Hi Everyone,
I'm fairly new to the bonsai world but I've bought a few trees that have been successful over about a year. I've just signed up to the forum.
I've also been trying my hand at growing pine seedlings (not entirely sure of the exact name as they were from a mixed bag - identification would also be appreciated!). They grew rapidly from seed after germination but are now looking very spindly after about 4 months of growing. I read somewhere about techniques of thickening the stem but I'm a bit nervous to try them out. Does anyone have any advice on how I should go about thickening them out a bit?
They get plenty of Sun at a South-facing window and I've also experimented with a grow light. They're currently in a soil mixture of coir, peat, bark and kyodama.
I'm aware that growing from seed is challenging (especially for a neebie!) but I've never been able to resist a challenge!
I'm fairly new to the bonsai world but I've bought a few trees that have been successful over about a year. I've just signed up to the forum.
I've also been trying my hand at growing pine seedlings (not entirely sure of the exact name as they were from a mixed bag - identification would also be appreciated!). They grew rapidly from seed after germination but are now looking very spindly after about 4 months of growing. I read somewhere about techniques of thickening the stem but I'm a bit nervous to try them out. Does anyone have any advice on how I should go about thickening them out a bit?
They get plenty of Sun at a South-facing window and I've also experimented with a grow light. They're currently in a soil mixture of coir, peat, bark and kyodama.
I'm aware that growing from seed is challenging (especially for a neebie!) but I've never been able to resist a challenge!