There are so many convention demos and YouTube videos on this topic that it has kinda lost its novelty. Maybe that’s just me?How’s about a warp speed styling contest?
like get a new nursery stock juniper under 25$ and we see where you get it in 1 year!
I guess this is something I’d like to do.. like, every year!
Haha, this happens at my house after I plant trays of seeds or play with clay at the kitchen table.
Actually I think neagari is a cool contest idea too.
Me tooI would be in for a kusamono contest
Agreed... I see a lot of these... As thumbnails.. I don't watch the videos anymore.
I'm slightly kidding)
Hm.. Thought this was a bonsai forum?
Good point. We should make participation optional in that case.
Isn't participation always optional? Boost for kusamono contest; I really liked the succulent from seed idea but nobody has commented on it
y'all scared?
My comment.. Same as before.Isn't participation always optional? Boost for kusamono contest; I really liked the succulent from seed idea but nobody has commented on it
Yes. My point is that there is quite a bit of "not strictly bonsai" on this forum including suiseki, stands, pot making, trees in nature, flowers in your garden, etc. Lots of stuff related to bonsai, but not exactly bonsai. People can choose to participate or not in these threads...and could participate or not in a kusamono contest.
Not scared but life is too short! but being realistic why from seed? Succulents from cuttings much more available and more likely to engage a wider audience if you realistically want to grow it into something like a bonsai IMHO!Isn't participation always optional? Boost for kusamono contest; I really liked the succulent from seed idea but nobody has commented on it
Edit: timeframe for kusamono... Maybe 3 years? One season to grow it out, one to make changes as you see fit, one to finish it up and "style?" Should we allow woody plants or only accept perennials so nobody sneaks a kusamono "bonsai" in?
Because it's a challenge! If we did from cutting, people in subtropical and tropical climates would have an even bigger step on the rest than they already do. Not hard for someone in so cal to stumble on an established crassula shrub in a friend's yard. Everyone has equal access with seeds, cant say the same for cuttings. Especially if this challenge were to start now, many temperate climate growers would have to have immediate access to mother plants or risk shipping them in the freezing cold.
