Get ready for Summer 2012-time to plant!!
Get ready for Summer 2012-time to plant!!
Will post pictures soon
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Growing Jade Plants
Jade Plants,Bonsai Jade Plants, How to grow Jade Plants-Largest indoor Jade Plant in the World
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Veggie and Fruit Garden -Summer 2011
Well folks, not only I grow jade plants but I grow “things” to eat in my garden. I am bless with a big garden. What I grow in the garden-I grow strawberry,blueberry, raspberry,apricot,apples, Asian pears, regular pear, peaches, plums,big cherry tree that produces bing, red and Rainer cherry, Japanese Persimmon, Nectarine,
Italian Prune, Fig, green beans, zucchini, cherry tomato,asparagus, sugar peas, kale, Chinese spinach aka chai-sim, Chinese Broccoli aka Kai-Lan, and…soon Marijuana. Did I miss anything? I grow anything that can grow.
Did you see the largest blueberry? it is huge
**Total cost spend per year to maintain a big garden:
Seeds: $10-I buy them on sale
Soil: Free- as I compose all the dead leaves and trimming.
Fertilizer: only 5 bags of steer manure but most of them are organic.
Water: FREE-FREE-FREE–YES YOU HEAR ME. I have 10- 55 gal rain barrels and have never used public water during summer.
Note: There is so much veggie from my garden that I give them to my neighbors and some to the Food Bank.
I love to grow and I love to grow FOOD instead of grass.
Dry clothes-using the power of the SUN.
How to save water and Energy
This is how I dry all my clothes, save lots of money and it only takes 2 days to dry in the 50s and only one day it is 60s and above.
Oh yeaaaaaaaa save lots of money and best of all -going green. When it is dry, all you have to do is touch dry in the dryer. The clothes last longer too.
Using the power of the SUN- FREE SUN
Yea-lots of people are freaking embarrass to do this hanging clothes because they might offend their neighbors but who gives a F… I tell my neighbors that I save lots of money and that all I care. What there to be embarrass about??? in most of Asian countries like in Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Thailand, you can see those people hanging clothes outside.
Yea- the best part is you get to see your neighbor’s clothes and I love it when I see cute panties …..Whopeeeeeee
So my dear what is there to be shy about??
In America, it is such a BS- they say to go green and save energy and blah blah blah– by changing the light bulbs, compost the food and driving electric cars —— all these are pretty freaking small stuffs- but it all adds up. The BIGGEST ENERGY SAVE IS DRY YOUR FREAKING CLOTHES OUTSIDE–FREE SUN-
AND use rain barrels. Yes I have lots of rain barrels too.
Save lots of water and energy!!! BEST OF ALL SAVE LOTS OF MONEY!!!
The jade has grown to be a MONSTER
FACTS:
Jade Plant is appraised at $350kUSD
Seems like my jade plant is on Steroid. She keeps on growing.
I am 5’11″” tall and a big dude. You can see the the width of the jade is huge and it is tall.
Location: Seattle, WA
Room temperature: 50-60F
Age:25+yrs old
Height: 5’ 10”
Width” 21’ 9”
Trunk Size: 27 “
Pot size:18 X 21
Leaf size: 3-5”
Care: Water once a week in Summer and once every 2 weeks in Winter. Use good clean fertilizer .
Lots of TLC….and lots of good loving talking.
Fish: 480 lbs (guess what fish is that ) – Location: Not Telling
**** My wildest dreams have come true–the biggest Jade Plant and caught the huge 480 lbs monster!! Working on one more dream to fill up my bucket list
Use it as my Christmas tree
How to grow that big Jade Plant
Hello All,
I received so many inquiries on how I grow that big jade plant, asking me what my special secrets or tricks or what kind of special “steroid” food I give to that jade plant.
Well Folks, there is no secrets, no tricks, no special food. It is all about TLC- Tender Loving Care- yes Sir/Madame, just plain old fashion tender loving care. I talk to my plant every morning and nite—This is like my baby. I feed her good quality food, water her and make sure she is in good health. She is in the 55-60 degrees cool temperature of Seattle and located at the South West of the house near the big window.
I do not use any special add on fertilizer or any of those gimmicks that stick to the soil, all I use is the clean indoor soil bought from Home Depot(the cheapest brand), yes, the cheapest band.
Just think about it, you do not need any more fertilizer than the plant need. YOU ARE OVERFEEDING THE PLANT.Let the Plant take care of herself. The biggest problem in this country is people overfeed themselves. Like pets, most pets died or sick because the owners overfeed their pets. We do not really need to eat more than what our body requires. Oh well, that my next post….
Another big reason why I can grow almost anything besides giving Tender Loving Care is because I have Good Karma. Yes, I think I have the “green” touch. With Good Karma, the Ying and Yang are balance in the house.
Another personal thing to share with you all, my mother just passed away and I put a little bit of my mother and father ashes in the pot!!
Next post I will tell you the name for my baby jade plant…yes my baby jade plant is no longer a baby anymore—It is like a football blocker linesman.
Anyway, keep the emails coming and if I can help you grow a big jade plant and if you have any questions, shoot me an email at info@homecaredomains.com
Regards,
Chris aka the jadeMaster
Bonsai Jade Plants
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These are some of the Bonsai Jade Plants that my friend sent to me. If you have other jade plants that you want to show off, please email me at chrisgoh11@yahoo.com
More pictures of the Bonsai Jade Plants are here–click here
Time to repot the Jade Plant
Hello Jade Lovers,
It has been 2 years and it is time to change the soil.
Do you know when it is time to change the soil and/or replace the pot?
Smell Smell Smell and touch.
Smell the soil- if it does not smell like the real soil aka Manure-like aroma(follow your nose), then it is time to change the soil. In wine, we called it the “terroir”
Touch: It feels so good playing the soil with your hands. I love love love to to dig/hold/caress a good lump of clean moist dark rich -a little bit of gritty soil.
When you are going to change the soil in the pot, do not water it for a couple of days. You want the soil to be a little dry. When the soil is dry, feel it–if it feels like sandy, then you know it is time to change the soil. It shows that it has run out of the nutrients.
If you look at the pictures, I do not use any shovels or the digger. All I needed was a spoon like tool(or a big spoon) , a bucket and a tarp to prevent dirt from getting into the clean carpet.
Now- start digging with your hands. Remember when we were kids, we play on beach, oh yea- it brings back good memories of building sand castles.
When you are digging the soil with your hands, feel the soil, feel the roots-if they are soft and moist, then you got a big problem. It means the roots are rotten-decaying- and the soil is infected with “cancer”
Slowly and gently, scoop the soil out of the pot and put in the bucket. With that big of the jade plant I have, it took me like 2 hrs to scoop out the soil as much as I can. Yes,I have someone to hold the jade plant when the soil is quite low in the pot. Yes, the jade plant is heavy but feels so good to hold her-just like holding a nice looking naked body(LMAO)
While I was digging and scooping the soil, I feel the roots. I have to prune some of the roots. Look at the inside of the pot- are they any signs of fungus or white spots or any spots? You can clean the inside of the pot or just replace it with a bigger pot.
When to replace the pot? Common sense tells you that the roots need to grow and explore. It is advisable to use a slightly bigger pot and another good tip is—get wheels!!!
That my biggest regret- I did not have wheels roller underneath the pot. Pretty soon, I need a bigger pot, oh well, when the time comes, I will have to have a pizza party and invite some people over.
After you have scooped out the soil with your hands( yes-hands- forget about manicure for once), doesn’t it feels some kind of accomplishment seeing the dirt in your fingernails???
It is time to shower the jade plant with the good clean “organic” moist soil packed with high nutrients and protein for her to grow bigger and produce more babies.
What kind of soil to use? Well, you can use the any good soil from Home Depot( I do not work for HD but own stocks in them)- I have to get 2 big bags(2 cubic feet) of soil- any clean indoor potting soil is good enough.
**** Do not use any of those fertilizer sticks–it cause more harm than good to your plants. They are detrimental!!! Why you might ask? Well, it is like “OVERFEEDING” DO YOU LIKE TO OVER FEED YOUR KIDS ?
As you know, most pets are sick not because they are underfed, but they are being overFED!!! Look at yourself in the mirror- honey–am I fat??( killer question)
The fresh soil you put in the pot has more than enough nutrients the plants need. Remember– it is patience and lots of love that help the plant or any human being grow.
When you put the new soil in the pot- do not forcefully press the soil, just gently drop the fresh soil and let gravity takes it course. Once a while just gently pack it down.
Wait for a couple of days, then add more soil to the pot.
Do not water the soil as it is already moist out of the bag. Wait for 3-4 days and then give a good through watering.
NOW you are done- doesn’t it feel so good to the smell of fresh soil in the house-Man I love the smell- it brings freshness and aliveness to the plants,house and you.
2 weeks ago, I had to help a couple re-pot their 10yrs old jade plant and took me like a whole day to do it. They even paid me a small fee to do it- but I really enjoyed doing it. The soil has not being changed for 8 yrs and was in pretty bad condition, dry and sandy and worst of all, root decay. Had to cut the roots off.
Now- they are growing happily in the new pot and fresh soil.
Anyway, it took me like 2 days to do all the re-poting as I have about 10+ different kind of jade plants.
I washed down the roots and the leaves.
Since I changed the soil, the jade plant has been growing like crazy.As a matter of fact, all my my jade plants are growing very well and healthy.
Remember jade lovers, Jade Plants are living breathing beings and they will bring you happiness, success, good health and lots of prosperity– Good feng shui and Good Karma to your home and to your family and love ones.
Any questions or you need professional service from me- shoot me an email-chrisgoh@wineinwashington.com or chrisgoh@medicalczar.com aka the Jade Master.
The Jade has GROWN!!!
2010: Trunk Size:17.9″
2009: trunk Size: 15 “
Coming Soon-More pictures of Jade Plant 2010
The jade plant is starting to flower for the Year 2009 and with God’s timing, it will bloom around Christmas time and last till January 2010.
Please check back soon for more of the latest pictures and I’ll even post the video too.
To all of my jade Friends, wishing you all lots of Happiness, Success, Good Health and Lots of Prosperity in this coming year.
Merry X-Mas.
Again,if you have any jade plant questions, please do not hesitate to write to me
Thanks
Chris aka The JadeMaster-chrisgoh@medicalczar.com
The Largest Jade Plant (indoor) in the WORLD
Finally she flowers on X-Mas Day, best present I ever had. More pictures at the Forum.
FACTS:
Jade Plant is appraised at $350kUSD
Location: Seattle, WA
Room temperature: 50-60F
Age:15yrs old
Height: 4’11”
Width” 5’ 6”
Trunk Size: 15 “
Pot size:18 X 21
Leaf size: 2-3”
Care: Water once a week in Summer and once every 2 weeks in Winter. Use good clean fertilizer .
Lots of TLC….and lots of good loving talking.
Use it as my Christmas tree
Flowering: Oct 25th, 2008!! Whopeeee
Click here to see more pictures of Jade Plant.
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The jade is so big that there is no way she can be moved out of the house. She goes with the house-she is part of the house. A beautiful living breathing human being in the living room. Call me crazy all you want and yes I do talk to her all the time.
The last time I changed the soil was in 2007 and the soil I used is the one I got from Home Depot, nothing special soil—just the clean good soil.
As you can see from the pictures, I have to put the long table against the pot to prevent the pot from tipping over. She has to be transferred to a bigger, newer, and a more stable pot with wheels. Don’t ask me how I am going to do it, maybe a couple of Hulks will help me out.
During Summers, the leaves grow like crazy and buds start shooting up. I have to break the buds off. Water once a week.
During Winters, water once every 2 weeks.
No special fertilizers needed, just good old TLC.
I have given some of the shoots to my friends and all of them are doing very well.
Anyway, I think this is the largest jade plant in the world, if not, please send me your jade plant(s) pictures. You can post your pictures at Forum .
I always love Jade plants as they bring the good ying and yang, peaceful harmony to the house. See that lottery ticket at the jade flower……my time has come for the big one $$$.
I have a couple of jade plants of different varieties, the big leaf, the climbing one, the long finger leave, the spiny leaf and the small thin one.
There is one jade plant with the pink flower and it was taken at my Aunt’s house in Melaka.
Yes, I do have a big garden with lots of fruit tress and a big vegetable garden. I have Asian pear trees, regular pear tree Italian prunes, fig, apples, Rainer cherry trees, Apricot, Japanese persimmon, and who knows what. Also included are blueberry, raspberry, and strawberry, I grow lots of green beans, Chinese pea pods, Chinese spinach, zucchini, char, spinach, asparagus and more than I can remember.
I buy most of the seeds at the 99cent store , 10 packets at a dollar. How can you beat that!!!
Anyway, if you have any good garden pictures, please post at the forum and share them with us.
Regards,
Chris
If you have any questions about growing jade, shoot me an email. I am the Jade Master . Check out my other websites: www.GoodKarmaToYou.com and my funky site: www.BullShitWebsites.com
I do love growing grapes but cannot afford to own a winery.
Wine Buying Tip
Wine Buying Tip
This is the only Wine Buying Tip you ever need to know!!!
1. Know your store
Every wine shop is different. Different focus, different selections, different pricing structures. Choose the one that works best for you. If you are new to the wine game and every bottle on the shelf is over $50 then you are probably in the wrong place. Look for stores that have either organized wine tastings or have wine available by the glass. What better way to know if you like a wine before buying than to taste it?
2. Have a plan
Have in mind what the wine is for before you are bogged down by numerous regions, prices, etc. Are you looking for a simple wine to serve with dinner or planning a party for twenty? Knowing what you are looking for before you are in the store will help you to make better selections than just walking in and browsing until something strikes your fancy.
3. Don’t be afraid to bring resources
There is a myriad of different sources of information on wine out there and bringing some with you to the store can only help in making an informed decision. Books, magazines, brochures and even, ahem, websites provide valuable information on producers and vintages that it is impossible to keep track of. The difference between a good vintage and a so-so vintage can be the difference in a wonderful wine and a so-so one. Resources such as The Wine Spectator and The Wine Advocate and even yours truly at winegeeks.com offer ratings of individual wines that can be extremely useful when selecting a wine, but remember: just because a wine isn’t rated or has a mediocre score doesn’t mean it is a bad wine. These are guidelines and someone else’s opinion.
4. Survey the land
Don’t get caught in one section of the wine store. While some locales are very well organized, many are not, and the best bargain of the day may be just around the aisle. A quick trip around the shop to gain your bearings might be a good way to make sure that nothing is missed.
5. Develop a relationship with the owner/salesperson
Never be afraid to ask for help or a recommendation. Running into the pushy salesperson may be inevitable, but usually anyone working in the store will share your enthusiasm for the grape and asking what they like may get you a great bottle of wine. Also any salesperson worth their salt can get a feel for what you enjoy after a few trips to the store or even after answering just a few well-placed questions. Return trips and evaluations of what you tried last week can help the salesperson to judge your tastes.
6. Price does not equal quality
While a monstrous price tag may be well deserved for that bottle of 20-year-old Bordeaux, wines today are increasingly priced according to start-up costs for the winery or even the level of investment from outside sources instead of quality or reputation. In fact, wines from the traditional wine growing regions are sure to be higher in price than something from a less known vineyard area regardless of how good the wine is. Use your resources!
7. Look for value regions and 2nd labels
Many wine regions are known for their ability to produce very nice wines at still reasonable prices. Spain, Australia, Argentina and Chile are just a few countries to try. Another option is to try wine from areas just outside of more well known wine growing regions. Instead of the pricey Pomerol in Bordeaux, try Lalande-de-Pomerol. Same grape (Merlot) from just down the road at a much lower price. Also, look for the 2nd labels of more established wineries. These are wines sold under a different label from a quality winery sold at a lower price, a practice quite common in Bordeaux and gaining steam in California.
8. Be willing to experiment
Trying something new can be a great way to learn about new wines and new countries. Try a recommendation from someone at the shop, sample a new region, or even go with the advice of the shelf talking card pinned next to a wine. It may be the best wine that you have ever had!
9. Buy discounted wine
Most shops offer a 10% discount on wine sold by the case, mixed or not. Look for any close-out specials or wines on sale. Because it is half-off doesn’t mean it is terrible. Wines are often sold at what the state dictates, and it may be more than what the market will bear. These may be marked down significantly before the next vintage arrives, and can offer significant savings to the consumer.
10. Buy wine online
My Wines Direct – Holiday Gift Baskets
There are numerous sites that offer online sales of wine. These sites can offer wines at considerably less than your local store or have hard to find rarities. Be forewarned: Many states do not allow point-to-point sales of wine or alcohol. Most sites will list which states they can ship to. This is a contentious issue soon to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, but until then make sure you read the fine print.
Well, there you have it. This is by no means all you need to know when buying wine but it will certainly help you along your way. Use these ten points and the trepidation of wine buying should fade to the bottom of your stomach like the tannins of an old port. It should be loved and looked forward to like shopping for any thing of beauty, like going to the car parts store for your ‘67 Chevy or to the jewelry store on Valentine’s Day. The best part is how much do they have at the jewelry store for less than ten dollars?
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