot is November to January tho; gives the roots time to settle in before hot weather.

Skip

]]> By: BobStrawn http://toolmakingart.com/2008/06/30/using-water-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-75 BobStrawn Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:15:56 +0000 http://toolmakingart.com/?p=55#comment-75 The willow leaves are a fine source of aspirin. They don't taste delightful, but they are fast acting headache relief. From the stems I can extract root stimulator, and I use the wood for making trellis. This particular breed likes to grow straight on a single leader, so it is quite suited to produce light weight poles. The collection of bonsai you gave me are doing quite well apart from one that departed early on. They are all doing so well, I am thinking they need to be separated into larger pots soon. ;) Bob (Who is convinced that even the bonsai should be bigger in Texas!) The willow leaves are a fine source of aspirin. They don’t taste delightful, but they are fast acting headache relief. From the stems I can extract root stimulator, and I use the wood for making trellis. This particular breed likes to grow straight on a single leader, so it is quite suited to produce light weight poles.

The collection of bonsai you gave me are doing quite well apart from one that departed early on. They are all doing so well, I am thinking they need to be separated into larger pots soon. ;)

Bob (Who is convinced that even the bonsai should be bigger in Texas!)

]]> By: Skip J. http://toolmakingart.com/2008/06/30/using-water-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Skip J. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:49:14 +0000 http://toolmakingart.com/?p=55#comment-74 Very nice Bob! The only shady garden I know of. Now, if you could come up with a wood product from harvesting the willows, then you would come full circle.... I must say the three potted plants I received from you are doing very well in my garden, but they did require a bit of shade.... Again, well done! Skip Very nice Bob! The only shady garden I know of.

Now, if you could come up with a wood product from harvesting the willows, then you would come full circle….

I must say the three potted plants I received from you are doing very well in my garden, but they did require a bit of shade….

Again, well done!

Skip

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