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bonsaiTALK Neophyte
Join Date: Apr-2007
Location: philadelphia Drexel university
Country: america
Posts: 10
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Thank you all for your input, it is much appreciated. Outlaw, I am definitely going to try my best to make the 2/15 meeting. Chansen, I think I misrepresented myself, I do know a little about Bonsai, although a very little adn even then I've had no literal practice (my maple and spruce are outside, and when it gets too cold I put them in my basement; my Ficus is in my room under a grow light).
My thought process when I saw the large amount of information on bonsai was to learn as I needed to with plants of my own, basically cross each bridge as it came, and in the meantime read, read, read. For example, I learned how to trim my ficus throughout summer so it would create more leaves and now, a year later, it is thick with leaves and almost ready for styling. I have also replanted it into a tall skinny pot to encourage root growth, and I am planning on placing a rock in between the roots for a root-over rock style, but I will research root over rock style before i do this. The soil mixture I chose because I know the spruce soil needed to be in quick draining soil...the mix I have now is a temporary solution (where do you guys advise ordering conifer soil mix from?). As far as the spruce, I will take Mcspeed's and Barbara's advise and research the proper spruce soil mixture as well as research wireing techniques and methods.
The reason I tell you guys this is because I would like you to see where I am as far as bonsai knowledge, and also to perhaps give me advise on where my methodology is flawed. I'll post pics of my plants as soon as I can, and hopefully that will help me decide what my next step will be. Please keep the advise coming; as Im sure you all know it is so helpful and will save me a lot of time wandering in the wrong directions.
-Joshua
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