16-08-2006, 20:52
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Bonsai!!!!
Evening,
I have just bought a Bonsai tree...anybody here know anthing about them?
Just after a few tips...watering etc....
Cheers
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16-08-2006, 20:53
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
Yep, they're easy to kill 
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16-08-2006, 20:58
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
Get yourself a spray gun to water them......as though its raining on them when your watering 
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16-08-2006, 20:58
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
Wash on, wash off.
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16-08-2006, 21:01
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
was it wash on, wash off?
I thought it was wax on, wax off???
Been a long time since I seen that film.
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16-08-2006, 21:05
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
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was it wash on, wash off?
I thought it was wax on, wax off???
Been a long time since I seen that film. |
Not Bonsai Banzai!!...
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16-08-2006, 21:33
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
I have a kit to grow one but not started it off yet, I am not very good with plants they always die 
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16-08-2006, 21:56
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
i had one now it is in heaven , so best not to ask me
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16-08-2006, 22:17
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
You can't treat them like houseplants.They are trees.You don't need to keep 'em indoors in fact they do better outside than in..
What I can't get the hang of is the pruning bit...and the shaping bit...and the wiring bit...and the repotting bit(which may require root pruning).
After I read up about them I decided not to bother.I'd rather have a cactus.
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16-08-2006, 22:26
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
Bah, plants are rubbish.... I prefer this type of Banzai
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16-08-2006, 23:37
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
They die really easily. Generally a bad idea.
I have a rubber plant, which is currently heading for the ceiling (bit of a worry), a jade plant (big bushy thing) that is pretty robust, and my latest plant is a huge triffid thing. Begins with a C. I've forgotten now. Likes to be sprayed with cold boiled water. It also moves, which is a bit creepy  Leaves arrange themselves.
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17-08-2006, 07:32
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
Thanks for the replies!
Well - mine is doing ok at the moment - perhaps I'll post a photo later...
I't my first real Bonsai so I hope I don't kill it!
Cheers
Lee
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17-08-2006, 11:57
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
I bought one which was 25 years old. I had it about 3 months before it dies, and I have no idea why. I still feel ill with guit.. 25 years old !!
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17-08-2006, 12:10
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Re: Bonsai!!!!
People over water them because they think of them as house plants.They are not, they are trees and trees just need to be out in the fresh air being rained on,snowed on and getting lots of fresh air.The only trees that would be an exception in this climate are those from the rain forest and desert areas.They would have to be kept in glass houses as witnessed in Kew and even then you need to be careful about the watering.
What you need to do is find a local Bonsai group or specialist and get some advice from them.
I'm opening a book though.Any advance on 3 months? 
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17-08-2006, 13:13
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