Recent content by Amenson

Brian, I looked back at my original post and I guess that I did not make clear it in the text what I was showing in the picture: I only removed the loose soil from the pot, which was quite a bit. To avoid too much disruption to the tree at the not so ideal repotting time, I did not disturb...

Great discussion. This is one of the things that I love/hate about horticultural side of bonsai. Everybody seems to have their own unique experiences that have worked/failed for them and that inevitably failed/worked for somebody else. Just to clarify a couple of things: -I am a newbie. I...

Thanks for the feedback. I will keep it dormant until spring and mind the moisture. I knew that repotting out of season was a risk but I thought that leaving it in the muck was also a risk. Next time I will deal with the poor soil until the appropriate season. Scott

I have a dilemma, unfortunately one that I may have caused. I picked up an unknown maple this summer. The lady I purchased it from called it a red maple. I had seen the tree several times the year prior to purchasing it and it was always in good health. I passed on it previously because...

I just finished this one. It is an old reptile cage that I made a while ago that I reassembled with mylar on the walls and a pair of fluorescent lights. The floor has aluminum sheet pans to catch extra water. I made the legs from PVC tube/flanges. I just ordered a internet connected...

It is just some copper wire and small diameter fuel line. I found that the tree was very unstable in the pot so I came up with this to gently hold it in place. Thanks to the rest for the feedback. Should I keep it inside for now or put it out with the rest of my trees... :rolleyes: when...

Hello, I have been lurking on the site for a while now and this will be my first post. I have been involved in bonsai for only a year but have been researching quite aggressively since starting. I have learned quite a bit from this forum and would like to thank those who take the time to...