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    Indoor growing and humidity.

    I've set up a little indoor grow area in my guest bathroom, mainly as a little experiment- and to give me something more to do in the winter. I chose the bathroom as it gets a 2x daily dose of humidity (from the shower), and I can keep the door shut to preserve humidity and temperature. So...
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    Wisteria slow to leaf out after "Winter"?

    Quick question about two types of Wisteria, both Chinese and Kentucky Blue Moon: Just how slow to leaf out after "Winter" are they? I say "Winter", as it only froze once. The Chinese plant has started producing some leaves as of yesterday, but still nothing from the KBM. On the KBM, there...
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    Long term seed storage?

    I've been fooling around with seeds at work during my lunch. I've started a few trays of JBPs, Trident Maples, and Chinese Elms. However, I have bags of about 200 each of the seeds "left over" for the time being. How long will the seeds remain viable in my desk, in the dark? I don't have...
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    Juniper Grafting?

    I was able to acquire 5 "landscape" Junipers. Free. 1 procumbens that was super dense and resultingly very "leggy" with all growth at the tips of the branches. Additionally, about 10-12" of trunk was stripped of all branches. Tree is approximately 24" high. 4 Shimpakus (or appear to be)...
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    Viable root "encouragement" technique?

    I have a Torch Bougainvillea in my office. Eastern facing window, plenty of light, and plenty of humidity (75%, more than it would be outside). When I've left for extended amounts of time (9 days the first time, 5 days the second time) and I knew that I couldn't water when needed, I watered...
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    Mushrooms

    I ran across this: http://ofbonsai.org/species-specific/accent-plantings/simplified-cultivation-of-mushrooms-for-accents-and-kusamono And it caught my interest. I have a few pots that pop out small gray mushrooms from time to time, an I enjoy them. If I could, I'd like to "plant" some...
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    Olea microphylla?

    On vacation, and found this at a local nursery. It looks like a standard European Olive, just with smaller leaves (name makes sense, doesn't it?) Any experience with these? It's kind of small (pencil to two pencil thick trunk), but only $10. I can't find anything like this at home...
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    Trouble with cuttings.

    I'm having trouble with cuttings. I was able to master P. afra cuttings (no surprise there), but now I'm having trouble with Ficus cuttings. I'm specifically trying to propagate F. benjamina and F. natida. All the cuttings I've taken are sitting in a mixture of sifted garden soil and...
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    How long for a Ficus graft to take/fail?

    Ficus benjamina. Couldn't pass it up due to price- $8 for both, both about 5' with good looking trunks and acceptable nebari (for me). Granted, they're patio trees, so I grafted branches much lower on each trunk. I've never grafted before- so I'm looking for opinions on the amount of time...
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    Gradual Decline?

    I've noticed a very slow/gradual decline of my first two trees. Both were purchased and initially worked about a week apart from each other in the last bit of March this year. A small Italian Cypress, and a small Boxleaf Euonymous (latin name on the container was for that of a Japanese...
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    Boxwood Pruning

    I've searched, but can't quite make my way through the labyrinth of Boxwood information. Japanese Boxwood, currently starting to put out new growth (rapidly) once temperatures got out of the 'teens. I'm curious about pruning. What will happen if I prune now at A or B? Not worried about...
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    Growing out, not in the ground.

    I'd like to grow out several (mostly all) of my current trees. Preferably, I'd not like to put them in the ground- especially a Wisteria, I don't want that taking over. Is it correct thinking that the trunk will increase in diameter as long as there is plenty of un-inhibited root growth...
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    Wisteria and fertilizer

    While searching, I've come up with the following, when reading about Wisteria and fertilizer: Consensus #1: Nitrogen prevents flowering Consensus #2: DON'T USE NITROGEN! (in the context that it *hurts* the tree). Right now I'm after development of the roots, trunk, branches, and foliage...
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    Understanding of seasons and associated work for my climate?

    I'd like to check my understanding of my climate and the "seasons" associated with what work can or should be done. Plants include basic junipers of different types, boxwoods, azaleas, and bougainvilleas. 1) January through mid-February, coldest portion of winter (~34* at night)- simple...
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    Soil types and functions?

    I'm new to bonsai, a little new to horticulture, but not new to maintaining plants in a landscape or potted environment. Anyways, I've heard some conflicting information on soil and soil components. If possible, would it be feasible to start a collection of soil/additive types, and their...
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    Shohin-Sized Japanese Pot

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