Recent content by Tom21

I repotted because it was still in a very small seedling pot. The roots had gone around the pot more than once; to say it was root bound is an understatement. The tree is already a foot tall so the seedling pot was not going to work. It is also an indoor only tree under artificial lights, both...

I don't believe its because of too much water because I am using the chopstick method to check for moisture. The leaves are not changing colors at all, they are staying green. I believe it gets satisfactory lighting. It may be because of too little water because it is in a somewhat dry location.

So I replanted my Willow Leaf because it needed it badly. I have been watching it for almost a week now and it has steadily become more wilted. I think that I read that Ficus can lose their leaves after a repotting but will grow them back. Is this true? The entire tree is wilted to at least some...

So I replanted my Willow Leaf because it needed it badly. I have been watching it for almost a week now and it has steadily become more wilted. I think that I read that Ficus can lose their leaves after a repotting but will grow them back. Is this true? The entire tree is wilted to at least some...

Do you have a good suggestion? A light with more blue? I've looked but haven't had much luck finding a good one

I need to buy one or two more lights. Here is the one I currently own:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CXTQRWQ/ref=gno_cart_title_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2TWRNEH2276JE The new one I found is 28W instead of 12W so it could be better. Here is the new...

Both of my lights are in reflectors so that's good. Thanks for your help

You're right, they stay very cool. Thanks for the help guys

Yeah... it's possible i did mess up my numbers. I'm using the whitegoods app for iPhone to measure so ill play around with it a little. It is in a reflector so it should stay at a decent level. Regardless of what it really is, is 6-12 inches a good range to aim for?

Here is my other tree. A Willow Leaf ficus

It's bonsai soil. It looks dark because I had just moistened it up because it dried out a little. It has volcanic rock and river sand as well as some organics. Will it suffice? It is clearly labeled bonsai soil

Here is the picture of the newly potted willow leaf. Thinking about doing an informal upright but will continue to think until early March :)

I know this question doesn't follow the thread title, but is it too early to repot my ficus? It needs it desperately. It will be an indoor only tree

I recently started this hobby and after realizing that I needed artificial light went out and got two. One is a full spectrum CFL. The other is a 10xRed and 2xBlue LED grow light. At six inches they put off 100k and 15k lux respectively. I've read that 10k lux is enough to grow my trees (dwarf...

I received my new grow light today. It's a 10xRed 2xBlue LED. It's actually a very well made light for pretty cheap so it works for me. I have that set up in another reflector. All of the guides on potting I've read stated that the plant should be left out of direct sunlight for a least 2 weeks...