Growing Seafoam Trees

In the Delivery to" drop down, USA is an option.
I think if shipping to the USA was not permitted it would not be a destination option.
Another option;
Seeds Teloxis Aristata 10000 Seeds Diorama, Scale Models, Model Scene, Miniature, Landscape - Etsy

Same seller if you don’t like eBay

With free shipping to USA

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Risk it for the biscuit?

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https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/acir-document-detail?rowId=a0jSJ00000AKRazYAH&Document_Type=Commodity%20Import%20Requirements

Thanks for the direct purchace links, appreciated. There was some photos of these trees from sandjam’s reference. Those things do look quite good in detail like a real tree does, Nice!

Which raises a question for Brent, or anyone else who might know. Obviously organic, do these Seafoam trees retain resilience like Coconut Fiber does, after they dry out, or do they get hard and crispy like Lichen?

Thanks

TF

I think it probably is permitted if you provide the appropriate documentation to go along with it. A company that exports to the U.S. or any other foreign country could likely do that with a push of a button on their computer and the necessary document(s) would be included with the manifest. For me, it would likely involve a whole lot of work and possible headaches. I was in logistics with the Feds for 36 years and my wife imports and exports stuff often. You can spend a lot of time on paper work if it is a one off.

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Some that I used on my layout did get kind of brittle, but they don’t fall apart unless handled roughly. They look great!

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I have watched lots of videos and read a fair bit on the subject. It seems that spraying them with Glycerin will preserve them and so does painting them or you can do both. If these things grow and I don’t end up killing them I am going to experiment as I do with a lot of things. I will keep this thread going even after the harvest and into the next stages.

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I remember that there are some materials you can use to ‘plasticize’ plants, one of which was to put the freshly-cut stem into polyvinyl alcohol. The action is the same used to ‘color’ flowers and leaves by putting colorant in the plant water.

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I will have to check that out. I use this stuff on my wire trees bit I don’t think it would work on the Seafoam.

When I went out to the compost pile to get the soil for my little pan to grow these things, I sifted the dirt through my fingers trying to spot any worms and remove them. I must have missed some eggs because all of a sudden there are worm races going on through the Seafoam. As soon as one goes over the wall on to the counter I will move the pan to my mini greenhouse. :laughing:

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So according to Alexa, an earthworm can lay up to 20 eggs. There are at least four worms in the photo. If there is only up to 20 I will hunt them down when they surface and move them to the great outdoors. :man_farmer:

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Risk it for the biscuit?
Just ordered from Ed’s eBay link USD $19.56 includes tax and free shipping.
I’ll keep you posted,

Estimated delivery 6/9-6/23

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An update!

Yesterday, we added some fertilizer to see if we can speed things up a bit.

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So, what happened with the earthworms?

According to the net earth worms are not separated by gender.

If each worm can lay 20 eggs, that means there are 80 eggs in that tray. I don’t think that mom/pop earth worm sits on the nest waiting for the eggs to hatch. If let unattended you could be looking at an earth worm armageddon.

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I picked out about a dozen little bitty ones off the surface over a couple of weeks and have found no more. They are very delicate when so small, but I managed to relocate most to the great outdoors. :innocent:

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Earth wormageddon?

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Yesterday was moving day for two thirds of my little beauties. I put them out side in the planter to make their own way in the world. So far they look happy and the rabbits have not got to them. If they take off I will move the remainder out a well.

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So, an update.

This batch of the Seafoam seemed to be very slow growing right out of the gate compared to what I have seen online so I contacted a Botanist friend that worked for the City of Vancouver and sent her the above photo. Right away she told me the problem was using aluminum trays. She said aluminum hinders cell division and that is why my plants are growing at a snails pace. I have moved them outside into the planter I have made but it looks like the damage is done. We will see.

The good news is I still have lot’s of seeds left and I planted a new batch yesterday. Never give up!!!:laughing:

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Try a batch in potting soil rather than compost. It seems as if your seedlings are yellowish; perhaps a little Miracle-Gro or Miracid will help… no, wait, acidity is NOT good for them.