It's officially gonna be a Bonsai tree...maybe

[ABEL]

Well I'm trying to grow a Bansai tree! I don't have a green thumb at all

I bought one of these little box kits at the bookstore (just came with a mini book, mini-scissors, the potting material, and the seeds)...

I don't know if it will work or not, but it looked kinda fun...and it was only $5!

So far I've soaked the seeds for 24 hours...now I'm on step 2 which is to let the seeds "stratify" (whatever that means) for 7 days in the refrigerator...


...further updates to come...

 

[daisybean]

doesn't it take like 5+ years to get a bonzai tree to look like a bonzai tree.

Sounds cool though....I had a "full grown" Bonzai tree for a number of years, you just have to keep pruning it.

 

[Bonochick]

I'll stratify your face!!!!

Who hid my medicine???

 

[ghetofabu]

I don't have a green thumb at all

I don't know what color your fingers are suppose to be but mine are pink. weirdo.

 

[Basstrap]

I tried to grow a plant before

it started of all good and healthy than as the soil dired up it died and I had to throw it out

 

[cell]

I tried to grow a plant before

it started of all good and healthy than as the soil dired up it died and I had to throw it out

your supposed to water the plant

 

[ABEL]

update

I have now completed steps 1-6.

After letting the seeds stratify in the refrigerator for 7 days, I poured water over the peat pellet. Placed the seeds in it, and put it in a tray of about 1/4" of water. Set it in a north or west window and wait for the seeds to sprout.

*waits*

I just know this isn't going to work...I can't grow anything

I'll probably forget to water it or something

 

[Cleasai]

Aww ABEL! Don't keep telling yourself that it isn't going to work. I'm sure you'll do just fine. We'll remind you everyday to water your tree heh heh. I once tried growing my own bamboo plant. I guess you're s'posed to also soak the bamboo stalk for like a week or something... but nothing ever sprouted Maybe I should start of with a ch-ch-chia plant.

My Japanese grandma now has this cute lil tea house that grandpa built for her. I should get her a Bonsai tree to go with it! Thanks for the idea heh heh.

 

[ABEL]

OMC!!! I noticed today that something is sprouting!


I hope I didn't kill it though....I hadn't watered in a couple days and noticed today that the soil was all dry

 

[Bonochick]

OMC!!! I noticed today that something is sprouting!

Hooray for puberty!!!!!

 

[nbcrusader]

Now, that is funny!!!!!

Hooray for puberty!!!!!

 

[Laura M]

Hooray for puberty!!!!!

This year I grew like 10 giant sunflowers they were about 8/9 ft I have cacti too they r all prickly!

 

[daisybean]

spiderplants are easy to care for

I cacti...I had a bunch of them, but I think I overwatered them, because they rotted

I forgot that they don't need very much water

 

[Laura M]

Re: spiderplants are easy to care for

I cacti...I had a bunch of them, but I think I overwatered them, because they rotted

I forgot that they don't need very much water

I know i havent watered mine in like 6 months and they r grrowing loads- they r 3 years old and one is growing on one side and its like this big giant finger- it wud b funny if i could show u a pic of it

 

[ABEL]

Hooray for puberty!!!!!

 

[jkayet]

on the tree!

I kill everything I try to grow. It's inevitable.

 

[meegannie]

The word "puberty" makes me

It's like "panties."

But yay for the tree!!

 

[Cleasai]

panties


uh... I'm sorry what were we talking about again?

 

[ABEL]

The word "puberty" makes me

It's like "panties."

But yay for the tree!!

 

[ghetofabu]

The word "puberty" makes me

It's like "panties."

But yay for the tree!!

This reminds me of another thread.

 

[nbcrusader]

This reminds me of another thread.

 

[ABEL]

This reminds me of another thread.

I was thinking the same thing earlier

 

[ghetofabu]

I wanna Bonsai update. I think you should take pics of it on a reg basis and post them.

 

[ABEL]

actually, that reminds me...I do have a pic that I was planning on posting but never got around to it cuz of Christmas...


The first pic was taken on December 24th, the 2nd pic was taken today.

 

[ABEL]

...

 

[ABEL]

hey, what I should do is take a pic every day...then I can put it all together as an animated gif and have it like one of those time laps photos!

 

[Laura M]

hey, what I should do is take a pic every day...then I can put it all together as an animated gif and have it like one of those time laps photos!

Good Idea

 

[nbcrusader]

Looks like a dwarf tree to me - good job!!!

 

[ghetofabu]

Good Idea

yes it is.

 

[Bonochick]

I'm not even going to say what I think that looks like.