Will I regret livestreaming? Find out here!

[parhamr]

r/TheArtistStudio - 🌳 Happy Little Trees! 🌲What is Bonsai? How do you care for them? Live demo!

Join 1,067 people watching on Reddit

www.reddit.com

I’m doing some seasonal work and streaming it on Reddit. Stop by and say hi?

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I watched for 15 minutes. Pretty good.

 

[parhamr]

I watched for 15 minutes. Pretty good.

Thanks for stopping by! I’ve been doing little virtual hangouts here and there, most for my own entertainment and some to represent BSOP. This is only a partial substitute for the mentoring, study groups, and friend hangouts I’d usually do during repotting season.

So far it’s been a bunch of pretty predictable questions from folks: why no leaves? Does it hurt the tree? How do I grow a bonsai? Is ficus good? What’s the wire for? Do you wire every year?

The streaming on Reddit has been fun because some people will just stop by to hangout, watch, and figure stuff out. Some of those folks have explained it’s not something they want to do, like they don’t have the patience, but they just enjoy somebody sharing a pleasant hobby and the process of doing something creative.

Then there’s a bunch of people who tell me to grow weed or ask if I’ve done weed bonsai

So far only one person has tried to talk shit about my bald head!

 

[Hartinez]

Thanks for stopping by! I’ve been doing little virtual hangouts here and there, most for my own entertainment and some to represent BSOP. This is only a partial substitute for the mentoring, study groups, and friend hangouts I’d usually do during repotting season.

So far it’s been a bunch of pretty predictable questions from folks: why no leaves? Does it hurt the tree? How do I grow a bonsai? Is ficus good? What’s the wire for? Do you wire every year?

The streaming on Reddit has been fun because some people will just stop by to hangout, watch, and figure stuff out. Some of those folks have explained it’s not something they want to do, like they don’t have the patience, but they just enjoy somebody sharing a pleasant hobby and the process of doing something creative.

Then there’s a bunch of people who tell me to grow weed or ask if I’ve done weed bonsai

So far only one person has tried to talk shit about my bald head!

2 comments/questions I always get.
“ isn’t bonsai a specific plant?”

“have you ever tried weed bonsai?”

 

[Hartinez]

Thanks for stopping by! I’ve been doing little virtual hangouts here and there, most for my own entertainment and some to represent BSOP. This is only a partial substitute for the mentoring, study groups, and friend hangouts I’d usually do during repotting season.

So far it’s been a bunch of pretty predictable questions from folks: why no leaves? Does it hurt the tree? How do I grow a bonsai? Is ficus good? What’s the wire for? Do you wire every year?

The streaming on Reddit has been fun because some people will just stop by to hangout, watch, and figure stuff out. Some of those folks have explained it’s not something they want to do, like they don’t have the patience, but they just enjoy somebody sharing a pleasant hobby and the process of doing something creative.

Then there’s a bunch of people who tell me to grow weed or ask if I’ve done weed bonsai

So far only one person has tried to talk shit about my bald head!

I’ll check it next time Reid! When are you going live again?

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

You were getting a fair number of questions while I was watching, I had to go out for a bit, so I didn't watch the whole thing. Kudos for being willing to do it.

 

[parhamr]

I’ll check it next time Reid! When are you going live again?

It varies, but typically mid afternoons on weekends, Pacific time. I’ll post new links in this thread.

 

[Mikecheck123]

I watched a lot of it, and enjoyed it! Constructive criticism: you will look like more of a pro if your working surface isn't an upside-down pot...

 

[parhamr]

Here’s another stream from the weekend: https://www.reddit.com/rpan/r/TheArtistStudio/lutjro

Two hours of strangers from Reddit peppering me with questions while I wired the Japanese Larch

 

[rollwithak]

Maybe wear a hat too, the light was gleaming off your head at several points and causing distortion But I thoroughly enjoyed watching and even “shooshed” my wife a couple times when she tried talking over you

Well done sir

 

[JoeR]

2 comments/questions I always get.
“ isn’t bonsai a specific plant?”

“have you ever tried weed bonsai?”

Try being 19-21 and saying you grow bonsai, wouldn't believe how often their next question is "so you grow trees, or 'treeees' " lol

...

Well, so have you?

 

[parhamr]

Try being 19-21 and saying you grow bonsai, wouldn't believe how often their next question is "so you grow trees, or 'treeees' " lol

...

Well, so have you?

I have! I live in Oregon. A neighbor randomly approached me and gave me some extra plants

Reddit doesn’t quite tell you who joins and leaves the stream, but so far the nearly all the folks who are asking about weed don’t seem to stay for long or they don’t have much for follow up when I tell them I do.

In 2018, Oregon grew 1 million pounds more weed than we could consume

What Is Oregon Going to Do With Over a Million Pounds of Excess Weed?

The state's pot glut is getting worse — but some hope a plan to export their product could save the industry.

www.rollingstone.com

Oregon Has Way Too Much Legal Weed. This Is Where It's Going

Picture hundreds of pounds of bud rotting in trash bags.

www.vice.com

Too much legal marijuana: Last year’s harvest alone may give Oregon a pot surplus of more than 1 billion joints

Oregon is awash in pot, glutted with so much legal weed that if growing were to stop today, it could take more than six years by one estimate to smoke or eat it all. Now, the state is planning to c…

www.chicagotribune.com

 

[HENDO]

I tuned-in for a bit while I could and enjoyed watching, and all of the Q&A. Pretty cool and I would tuned-in again!

 

[parhamr]

I’m repotting an English Hawthorn today: https://www.reddit.com/rpan/r/TheArtistStudio/lzxcca