Lime Sulphur

Hi
Does anyone know where you can buy lime sulphur (Jin whitener) in the UK. I am told it is difficult to get as the Japanese have stopped exporting.
Alternatively does anyone have a recipe?
Finally has anyone had any luck with finding/using an alternative?

Mike

Hi Mike

Got some last year from Kaizen Bonsai

Dave

Last year I used Lime Sulphur for veterinary purposes and it worked. Might be an option.

Regards

Ortiz

I strongly suspect you DON'T want to make this stuff.  If you have neighbors within a half mile of your house - they will seriously want to kill you for inflicting the smell on them!   
In the U.K., can you place orders for this stuff from Amazon in the U.S.?

Hi
I have the recipe.
I read in a japanese book
And i have tried it.
As this solution is not available in india i made it myself.
I will post it shortly.

Try http://www.kaizenbonsai.com/
The Bonsai Deadwood Preservers section

You'll get lime sulphur and wood preserver

Here in the State of Maryland, USA, lime sulphur is sold in farm supply stores and large nurseries. Product is not bonsai specific but used as a agricultural dormant season spray.

Best regards,

Augustine

For sulpur and lime solution.
For strong solution
Obtain powdered 112grams of quicklime, 225grams sulphur and 1 liter water.
For weak solution
Powdered
22.5 gram quick lime and 25 gram sulphur and 1 liter water. The lime and sulphur in powdered form are mixed seperately each in half the amount of water. They are then mixed together and boiled for 50 minutes. Then the solution turns brown. Cool it and then seive it and store in a tight plastic jar.

Thanks
Aman

You can also get it off Ebay - www.ebay.co.uk

Easier than making it, that's for sure!

JT

Lee Verhorevoort has a good supply £5.00 for 100ml

http://www.lvbonsai.co.uk/sundries.asp

ortizdhs wrote:Last year I used Lime Sulphur for veterinary purposes...

Ortiz

You jinned your cat?

Twisted Trees wrote:

ortizdhs wrote:Last year I used Lime Sulphur for veterinary purposes...

Ortiz

You jinned your cat?

Sorry can't help it... 

Great photo! I'm trying to figure out the animal (?) at the base of the elephant's trunk... also, what is the animal doing, I wonder...

hi, I'm in Cornwall and can send you some - £5/100ml, £8/200ml + postage

just send me a message or an email if you still need some,

cheers Marcus