Comments for Tsubo-en Zen-garden diary http://www.zen-garden.org/wp An online guidebook on how to make a Japanese (Zen)garden. All our (garden-)secrets revealed. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:01:59 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Buxus disease, Box Blight? Problem with box topiary by Mike STEPHENS http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/2010/08/buxus-disease-box-blight-problem-with-box-topiary/comment-page-1/#comment-4436 Mike STEPHENS Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:01:59 +0000 http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/?p=2218#comment-4436 I have a dozen 'once' perfect mature topiary box plants, now affected with box blight. I have tried three different treatments, Mancozeb,Copper Oxychloride and Phosacid with little success. I am careful to remove affected branches leaving gaping holes. Also collecting fallen leaves etc. I am in Australia, and have located a product in New Zealand that hopefully will save my plants - Kiwicare Super Spectrum, which contains the fungicide 'carbendazim' which is effective at stopping the fungus mycelium. This product also contains Mancozeb which is effective at inhibiting the germination of spores. I am yet to purchase the product and have emailed the Company in NZ for advice on outlets in Australia. Local (Australian) Nurseries do not stock it. Mike I have a dozen ‘once’ perfect mature topiary box plants, now affected with box blight. I have tried three different treatments, Mancozeb,Copper Oxychloride and Phosacid with little success. I am careful to remove affected branches leaving gaping holes. Also collecting fallen leaves etc. I am in Australia, and have located a product in New Zealand that hopefully will save my plants – Kiwicare Super Spectrum, which contains the fungicide ‘carbendazim’ which is effective at stopping the fungus mycelium. This product also contains Mancozeb which is effective at inhibiting the germination of spores. I am yet to purchase the product and have emailed the Company in NZ for advice on outlets in Australia. Local (Australian) Nurseries do not stock it. Mike

]]> Comment on Sagina subulata as moss substitute by Karesansui http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/2011/06/sagina-subulata-as-moss-substitute/comment-page-1/#comment-4335 Karesansui Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:19:30 +0000 http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/?p=872#comment-4335 Thanks for your observation Rino. And indeed Sagina is great in our climate-zone but is rather fragile. For those interested, here a link to a photo of <a href="http://ppperennials.com/catalog/catalog%20current/m/muehlenbeckia%20axillaris%20nana.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Muehlenbeckia axillaris 'Nana'</a>. Also see the remarks about Zone's on <a href="http://zen-garden.org/html/page_Planting.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Plants and planting (Shokobutsu) in Tsubo-en</a>. Thanks for your observation Rino.

And indeed Sagina is great in our climate-zone but is rather fragile.

For those interested, here a link to a photo of Muehlenbeckia axillaris ‘Nana’.

Also see the remarks about Zone’s on Plants and planting (Shokobutsu) in Tsubo-en.

]]> Comment on Sagina subulata as moss substitute by Rino http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/2011/06/sagina-subulata-as-moss-substitute/comment-page-1/#comment-4323 Rino Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:45:12 +0000 http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/?p=872#comment-4323 Sagina Subulata is very difficult to grow in Texas. It may stay good looking in the winter, but as soon as the heat of Summer strikes, this plant is doomed, no matter how much shade you provide. A substitute to moss in Texas can be Muehlenbeckia axillaris 'Nana'. This one is more tolerant of heat and drought, and it grows very fast too. Sagina Subulata is very difficult to grow in Texas. It may stay good looking in the winter, but as soon as the heat of Summer strikes, this plant is doomed, no matter how much shade you provide. A substitute to moss in Texas can be Muehlenbeckia axillaris ‘Nana’. This one is more tolerant of heat and drought, and it grows very fast too.

]]> Comment on Most beautiful spot in province of Flevoland nomination by Afaq Saleem http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/2011/08/most-beautiful-spot-in-province-of-flevoland-nomination/comment-page-1/#comment-4307 Afaq Saleem Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:55:18 +0000 http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/?p=3948#comment-4307 Dear Mr. Piet, What a wonderful Japanese Garden you have indeed. Please visit my website that has art related to Zen. Maybe we can mean something for each other in the near future ? Best Regards, A.Saleem www.afaqsaleem.com Dear Mr. Piet,

What a wonderful Japanese Garden you have indeed.
Please visit my website that has art related to Zen.
Maybe we can mean something for each other in the near future ?

Best Regards,

A.Saleem
http://www.afaqsaleem.com

]]> Comment on Buxus disease, Box Blight? Problem with box topiary by Karesansui http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/2010/08/buxus-disease-box-blight-problem-with-box-topiary/comment-page-1/#comment-3654 Karesansui Wed, 25 May 2011 20:05:38 +0000 http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/?p=2218#comment-3654 Hello Luigi. I eventually sprayed it, in particular the inside, with a sulphur-based fungicide, the one I also use on Powdery Mildew. And the result is that it did not spread any further. So I do not know for sure if it was Box Blight (the question mark in the post-title holds) but it gives the impression that it stopped whatever it was. Some weeks ago I removed most of the dead wood, at least all the visible parts, and hope and pray that the holes will close with new growth. Piet, Hello Luigi.
I eventually sprayed it, in particular the inside, with a sulphur-based fungicide, the one I also use on Powdery Mildew. And the result is that it did not spread any further.
So I do not know for sure if it was Box Blight (the question mark in the post-title holds) but it gives the impression that it stopped whatever it was.

Some weeks ago I removed most of the dead wood, at least all the visible parts, and hope and pray that the holes will close with new growth.

Piet,

]]> Comment on Buxus disease, Box Blight? Problem with box topiary by Luigi http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/2010/08/buxus-disease-box-blight-problem-with-box-topiary/comment-page-1/#comment-3651 Luigi Wed, 25 May 2011 15:56:45 +0000 http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/?p=2218#comment-3651 Hi, did you try copper based fungicides? Any result? Hi,
did you try copper based fungicides? Any result?

]]> Comment on Midoritsumi or ‘green picking’ the pine-trees by Karesansui http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/2011/04/midoritsumi-or-%e2%80%98green-picking%e2%80%99-the-pine-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-3634 Karesansui Sun, 22 May 2011 19:54:51 +0000 http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/?p=3766#comment-3634 I made some close-up photos after midoritsumi of three pine tree specimen. As I cannot place them here in the way I would like, I have placed them in the original post. I made some close-up photos after midoritsumi of three pine tree specimen.

As I cannot place them here in the way I would like, I have placed them in the original post.

]]> Comment on Midoritsumi or ‘green picking’ the pine-trees by Karesansui http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/2011/04/midoritsumi-or-%e2%80%98green-picking%e2%80%99-the-pine-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-3632 Karesansui Sat, 21 May 2011 21:51:19 +0000 http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/?p=3766#comment-3632 Hi Anette, I do not have a close-op photo at hand but yes that is about the size I leave. But no more than that. Note that some of the hard to reach candles I pinch but most of them I cut. I'll see to make and place a close-up later. And yes with regard to this work, Niwaki is my Bible so to speak ! Hi Anette, I do not have a close-op photo at hand but yes that is about the size I leave. But no more than that.
Note that some of the hard to reach candles I pinch but most of them I cut.
I’ll see to make and place a close-up later.

And yes with regard to this work, Niwaki is my Bible so to speak !

]]> Comment on Midoritsumi or ‘green picking’ the pine-trees by Annette Olson http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/2011/04/midoritsumi-or-%e2%80%98green-picking%e2%80%99-the-pine-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-3630 Annette Olson Sat, 21 May 2011 21:19:02 +0000 http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/?p=3766#comment-3630 Thanks for the post on Midoritsumi. I'm in the process with my 3 P. densiflora, and would love to see a closeup of the pinched branch tips. Niwaki recommends leaving 2.5 cm on P. densiflora. Is that how you pinch them? Thanks for the post on Midoritsumi. I’m in the process with my 3 P. densiflora, and would love to see a closeup of the pinched branch tips. Niwaki recommends leaving 2.5 cm on P. densiflora. Is that how you pinch them?

]]> Comment on Sprinkler-system maintenance, underground sprinklers by cgfluid http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/2011/04/sprinkler-system-maintenance-underground-sprinklers/comment-page-1/#comment-3390 cgfluid Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:54:16 +0000 http://www.zen-garden.org/wp/?p=1759#comment-3390 You are vigilant, I don't think I've ever cleaned our sprinkler system, or trimmed around them at all! They still work great though. When we got our sprinkler system I did about 3 months research to find the most efficient one while staying within our meager budget. We settled on Orbit Irrigation, really great sprinkler systems, check out their website here: http://www.orbitonline.com/sprinkler-systems/02/ You are vigilant, I don’t think I’ve ever cleaned our sprinkler system, or trimmed around them at all! They still work great though. When we got our sprinkler system I did about 3 months research to find the most efficient one while staying within our meager budget. We settled on Orbit Irrigation, really great sprinkler systems, check out their website here: http://www.orbitonline.com/sprinkler-systems/02/

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