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At the end of the day, who benefits from all of this? The ruling class. The more that peasants fight over "right" and "left", the more they become divided, and the more power it gives to the ruling class. Your pines are fantastic. I'm being completely and totally serious. You understand...

o_O Your pine tree is pretty good looking. You should stick to that kind of stuff.

You sure defended your joke in-depth.

Here is where it derailed: https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/extreme-bonsai.27971/#post-462296

@Vance Wood Do you have data that shows support for another hypothesis besides climate change, rather than just your recent localized weather? If you don't that's not science. The main problem is that people who don't know any better fixate on what is presented by Al Gore and Bill Nye...

Keeling Curve and Vostok ice cores. Next.

Almost near constant exposure to water and nutrients. For flowering plants, absolute control over photoperiods.

@cbroad I've been thinking about modifying it to make the "fog chamber" 2x as tall. It seems like once the roots suspended in the fog hit the water, they shrivel and die- but it's only been vegetables so far. I'm not expecting any issues switching the Ficus into the aeroponic system, they're...

This is really interesting. My aeroponic rig is sitting empty right now. I may throw in a rooted cutting of a Green Island Ficus to see what happens. I ended up having to take cuttings as a last resort- the plant was dying in incredibly short order in direct (summer) sunlight. First summer...

Try a Ficus cutting. After the roots establish, you can let them escape for more growth.

NPK ratios are just reduced molar ratios. Phosphorus has a greater molecular weight than Nitrogen, so 20-20-20 would have more Phosphorus by weight. NPK needs can be derived from dry weight of the plant, and would vary by species and type.

NPK figures are simply ratios. You could always do the math yourself with the "serving size" of your choice and information from the packaging. You can also start weak and keep track of raw growth, increase concentration until you no longer see changes in growth rate. For me- organic...

Yep, bingo, works for me. @defra 's whole schema was to have fun. Or think about it this way, I will know before the first deadline whether or not my trees survive the root reductions required to get to this size. Now I'm 2/3 at the point of growing and developing branching. This is a...

Just so we're clear:

9b Arizona desert.

They're all indoors, I chose these tropicals for a reason. ;) These would never survive outside. Mame-sized non-succulents dry out and perish, even with four waterings a day here in the summer. Strong (proven) LED grow light, and straight lava keeps any of them from being too wet. I've...

I don't have a photo of the F. pumila from the box store. Here is what they look like: Here is the photo from the "show us your mame thread", where it was just potted: And here it is, 5 minutes ago, with around three more leaves:

I wouldn't go down the rabbit hole of grammar, there are worse offenders out there. Also, is there harm if I accelerate my own timeline? The F. pumila is a pencil thin stump from a home improvement store with no branches and hardly any roots.

Here's my three mame projects so far. I may end up changing one out if it fails before the deadline. First: Creeping fig. From a Lowe's 1 gallon container, originally 2' tall. Potted in straight lava in a no-name pot from Goodwill that had a silk plant/tree plastered in. Aiming for an...

I'm sure that more people have their lives endangered every day by bad drivers than by the "drug problem". Their bodies, their choice on what they put inside of it. 'Merica.

Has it been growing actively in the past year? If so you could repot again. I had a ton of issues with ficus in any sort of "dirt soil" this past winter in my greenhouse. It was the same thing you described- then leaves started yellowing and falling off. In February all went into a mixture...

These will bud all over the trunk.

Indoors year round? 1/4 to 1/8" lava, pumice, or any other equivalent. You'll have to water more.

@defra, is this too far along to qualify for your contest? https://bonsainut.com/threads/lets-see-your-mame-bonsai.27639/#post-455649

I don't want to steamroll over you :) Your contest, your rules.