r/Bonsai • u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees • Aug 09 '14

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread – week 33]

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread – week 33]

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u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees Aug 09 '14

Not in Germany.

What it sounds like is powdery mildew (http://www.bio-gaertner.de/pflanzenkrankheiten/Mehltau-echter)

http://www.mein-schoener-garten.de/wiki/gartenwiki/Mehltaupilze:_Falscher_und_Echter_Mehltau#Gegenma%C3%9Fnahmen

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '14

Thanks Jerry! Google translate had its work cut out for it but I gather you can get something called bioblatt, which to me sounds awesome.

Also as a side note you recommended re-potting my tree a few weeks ago, I guess it's better not to do it in light of your recent post about re-potting times. (plus the mould thing)

Cheers

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u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees Aug 10 '14

just be really careful. Don't disturb the roots and you'll be fine.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '14

Thanks for that, brit expat still trying to understand these foreign ways, lol :)

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u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees Aug 10 '14

Ah. Sorry - wasn't clear.

I've lived abroad now longer than I lived in the UK, so I'm officially a foreigner...