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    bonsai vs baby plants.

    I tried to take some leaves and put them in water, they did not grow in to plants or show any roots. ill try a cutting of 3 leaves.
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    what would happen if..

    True. baby steps. test plant. till i have a real bonsai. As soon as i see a tree ill grab it
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    what would happen if..

    what if i keep triming down the new growth?
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    My plant !

    Ill read through those blogs. The guy seems hard core though with MH lights and all. My benjamina and especially my jade seem to love this light! I see a a lot of growth. Not sure what to do with them now? Im thinking of pruning down the benjamina again to get a better shape maybe...
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    bonsai vs baby plants.

    These are so cool . They are just like bonsais ! Unfortunately They are too small for the space i have to fill. But I was thinking maybe it would be better to have a bunch of these put together on a rock or cliff like rock. I don't get it though. How can they be so small. im looking at...
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    bulb

    Thanks just to let you know both plants are alive and well. the jade seems to be growing very fast, maybe twice the size.. ill post some pics soon. Im told the jades a slow grower on top of it. And I keep the bulb on randomly through the day (not a good idea im sure) Ill see if i bump in...
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    bonsai vs baby plants.

    Wow these are really great ! Why cant I just buy one like this for cheap ? Are these indoor or out door ? you think they would grow under my florescent bulb with a 6400 spectrum ? If so i would definitely buy these seeds. you did a good job with them. Love the first one
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    will it kill my ficus

    I'm down for the bonsai thing, just not down to blow a couple of 100$'s The Benjamina and jade are doing well. the jade im told is a slow grower but im sure it has doubled in size since my last post ! But yes these are not bonsai. Maybe ill keep my eye open for a big tree with roots laying...
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    what would happen if..

    Yes it was my fav out of the bunch. I was told it was a lemon cyprus. It died a while ago. i was hoping the light would bring some green to it. It really was nice looking. But i think the needles turn in to leaves like a Ceder or something. I got it for 5$ it was half dead with spiders on...
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    what would happen if..

    I have a baby jade and was want to play around with and see what happens. If any of you can give me ideas on what would happen that would be most beneficial. 1. I want to hide the lower leafs from the light.. put some dark material around the top so only the top gets light. I imagine lower...
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    will it kill my ficus

    Hi, I have a baby ficus and was want to play around with and see what happens. If any of you can give me ideas on what would happen that would be most beneficial. 1.cut off the stem an inch or two from the ground so all leaves are gone. 2. cut off half the leaves. I am wondering what it...
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    bonsai vs baby plants.

    If you look in the back ground of my picture you will see my dieing evergreen lemon cypress thingy. If it would of survived, i think it really did look like a real tall evergreen. If I had been able to separate out the trunks some how (even if half the tree would of been lost) I think it would...
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    bonsai vs baby plants.

    I think those are sufficient to start. your leaves are really small. Im not sure why their are so few leaves though. a bit more greenage and it could look kinda like a tree. Its no bonsai, but put a bunch of them together on a rock that looks like a cliff and i think that would be appealing to...
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    bulb

    you think a fluorescent in that spectrum could be enough ? Id like to think i bought it from a reputable person. (I don't want to add a balas)
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    bulb

    Thanks for the heads up. I really thought that the animation on the front of the package was a bit to happy. I usually would not have bought it. But this bulb was actually one of those fluorescent bulbs that fit in a regular bulb socket. on the back it shows what light spectrum it gives off on a...
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    bonsai vs baby plants.

    I am using these babys to avoid falling in the trap of dishing out 100$ and having a plant indoors that dies. I am in a some what of a "rush" to have some thing to display while I learn the ropes and see if my plants survive indoors with this full spectrum bulb in the dry Canadian indoors...
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    bonsai vs baby plants.

    Yes I would love to have a bonsai. But I want it to be indoor. So with the little experience I have I just know it will die. the baby plants are 6 $ a bonsai with a big trunk is 100+$.. down the line i will hunt for a tree. but my last attempt at was kinda pathetic lol..
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    bonsai vs baby plants.

    That is really reassuring, I just find it a bit scary that I don't see nice pictures of baby plants ANYWHERE on the net. They are always bonsais, I cut off some of the leaves of my baby benjamina. I don't know how old it is by the stem is like a wire or as thick as a flower stem. The branches...
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    bonsai vs baby plants.

    I dont want to jump in to this bonsai stuff as I know my plants will die. So i figured I would start off with a few baby plants from the flower store. Their trucks are thin and they are far from being bonsai. I am wondering if i can still stunt their growth and keep them trimmed to look...
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    My plant !

    I totally understand this. My interest in bonsai started years ago where I took the life of my first bonsai. From there I decided to start with outdoors. In the mean time I made made space for a bonsai while doing my renovations. Knowing that one day the time will come that I will be able to...
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    My plant !

    Based on wiki indoor plants, and yahoo image search, these are the plants I am now looking at: Ficus benjamina Tamarindus indica Jade good if mature Benjamin ficus Portulacaria afra Schefflera arboricola (not a big fan) Now, if I buy a cheap 10 $ plant I imagine it will...
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    My plant !

    For example. I read that Jade is a great indoor plant. And then i saw that it can be made too look kinda like a tree, though not my best style, it is an option. Are there others ?
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    bulb

    OK, I just went out and bought a SUN BLASTER bulb. 26 watts 1700 lumen. The chart on the back seems to show it gives off light between the 400 and 700 spectrum of varying units. Again i Live in the cold Canadian weather. Inside the house it gets dry in the winter with the baseboard heaters...
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    My plant !

    Ok I bought a special bulb SUN BLASTER (http://sunblasterlighting.com/cfl-lamps.php) for the set up 26 watts 1700 lumens "full" 6400 spectrum compact fluoresent. The site clearly says.... Just set up your plants, carefully place your light sources and watch your garden prosper.... I am...
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    My plant !

    Thanks guys. I often forget that each plant is different and just assume that is i can only get the basics down everything should at least be OK. So for this plant though it may be able to keep it inside.. there is no way i will manage to do that at my current level of experience. The...
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