bonsai growing kit

[SouthernMaple]

So my friend from upstate New York that knows about as much as Jon Snow, sent me this link to a bonsai growing kit. Here is the link:https://totallythebomb.com/bonsai-t...vuRDgDcImFaX-AEcLlf5aDluYIF07Qf6be3YXE80iETUk

What are your thoughts about it and should I tell him to get it?

 

[MrWunderful]

I am not sure I can tell if you actually are being serious or not, but if you are “getting people into bonsai” works better with a small starter plant thats durable instead of seed. Seed takes too long for most folks to keep interest.

 

[Tropheus72]

I am not sure I can tell if you actually are being serious or not, but if you are “getting people into bonsai” works better with a small starter plant thats durable instead of seed. Seed takes too long for most folks to keep interest.

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[StoneCloud]

Agree with @MrWunderful

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[SouthernMaple]

I am not sure I can tell if you actually are being serious or not, but if you are “getting people into bonsai” works better with a small starter plant thats durable instead of seed. Seed takes too long for most folks to keep interest.

ill let him know. I tried last year but he bought a juniper and kept it inside all the time against my best wishes and advice. Thats how he got the nickname Jon Snow

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

ill let him know. I tried last year but he bought a juniper and kept it inside all the time against my best wishes and advice. Thats how he got the nickname Jon Snow

Unless a friend has previously shown some horticultural skill, introducing them to bonsai is usually a fool's errand. And raising anything from seed is more difficult than starting with a live growing plant. Generally, bonsai make very poor gifts to people without "green thumbs". Just too much to learn. And not everyone is ready to "go back to school".

 

[Forsoothe!]

Fig or nothing for a beginner who wants a houseplant. Crawl, walk, maybe run.