Just got a parrots beak. Does everything look alright?
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Looks like it's on its last leg of that potting situation!
Welcome to Crazy!
If you can keep it warm and lit I'd Repot it at the next full moon.
Sorce
Welcome to Crazy!
If you can keep it warm and lit I'd Repot it at the next full moon.
Sorce
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
It's winter. It will be budding out from now forward if in a sunny window or place. Full moons are for barking.
Mine did not take too kindly to coming in for the winter, lost alot of leaves. Now that the days are getting longer, it's finally starting to grow again. They like water, but that looks pretty muddy. Might want to repot into a better soil, once it's outside growing strong. Please add you location to your profile, so everyone knows your climate.
Joshuaskwarek
Sapling
I am In Denver Colorado so dry climate recommendations for Bonsai soil? When to repot? I mist the trunk every couple days. How often to water? When top soil is dry?
GSCarlson
Shohin
If we get anymore people from Colorado, we could start a club, or a softball team
Mike Hennigan
Chumono
It’s got leaves! Can’t be a bad thing!
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
Recovery is just around the corner. They don't like dry.
John P.
Chumono
I live in coastal Orange County, CA, and mine always looks ill over the winter. It stays outside 52 weeks/yr.
They need more heat and humidity in order to thrive all year. I bet they even suffer in South Florida, too.
In summer, though, it can send a branch out 5’, though. Super fast grower.
They need more heat and humidity in order to thrive all year. I bet they even suffer in South Florida, too.
In summer, though, it can send a branch out 5’, though. Super fast grower.
Joshuaskwarek
Sapling
I have a humidifier in my room going during a majority of the day And also a small LED light shining over the tree will this suffice?
That should be fine to get through the winter. Once outside in the sun, it should really take off.
Joshuaskwarek
Sapling
how can i tell exactly when it needs water. I am watering every other day and letting water run out of the drains
Leo in N E Illinois
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The human finger, is the most accurate water meter ever invented. Dig your finger in, feel if there is moisture. Feels dry = you needed to water yesterday. Feels lightly moist, just barely damp = perfect time to water again, feels wet = do nothing, check again tomorrow.
Also lift up the pot every time you check with your finger. Notice the "heft", a light pot is dry, a heavy pot is wet. Soon you won't have to poke your finger in, as the weight of the pot will tell you everything you need to know, once you calibrate your sense of weight.
Some will stick a bamboo skewer into the media. Leave it 24/7 stuck in the pot. Pull the skewer out, and notice the color change. The dark area is wet. When the skewer gets "light" below the soil line it is time to water. I personally use my finger, instead of the skewer, because the skewer method has led me to run too dry. But that is me, some swear by the skewer method. Depends on how adverse one is to sticking a finger in the dirt.
Electronic moisture meters are notoriously faulty at giving a accurate moisture reading. The human finger is far more accurate than any $100 meter. True industrial meters, that run into the thousands are quite accurate, but bonsai should be a tactile hobby, don't trust a cheap electronic gadget.
Also lift up the pot every time you check with your finger. Notice the "heft", a light pot is dry, a heavy pot is wet. Soon you won't have to poke your finger in, as the weight of the pot will tell you everything you need to know, once you calibrate your sense of weight.
Some will stick a bamboo skewer into the media. Leave it 24/7 stuck in the pot. Pull the skewer out, and notice the color change. The dark area is wet. When the skewer gets "light" below the soil line it is time to water. I personally use my finger, instead of the skewer, because the skewer method has led me to run too dry. But that is me, some swear by the skewer method. Depends on how adverse one is to sticking a finger in the dirt.
Electronic moisture meters are notoriously faulty at giving a accurate moisture reading. The human finger is far more accurate than any $100 meter. True industrial meters, that run into the thousands are quite accurate, but bonsai should be a tactile hobby, don't trust a cheap electronic gadget.
Joshuaskwarek
Sapling
I am looking to repot as she has became root bound. Should I repot into the same pot to maintain size, or should I repot into a slightly bigger pot?
I wouldn't do it now, when it's inside and probably sulking. Mine was really rootbound also, I did the repot in the summer. I thought I had gone too far, it immediately wilted and lost alot of leaves.
But a few weeks later, it rebounded and was fine.Joshuaskwarek
Sapling
Should I repot in the same pot. Or go a little bigger?
bonsaichile
Omono
that's a personal preference. It is difficult to see the pot in your pocs. do not take a pic from above the tree, but rather from the rim of the pot. Anyways, if you repot, you should work and prune the roots, so the same pot you are using now will have some room for new roots to grow.
Joshuaskwarek
Sapling
Will pruning and putting back in the same pot make the tree stay little? If I repot in a bigger pot will the tree grow bigger?
bonsaichile
Omono
yes and yes, but it depends. No matter the pot, the tree will grow slowly.
Not arguing. I presume you mean trunk/branch size. As far as leafing out, mine grows like a weed in the summer. But I probably get more heat and humidity than you in CO.
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