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Hi folks! First post on HBT; I hope this isn't a question that's been answered before, my search didn't turn up anything.
I've got a 5# and 20# for my homebrewing. I'm lucky enough to also work in a microbrewery, and there are always a bunch of tanks, 50# I think, circulating though here.
I figure there must me some device you can get to refill small tanks off a bigger one - just something to let you equalize the pressure between the two. Small tank swaps are expensive around here, it would be great if I could just tap the brewery's supply. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing?
But when filling a CO2 tank you fill liquid not gas.
Most tanks are not syphon tube cylinders so you would need turn the 50lb tank upside down to get the liquid CO2.
A scale to make sure you do not overfill your tank.
Safety equipment, liquid CO2 is a freeze hazard.
High pressure hose and fittings.
I'd google and get more information and facts.
I used to work in the custom spraying and ag testing field. We would do 4' handheld sprayers with a 5lb CO2 backpack tank through a two liter bottle with the appropriate product mix to the boom. I did self fills all the time. Smooth is right about the siphon tube. A standard CO2 tank will not fill the liquid, never tried them upside down.
You would need a high pressure transfer hose. Hook the two together, open the small, empty tank, open the larger tank. Wait till the sound of transferring liquid stops. Close big tank. Close small tank. Just barely crack the fitting to release pressure (our hose had a pressure relief built in that you could crack open). Voila! A scale would be useful for making sure you dont overfill. I never used one, probably have hundreds of self fills under my belt.
Disclaimer: This is dangerous. You are dealing with a high pressure gas. Things can and will explode. The expanding gas causes temperatures well below zero.
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There are two types of CO2 tanks that he is talking about here. A siphon tube tank has an inner tube connected to the valve that pulls the condensed liquid CO2 from the bottom of the tank, much like the dip tube on your keg pulls beer from the bottom. A standard CO2 tank does not have this tube, so when you open the valve you get the gas that is in the headspace of the cylinder.
From what I have read, it is possible to use a standard tank to fill by turning it upside down, or tilting enough so that liquid will flow out instead of gas. The hazards of such a practice are increased as dropping the tank on its top (the valve) will likely result in injury and certainly property damage, such as the tank rocketing through your roof.
If you can design some kind of ramp that would allow you to secure an inverted standard tank, I don't see much of a problem with flowing liquid CO2 through the valve, hi-pressure cryogenic tubing (or just direct metal fittings), and the valve on the donor tank. As someone said, best to weight the cylinder to make sure you don't overfill.
Anyone see a problem with this approach? This coming from the guy who has not actually tried this...
I think paintball guys do this. I have a friend that uses a 20 oz paintball tank for serving, and he fills it and force carbs with the larger 20lb tank. He mentioned having the right part to do the transfer, but that is all I know.
I have refilled my paintball tanks from a bigger normal tank that was hung upside down.
you need a scale for the tank that is filling so you dont overfill it.
some high pressure needle valves,the ones I had where rated at 6000#.
all fittings and nipples use sced 80 forged fittings with high pressure rateings.
overfilled one tank and the bust disk blew off while driving and scared the crap out of me.
You need a high-pressure hose with tank connectors at both ends and a SOLID stand to hold the 50 lb tank upside-down so you can also access the valve. And a scale, because an overfilled tank can blow the safety disk with even a small change in temperature. With those, it's safe enough.
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do you have an LG? getting used to new sounds...
I just had my new LG washer installed this morning and have taken it on it's first "joy ride."
It sounds very different from my old (broken) whirlpool. When the water is filling it sounds like rapid fire squirts of water going into the machine, instead of a steady stream. Is this normal????
Yes, definitely a different set of sounds. We have also replaced our Whirlpool Duet Sport with an LG washer - about 2 month now. I have noticed with the water that it goes in very short spurts for a while and then it changes to a more steady fill. Then it tumbles for a bit and adds water if needed. But the short spurts at the beginning are rather annoying since they make the water pipes shake! So far I am extremely happy with my new washer. It has a water heater (unlike the Duet Sport) and it's made a world of difference with our towels and sheets. I use Sanitary or Baby Wear cycle on them and they are now super fresh.
thanks -- it does sound annoying, and yes the pipes shake. but I'll get used to it. I just wanted to know if it was normal - I called LG and the customer service person said I probably had air in my pipes and to flush them out. I just flushed my pipes and am running a second load... yep, rapid fire again. but I do occasionally hear the stream, so I know it's not air.
Your post reassures me that yes, it's different, but it's ok.
I also noticed that my towels came out HOT from the washer. That was new. ;-)
It sounds to me like water hammer. Although, I've never experienced this personally, I read a few comments regarding it.
See link to LG's information re: water hammer.
Let us know if you get it resolved!
Lawjedi, looking forward to more info on your washer. What model did you get? What is your initial review of it so far?
Here is a link that might be useful: LG - What is water hammer?
Yes, the shaking of the pipes is due to water hammer but we have already done things to deal with it (had a similar issue with the prior washer). LG just seems to have a particular propensity for it and the fixes don't make it go away completely. I've read somewhere that the water valves close too quickly in LGs and that's the underlying cause. And the intake of water in short spurts as opposed to a steady stream seems to make it even worse.
In case you're interested livebetter, we bought LG WM2301 which is the simplest model with an internal heater. I don't need all the fancy features like steam, etc. I am very happy with the washer. I use Water Plus and Extra Rinse on most cycles and the laundry comes out clean and well rinsed. Extra hot water does wonders for my towels and sheets. Whites come out nice and bright when washed on sanitary with a tbs of oxygen bleach in addition to detergent. The only complaint I have is spinning speed. I think it's slower than my old Duet Sport. The machine is much more stable and less shaky but I think the laundry comes out with a bit more water in it than from my old Duet. But the matching dryer seems to deal with it with no problem. The washer has 4.2 capacity but it does best with medium loads (the drum filled to about 3/4 when dry). I managed to overload it once (a large load of towels and other heavy items) and it had a problem spinning. But it handled our thick king size mattress pad with no problem. So overall, I'm very very pleased so far.
I really thought I had responded to this... I guess it's lost in cyberspace.
The hot/cold hoses were switched. It's quite tight, so I'm waiting for dh to come home and then he'll get them on right.
I did 2 loads of laundry before I stopped for the switch... spin was VERY quiet. but then again, I've been hearing a jet engine spin for several months on the now dead Duet. Yes, I have the water hammer thing going on... I'm wondering if when dh switches the hoses, it'll be better - that's another thing I noticed - the delivery people used my "old" hoses (remember, only 2 yrs) - when I was looking for the hot/cold info, I saw that LG states you MUST use their hose - and their hose looks different.
I will report back after it gets corrected.
I'm not overly picky about laundry (in other words, if it goes through the washer/dryer, I pretty much assume it's clean - I don't have time or inclination to look over every article of clothing when doing laundry for 6 people on a daily basis)... but everything came out looking great. the first load was a very nasty, dirty, yucky load of towels that cleaned up the water/mess/dirt/lint that was behind and under the old washer when we moved it out.
Yup, common with LG. Once we got two of these (link) and installed them on the back of our LG combo, water hammer noise disappeared. Enjoy your new machine!
Here is a link that might be useful: Mini-arrestors
If the hoses are switched, then the thing is probably having a problem getting the temperatures set right. Also, the LG starts out with a few seconds on, then off, then on and so on in order to mix and flush out the detergent in the tray. Liquid detergent has a tray that siphons to drain. The machine doesn't know if you're using powder or liquid, so it waits for the liquid to siphon whether you're using liquid or not.
It also cycles the hot and cold to set the temperature so you'll hear that happen as it fills.
I've been running them all day (trying to catch up from the week with a dead washer)... dh put the CORRECT LG hoses on last night, in addition to making sure the hot/cold was correct.
The REALLY BAD water hammer sound is gone. Yes, I hear the short spurts in the beginning, but it is nothing like what I was hearing when the delivery people used the wrong hoses. The LG hose tapers down to a small pipe section right before it connects to the machine. My old hoses resembled the traditional garden hose style.
Everything seems to be coming out wonderfully. I'm a happy camper. Now it just needs to prove it's longevity (surely will be longer than my 2 yr old duet made it)... and if it doesn't prove it's longevity, I have an extended warranty to cover the first 6 years....
My LG started squeaking with tub rotation around 8 mo. Unfortunately, warrantee service wouldn't come out for a squeak if the machine still functioned. After about 3 more monthes, I couldn't stand it and sold the set on CL for about half what I paid for them.


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Even after dozens of performances with symphony orchestras across the continent, Steve Bell finds it difficult to rehearse for the moment when the house lights go down and the baton is raised.
"It's always really emotional," explains the Winnipeg-based singer/songwriter of hearing the sounds of a 60-piece orchestra swell up behind him. "The only thing I worry about is crying."
Bell's next appearance with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra also promises to be emotional. On April 25, the orchestra plans to honour him with its Golden Baton Award for his contribution to the musical life of Winnipeg.
"We recognize him for his skill, his musicality, for his connection with the symphony, and for his openness as well," explains Trudy Schroeder, WSO executive director.
The orchestra will also recognize the Richardson Foundation for its support of the symphony.
An award from a public institution such as the WSO has a special meaning for the 52-year-old Bell, winner of two Junos and recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, because he makes the bulk of his living singing in churches and small concert venues across North America.
"I think what I feel the most deeply with this (Winnipeg) symphony award is my happy participation in a community of communities that's made it all happen," says Bell in an email exchange, referring to the support of his musical team, his financial backers and his fans.
"Whatever has been good and noteworthy about my work has the quality of a symphony to it, (with) a coming together of separate goods that have made for something special. I'm just very pleased to be part of it."
After 17 albums and a long career of touring, Bell understands that his music, with its thoughtful, poetic lyrics, doesn't fall easily into any one genre, probably because he frequently turns to the Christian scripture when seeking inspiration for his songs.
Employing Christian sacred texts means he's considered too religious for some contexts and not quite religious enough in others, admits the grandfather of two, who sees Christian music more as a specific genre than reflecting the artist's worldview.
"Christian music as a genre often presupposes a certain lexicon of lyric, melodic and production style that has come out of the press of the Nashville Christian music industry," says Bell, son of a Baptist minister.
"It has a recognizable sound that you can pick up within seconds of unknowingly landing on a Christian music station."
Well into a career that has taken him to 15 countries, Bell doesn't trouble himself much these days with fitting into one style or another. His latest release, Keening for the Dawn, was heavily influenced by the poetry of Anglican priest and author Malcolm Guite of Cambridge, England. Bell and Guite are scheduled to perform together in Winnipeg at the West End Cultural Centre on Sept. 26.
He's also looking forward to another Christmas concert with the WSO, set for Dec. 1, 2013, nearly six years after their initial collaboration. That 2007 concert was the first sold-out performance in years for the orchestra and had the added benefit of bringing Bell's fans out to the symphony and introducing orchestral fans to the music of an accomplished local artist.
"It's worked out marvelously well for him, and for us, too," says Schroeder of the 2007 concert, which featured Bell's songs orchestrated by band member Mike Janzen, as well as some Christmas favourites. "It was transformative on both sides."
It also set the stage for two dozen more symphonic concerts across Canada as well as one in Nashville, and opened the doors to new opportunities, says longtime manager Dave Zeglinski, who has listened to thousands of Bell's performances from his perch at the soundboard.
"I don't know any of the musicians in the contemporary Christian music genre that have been invited to play in mainstream halls and with orchestras," he says.
Bell's award from the WSO recognizes his contributions to the community that go well beyond the concert hall, says Jim Cornelius of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, an ecumenical Winnipeg-based aid organization Bell has supported for many years.
"He's a person of integrity, so when he speaks, people take him seriously," Cornelius says.
"He's genuinely concerned and interested in the issues."
Schroeder is thrilled that Bell's name will be added to the list of exceptional musicians who've already received the Golden Baton, including soprano Tracy Dahl and violinist James Ehnes.
"Steve Bell is an extraordinary human being. He's thoughtful, he's thought-provoking, he's a philosopher who appeals to a lot of people," she says.
"He deserves that recognition from the broader community."
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Same here,..the Only "kid" has 4 legs and Snores and Drools!, Even so We Bolted Both the Personals to the Bed and to a 1/3" thick Steel plate Bolted Into the Concrete Slab(I Think) On the Floor...(Cement under the New Poly Wood(Pergo XL) floors...
Those hold 1 or 2 Guns and Some Extras(more space when only 1 Gun is Inside). I also hear good things about the "Gun Coffin",..for 199 with an Electronic remote with back up key...
Her RUGER SP 101 loaded with either Hornady Critical Defense Lite, Fiocchi Monoblocks, Golden Sabers, or the Federal Hydra Shoks,...My LC9 goes in there from my EDC(with at least 3 spare mags),..or my Smith 569 12 shot with all 4 Spares,..totaling 60 rds., The Mossberg SA-20 is Nearby on a wall mounted "False" Clock(the Clock actually works!!) ....I rotate different SD ammo as well...
I pretty much have a gun hanging on my belt or in my pocket all the time, except at work or in places where a gun is a no-no. At home, as long as I am awake and moving around or lounging around, I have a gun on me, and the rest of my guns locked in my safe. At bedtime, I get out my Taurus PT145 and keep it in my bed (no, there's no hair around the muzzle) near my hand. I also have a Mossberg 500 pump 12 ga with an 18" barrel leaning in a corner by my bed. When I leave home, I carry one or two guns and lock the rest in my safe. Whether I grab the PT145 or the Mossberg if the SHTF depends upon whether the BG(s) are in the same room as I am when I discover the intrusion, in which case I'll grab the PT145, or if they are elsewhere in the house I'll get the Mossberg if I can get to it.
While we're on this subject, I have a story about a couple who, in my opinion, are committing a serious faux pas. I met these people when I went to their home in a small town in Indiana with my brother-in-law. The lady is my brother-in-law's sister and the man is her husband. They are "preppers" in the extreme, with a basement full of everything from canned food to big boxes of toilet paper. The thing that is scary about them is that they have handguns stashed all over their house, under the cushions on their couches and chairs, in drawers of end tables, night stands, bathroom medicine cabinets, taped under the dining table, under the coffee table, in kitchen cabinets, ad nauseum. What is really scary is that he proudly removed every one of them (I counted 20) and showed me the guns and where he has them stashed. And he didn't know me from Adam. If he does that for everybody who comes to his house, one day he'll come home from the store and find all of them gone. Plus, if some kid gets "busy" and finds one when he is in another room, a real tragedy could happen. It scared the hell out of me.
I would get a full size gun safe at some point. Not that you need to fill it up with guns. You can get a fireproof gun safe for $600. You have plenty of room for paperwork, irreplaceable photos, medications, laptops, the list goes on and on. Now is a good time to buy a safe. Lots of places have free financing for six months. Liberty makes a very good fireproof safe and they have a great replacement plan.
Until you get a safe a plain old exterior door knob on a closet will keep your child safe. Somewhere down the road you can buy a pocket pistol so you can protect your family at any time. Home invasions happen at any time, not just at night.
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A small FIREPROOF document safe from walmart is $50 or less. Wont keep a criminal from running off with your safe, but will keep the kids away and still be easily accesible.
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I agree that the MOST important thing is to educate your children. But up until a certain age(maybe 10) I would make sure to keep guns locked if not have ammo hidden just in case. But making sure a kid doesnt end up shooting themselves with a gun is more important then keeping a gun next to you incase of a robbery. If you don't trust your kid, lock it up. Id rather take the chances of being unarmed if a robber breaks in than having a tragic firearms accident.


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Newtown resident C.J. Golden, the author of Tao of the Defiant Woman and Tao Girls Rule, will be at C.H. Booth Library on Monday, March 24, at 7 pm, for a book talk and presentation about her newest book. "Reflections From Beyond: Sharing A Message of Hope, Peace, and Kindness" was released in February, and is a book that carries a message given to her from an unexpected source, in an unexpected way. Serendipity plays a big part of most people's lives, Ms Golden believes, and messages are always being shared; not everyone is aware or heeds the messages, however. For Ms Golden, the message for "Reflections From Beyond" came to her when she was not even looking to write another book. "The book came to me," she said.
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A lot of laughter and a few tears accompanied the VFW Post 308's 75th anniversary celebration Sunday, March 2. Recognizing fellow veterans and post members as a "brotherhood," Post Commander James Rebman said the members of the Tinkerfield Road post had served their country with honor and courage, and continue to serve their community. "We're here for the community and here for those who served," he said Sunday afternoon. A host of special guests offered remarks, before the party continued with cake and conversation.
The Daniel Barden Highland Mudfest takes place this year on April 5, at MJK Farms in Deansboro, N.Y. The 5K obstacle race is organized and run by volunteers, with support from business and corporate sponsors, and incorporates a half-mile Half Pint Kids' Fun Run for ages 5 to 12, as well as an additional 5-mile timed Mud Run for 250 elite entrants. The Mudfest honors the memory of first grader Daniel Barden, one of 20 children who perished at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Organizer Daniel Williams of Deansboro is a personal friend of Mark and Jackie Barden, and their surviving children, James and Natalie, and came up with the idea for a mud run last year. More than 1,000 people registered to wallow in the mud and squeeze through a drainage pipe three-quarters full of mud, among other challenges in the inaugural event.
The Newtown Earth Day Committee is already making plans for its late April celebration. Newtown's Seventh Annual Earth Day Festival, which brings together school groups, families, green-minded organizations, food and drink vendors, children's activities, live music, and more, is slated for Saturday, April 26, between 10 am and 4 pm. It will again be presented on the front lawn of Newtown Middle School. Sharon Audubon Society will again offer birds of prey demonstrations, and Newtown Lions Club members will encourage residents to scour the roadsides in the annual Lose The Litter campaign. The Earth Day Festival Committee promises "a full day of family fun and learning." Heading into its seventh year, the festival is designed to highlight Newtown's abundant natural resources, help the community continue to become greener, and also continue to raise funds for the festival committee's scholarship fund. The committee has donated more than $4,000 toward scholarships during the last three years.
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Smell from gas fireplace
We moved in our new home with a Direct Vent fireplace last Jan, the smell it gave off was awful. After reading the instructions it said to you need to burn it for 12 hrs or so with windows open, to burn off manufacturing smells. So we never did use it last winter. The fireplace people were sent here by the builder this summer because of a leak, which was actually a roof problem, but I talked to the guy about the smell, he said some of them take as much as 30 hours to burn off the odor.
Well, we have burned ours more than that, the smell is nearly gone, but still not completely gone. Has anyone else had this type of problem. I am wondering if the smell will ever go away completely.. Hard to describe, sort of like melting wax.
30 hours seems like an awfully long time to burn off the paint/manufacturing oil odor.
Are you sure it is venting properly?
I would bug the maker about it & see what they can tell you.
Dust that settles in a fireplace over the off season can smell when you first fire it up, but that goes away quickly.
To hasten the process can you turn it up full blast to really heat it up & drive off the odors?
It is venting okay. There isn't any adjustments to turn it up, it is just on or off. It does not create a large fire, but it does give off an amazing amount of heat for the size of it. It is a Majestic by Vermont Castings, Builder model if that makes any difference.The smell is very much improved, but still noticeable after it's been on for a while.
I own a Majestic fp as well. Also, I have a blower as well. Last winter was the first time I used mine. I can't recall having the smell problem for long. I've enjoyed it all winter. There is an adjustment for flame height underneath the firebox, but you're right this model doesn't produce a large flame.
Often (if you have a wood mantel) it's the material and paint the mantel is made of that produces the smell once it heats up. Might be a long shot but try adding a fan kit. You may be able to push some of the heat out and away from the mantel thus reducing the heat and smell.
I own (2) Majestic Vermont Castings inserts; the smaller of the two, 33BDVR in the master fireplace still puts off a heinous odor, it was installed in 2001. I've removed the glass front, stripped it of all the removable products and then fired it up to see what is making the smell, to no avail. The bigger unit in the family rm, never had much of an odor to start with, and after a few hours never smelled again. The local vendor stopped carrying them; they never told me why. Other than the smell it looks and works great. If it takes 30-hours or more; I'd have to vacate the house for a week.
OMG... I have the same problem thats why I googled it to see if it was just me. We just bought our new home and tried to use the fireplace for the first time but that smell just smell like it will silently kill someone.. I havnt used it seens. I'm thinking about washing and scrubbing the logs really well. Let me know what you all think..
Be careful of vented natural gas fireplaces. A relative had one installed 5 years ago and can trace family illnesses to that time. Depression, memory lapses,racing heart, rashes, muscle/body aches, intestinal problems...all the symptoms of barium and arsenic poisoning. They are starting chelation therapy to try and get rid of these poisons.
I as well have a stove that smells. Its a propane burning Vermont Castings Sundance direct vent. Ive had it looked at but no answer. Ive had it since 2007 and its been smelling like that since and I use it every year for a few months. But I dont run it for long (an hour)Im kinda afraid to. Its that candle smell thing as mentioned above. Someone from Vermont Castings should know but theyre hard to reach as far as my experience.
I'm dealing with the gas fireplace smell from a Lennox insert vented through the chimney on natural gas. All service people agree that it is a problem and are stumped. The best we can describe it is like seasoning a cast iron skillit, but not exactly--hot oily metal. More than one person has gotten head aches and bruning eyes. The smell isn't consistant: sometimes we have been able to burn the stove all day, others it was really bad right away. It was installed about a year ago, the dealer and installer have checked everything they can check, so the stove was removed and tested at the shop... still made the same smell but only slightly. It has been burned more than enough to cure the paint. Nothing outside the unit is getting hot (mantle, hearth, interior of old fire box are all cool to touch). Lennox tech people have assured me that there is no way there is a problem with the stove. I'm about to invest in an HDTV with a fireplace dvd to fill the firebox!


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China Doll Plant - when to cut back
I have a China Doll plant that I've had for a couple of years. Last year, I cut it down to the stump, and it grew into a lush, beautiful plant/tree. It's happy in a 12 inch pot sitting on top of a toilet at an east facing window (upstairs).
My question is, should I have to cut it back, and if so, when and what time of year? Do I need to cut it back even though it looks pretty healthy?
Thanks, TammyPie
I have a china doll plant that I keep indoors. I bought it last year. I know that we are to keep it moist. A couple of weeks when I was not home it dried out . Now the leaves on the bottom have dried out . Is there anyway to get the leaves to come back?
Tammy - you only need to cut it back to keep it within the bounds you've set for it as far as size is concerned, and to eliminate any branches that cross or are growing back toward the center of the tree. Summer is the best time to cut this plant back. For you, I'd say sometime between Father's Day and the end of June. That gives the plant the early summer to build energy reserves for the major work, and the rest of the summer to regain some reserve energy for the shorter days of winter. In SoCal, you can get away with a little more than in more northerly climes, but the best time is still as outlined. That holds true for repotting as well. Any time you intend to do major work on a houseplant or tropical tree, it just makes sense to undertake the work when the plant has high energy reserves. This facilitates the fastest recovery and leaves the plant far less vulnerable to insect predation and disease than if you undertook the work in late winter or spring when the plant is at it's lowest energy level of the entire growth cycle.
We work on trees to keep them healthy, which is a significantly better strategy than to ignore them until they're in severe decline and then trying to fix things. Regular root pruning when repotting (repotting is a more involved process and much better for plants than simply potting up) and a change of soil is an oft overlooked part of keeping trees healthy over the long term.
Tracy - keep the soil barely damp and the plant in good light but not direct sun ..... and wait. Often, leaf loss is the plant's drought response in action and a protective mechanism to keep the tree from losing all it's moisture through the leaves. Odds are good the tree will recover if it wasn't too dry for too long.
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Hi Al,
Thanks for the advice! I will certainly cut my China Doll back in the early spring.
Do you recommend a good fertilizer for my CD so the leaves get dark green? Other than that, my Rademachera Sinica is awesome looking! I throw in a small glass of water in the pot every 2-3 days just to keep the roots working for that moisture - once in a awhile I will add more water.
I recommended pruning in early summer - around Father's Day, but if the plant is healthy & growing well, you can prune earlier w/o a significant impact on recovery time. The two things that determine how fast a plant recovers from significant work, like major pruning and repotting, depends on how much energy the plant has stored and on it's potential for producing energy at the time of the work. For tropicals, waiting until Father's Day to repot (as opposed to potting up) and do hard pruning allows the plant to recover from low spring energy levels and to take advantage of the longest days (photoperiod) of the growth cycle.
I heartily recommend Foliage-Pro 9-3-6 because it contains ALL the essential nutrients at the same ratio in which plants use them. This is a significant plus for the plant and the grower because it allows you to maintain fertility at the lowest possible level w/o nutritional deficiencies. This translates into conditions that make it easiest for the plant to take up water and nutrients. To the grower it means improved growth and a greater likelihood of unspoiled foliage. Foliage-Pro also derives 2/3 of its N from Nitrate sources, which helps to reduce legginess, keeping plants fuller and more compact.
Unless you live near a larger city, you'll probably have to order from an online source. A quick search using the search words Foliage-Pro and 9-3-6 should yield plenty of sources.
Other soluble fertilizers in 3:1:2 ratios would be good second choices and probably more readily available. Look for a wide variety of brands of soluble granular fertilizers in 24-8-16 NPK %s, or Miracle-Gro 12-4-8 liquid. These are all 3:1:2 RATIO fertilizers. The 'ratio' of the nutrients to each other is more important than the NPK %s. Ask, if you don't understand and want a more complete explanation.
Many growers are all too happy to offer fertilizing directives with no understanding of what you're using for fertilizer (here, we do) or your watering habits and your soil type. Many would also have you believe that you shouldn't fertilize in winter. The subject is much too diverse to offer such blanket advice w/o information related to what I said above.
For instance, if you're using a heavy soil that inherently invites the build-up of salts in the soil because you're forced to water in sips to avoid root rot, THEN the advice to avoid fertilizer in winter might be appropriate ...... to save you from yourself. The fact is, the plant still wants a full compliment of nutrients in the soil at a level high enough to prevent nutritional deficiencies, but not so high that it inhibits water uptake. The REAL reason the advice is so often repeated that you shouldn't fertilize in the winter has nothing to do with the plant's nutritional needs, and everything to do with preventing you from over-fertilizing - that is to say to prevent you from a practice that promotes a high level of salts in the soil, when plants most need a LOW level of salts in the soil, that being winter. To be sure, they DO want and need salts in the soil - just not too much. The advice is given because someone is trying to protect you from what they assume is a heavy soil you'll be watering in sips, but making an assumption and acting as though it applies across the board does not illustrate an understanding of soil science or plant nutrition.
I said all that so I can say that even though you made an excellent choice of fertilizers, how you best apply it depends on your watering habits and soil type. I use FP 9-3-6 almost to the entire exclusion of all other fertilizers. In the summer, I DO fertilize by mixing the solution by hand in a large container & applying it with watering cans. The frequency is largely temperature dependent, but I use a heavy tablespoon in every 2-1/2 gallons about weekly. In winter, I fertilize every time I water, after adding just under 1/4 tsp per gallon of water.
This strategy works extremely well for fast soils that can be properly watered at every watering w/o fear of root rot, but won't work well if you're using a heavy soil that requires you water in sips. Obviously, if no water is exiting the drain hole, fertilizer and tap water salts all remain in the soil to impair root function.
The disadvantage of using heavy soils are several. They promote salt build-up because you can't flush them easily without a threat to root health/function. Because you can't effectively flush them at each watering, the RATIO of nutrients in the soil quickly becomes skewed. This means that if you're not regularly flushing the soil, you're absolutely guaranteed either excesses (toxicities) or deficiencies. I can easily explain this if required, but I'll skip it for now. Plant appearance and health are also affected to a large degree by water-retentive soils OR the salt build-up that accompanies them.
If you give me an idea of what you're using for soil, I'll help you put together a strategy that will allow you to water properly and get the most out of your fertilizer. Also, how large is the pot your plant is in - is it easy to move about or cumbersome?
Hi Al,
I am currently using a potting mix (purchased from HD) but I'm not exactly sure, as I've had this plant for 2-3 years now without re-potting or changing the soil. That being said, I want to know if this spring, if it's OK and it won't harm my CD - if I remove it from the pot, take off all the old potting mix as I can (even trimming off some of the root ball) and re-potting in a new potting mix? And if so, what do you recommend as a potting mix? I also read that China Dolls don't like change or re-potting.
Thank you, Tammy
I think there are several ways to look at the thought that a particular plant might be described as not liking repotting, or even change. First, no plant really appreciates having a significant % of its (root) mass removed. Chop off 2/3 of a plant's roots & you can be assured of a reaction initially unfavorable. Some plants are more sensitive than others to having that particular dignity heaped on them, but lets look at the alternatives.
As a plant becomes root bound to about the point where the root/soil mass can be lifted from the pot intact, growth and vitality begins to become negatively and permanently affected. Left to it's own devices and the root bound condition uncorrected through a full repot which includes root pruning, the plant starts a gradual decline that can only be reversed by correcting the root bound condition. These plants can never have the opportunity to grow to their genetic potential within the limits of other cultural factors potentially affecting growth.
The plant that is root pruned and repotted at about the point where the planting reaches that stage where the root/soil mass remains intact if you depot, or soon after, is assured of the potential to grow to it's genetic potential within the limits of other cultural factors.
As growers, we do best by our plants when we eliminate or reduce to the greatest degree possible, all limiting factors. Eventually, if you don't maintain a healthy root system, the compromised root system will become the most significant limiting factor, which means nothing you can do in the way of improving every other potential limitation can make a difference.
You can find confirmation in what I said by looking to bonsai trees AND their companion plantings, both of which are often commonly grown houseplants. These plants, genetically indistinguishable from many houseplants, often enjoy life spans measured in centuries, where many hobby growers remain pleased with plant life spans measured in months, even though they often have the potential to flourish for periods hundreds of times longer.
What I'm saying is that while you can initially expect the plant to react in a slightly negative way, it's best for the plant over the long run, the adverse effects are very short lived (usually only a week or two), and there is so much to gain. We prune plants above ground regularly, and often harshly; why would we logically expect we couldn't do the same to below ground parts, the roots?
Spring is a good time to repot or transplant temperate perennials (trees are perennials too) because their dormant rest ensures that nearly all the energy they accumulated in the summer prior is still stored safely in roots and ready for conversion to growth. Houseplants, unless we supplement cultural conditions so they're much better than average, generally use more energy than they are able to produce during the winter months. This leaves the plants of a very high % of growers in weakened condition come spring. For that reason, it's better to wait until the plant has had some time to regain and store some energy before repotting. The plant will recover MUCH faster if it is worked on (repotting/heavy pruning) when it is bursting with energy, instead of just limping along after a winter of surviving on its energy reserves.
There is little question that the potential for best growth and the margin for grower error in the areas of watering and fertilizing increases markedly as the amount of perched water soils support decreases. Think of perched water as the water you could wring out of a soil if you squeezed it - just as if you were squeezing a saturated sponge. Plants like a soil about as damp as a wrung out sponge best. They do NOT like soils that hold excessive volumes of water or significant amounts of perched water. IOW, they show their appreciation for soils that drain very freely and have lots of aeration. Soils like that need to start with a significant fraction of particles larger than those found in pear, compost, coir, sand (play/beach/builder), topsoil, manure ..... By adopting a soil based on larger particles, like pine bark or other inorganic mineral particles, you can expect it to be much easier to bring along healthy plants. These soils allow you to water properly at any time; they eliminate problems associated with gradual salt build-up (as long as you water correctly), and provide a much healthier root environment than their counterparts that remain soggy after watering correctly.
You really can't effectively amend a soil comprised of nearly all fine particles - let's say one based on peat or finished compost. You can reduce water retention by adding ingredients that don't hold water but take up space (perlite, e.g.) but perlite has little impact on drainage (flow through rate), aeration, or the ht of the perched water table; and it's the perched water that kills roots. I suggest you make your own soils if you really want the best results with the least chance for problems. I can help you decide if you want to make your own, or I can help you with ways to get the most from a commercially prepared mix, but you can make a very high quality soil for much less than most commercially packaged soils.
Let me know if you want more help.
You're most welcome.
The key to building a soil you can be sure will support best root health is in basing your soil on large, rather than small particles. Imagine a jar of sand. In your mind's eye, you can see there is very little air space, something extremely important to root health, between the sand particles. Now, increase the particle size and imagine a jar full of BBs. Can you see all the healthy air spaces between the BBs; and can you imagine how freely water would flow through the BBs? Now, how about if we mixed the sand & BBs, half & half? can you see that the sand would simply fill in the air spaces between the BBs so you'd essentially be left with the same amount of aeration as if the mix was ALL sand?
The same thing happens when you try to add a little pine bark or perlite to peat/compost-based soils. The fine particles simply fill in around the larger particles, and you're left with the same drainage properties (flow through rate) and the same ht of the perched water table (PWT) - which is the most significant limiting factor re soils. The PWT is the water that completely saturates the bottom of containers after a thorough watering. It hangs around, inhibiting root function and causing problems, because the capillary attraction of the small particles is stronger than gravity - so the water stays in the pot.
In order to trump the negative effects of the PWT, the lion's share of the particles that make up the soil need to be larger than peat/compost/coir/sand/topsoil .... By the 'lion's share', I mean at least 75-80%.
There are two basic soils I use for everything I grow. One is a combination of pine bark fines, peat, and perlite at 5:1:1. The other, the 'gritty mix' the one I grow all my houseplants and long-term plantings in, is comprised of 1 part each of the following (by volume): Screened pine or fir bark: Screened Turface: crushed granite (Gran-I-Grit in grower size) or #2 cherrystone.
Alternately, Fafard makes 3 mixes that are close to the 5:1:1 mix above. Their 'nursery mix, 3M mix, and 51L mix all contain a large fraction of pine bark. They are not always easy to find, and when you find an operation that uses/sells Fafard products, you'll likely need to talk them into including the product with a regular order. You can make the 5:1:1 mix yourself for about half the cost of buying Fafard's or other prepared mixes.
If you're up for locating the ingredients for making your own soil let me know. If you want to learn more about soils and see what other's think about what I just offered, click this embedded link, or for a discussion about soils on this forum, see the link below.
Here is a link that might be useful: Click me to see what he was talking about.
Great and thorough advice, Al!
Tammy, I use "Orchid Bark" occasionally, although it tends to be more expensive per volume.
You'll want the "fine grade," and you'll still need to screen out the largest particles and the finest dust.
The large particles can be used for certain Orchids/Hoyas in other mixes, and the fine dust can be kept
as a peat substitute (if you need to increase moisture in a mix [for ferns, for example]).
For Turface, do an online search to see if you have any Ewing Irrigation Stores near you (Anaheim, Garden Grove, Lake Forest, San Clemente, Santa Anna) - or John Deere Landscapes dealers. The Horizon Dealer in Orange (714) 279-8154 should have it, too. Ask for Turface 'MVP' or 'Allsport'.
I'll check a thread over on the container gardening forum that's dedicated to helping growers find various ingredients. If you're lucky, maybe someone in your neighborhood already using the gritty mix will pitch in and help.
You can substitute coarse perlite for the granite if you have to, or if you find a suitable sized pumice, we can make that work, too. Call around, for the bark (pine/fir/redwood), but I'll look for that, too. The size of the ingredients is important. It may initially be a pain to locate what you need, but if you're willing to do the legwork (with whatever help we can be), I'm sure you'll be well-pleased with the results.
I gave a presentation after a pleasant luncheon this afternoon to a local chapter (Saginaw, MI) of a national organization (Women's Farm and Garden Association). I talked about many of the things I regularly share here (the topic was caring for houseplants) - the response was very enthusiastic - great audience participation and involvement, with the most questions asked being about soils - and particularly about how to make them. Though I never got to that part (ran out of time), a promise to provide recipes and instructions was extracted. It was a really great group - very friendly. I'm still excited about the positive response, but most of all I'm thrilled as a result of getting to see 'the light go on' over and over again as the ladies (and a few gentleman guests) sort of rearranged some of the pieces of the container gardening/houseplants puzzle and gained understanding in areas where there may have been some confusion or even a void. I'll never grow weary of seeing that 'AHA moment' - it's tremendously rewarding - I'm still pumped. ;-)
Hi Al,
Thank you for your information. I did call a John Deere store in Irvine, CA. They only sell 50 lb. bags of Turface, which is WAY too much for me. I will try Ewing Irrigation, the Lake Forest store is one town over tomorrow.
Yes, I will do my research and look for exactly what you recommend (I trust YOU and your expertise), the crushed granite, pine bark, etc.
I have a question tho - would aquarium gravel work? I have some (small, tiny rocks) that I used for my betta tank. Just thought I'd ask since I have them.
Also, Amazon.com sells Bonsai potting mix, with exactly the ingredients you mentioned. Would that be an ideal potting mix for my house plants, including my CD plant?
You're the best, Al!
I use a piece of aluminum window screen to remove the fine Turface particles.
The squares in the window screen are 1/16 of an inch.
The Turface fines are thrown into my garden plot or into flower beds, but Al has mentioned
using the fines in hypertufa pots.
You'd be surprised how fast a 50 lb. bag will disappear! ;-)
Aquarium gravel will work if it's the right size.
Commercially prepared bonsai potting soils are usually not very good for bonsai OR houseplants because they don't screen the fine particles out before mixing, but they ARE better than 99% of the peat-based commercial soils by virtue of their higher % of larger, grittier particles. In the end, it all comes down to a combination of particle size and uniformity.
Hi Al,
Well the year is progressing and I'm looking forward to Father's Day when I can finally cut down/repot my China Doll. My question is, what should I do first - cut her back first or vice versa? Should I trim the leaves, as I want to put her in a smaller (1 inch smaller) pot?
Thanks, TammyPie
I have a China Doll at work. It is ONLY under the floresent light, I water once a week., This plant is almost three feet high. I cannot believe how well this plant is doing. My fiance' bought the same size at the same time, he tryed his is different windows in his home, the poor thing wasn't growing> I took it and put it over on a shelf he has that he always leaves a regular light bulb on, it get only defused sunlight, yet this plant now is spouting.
Everyone at work is amazed how well this plant is doing, as am I. My vines are doing great too, so if you want some 'green' at work that's my recommendation.


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