my humble place.

marko

hi ppl.
hey I just started 2 month ago so u might consider me a ultra rookie or what ever. anyway i just wanted to show u what ive been doing so far. (with the help of my lovely wife who give me strong advices...i guess it must be that women touch that they have...coz shes just as rookie as I am in this biz)

i put here some pics. Its a humble place in a flat.
thx for watching.

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marko

just collected this eucaliptus in some nearby woods...I did a cut coz it was one meter high...then i thought i killed the tree and u know...after one month the miracle happened and now i counted 19 buds

marko

ok ok...its the last

this is an olive a friend gave me...its budding too...but only this 2 branches...and theyre on the same side...anyway its miracle too...ah...another thing is that i collected some seeds from acer (only 4...on the ground where cars pass on top)...then i put on the fridge for 3 weeks....then i planted the day before yesterday on perlite+peat soli and put on top of heater...guess whatnow I have 4 more acers....isnt this a miraclefor me its is...its a miracle of nature its wonderfull...just wonderfull...sometimes i think if im going to be capable of doing something usefull...i hate to think that any of my trees will die any day...i just cant think that...ok enough.
thx!

Jay

Marko. nice set up. Your trees are coming along. As for the budding out, patience! It takes time but hopefully you will get more branches than you have. Just be careful.... the Bonsai Bug may catch you! You may have to find a new home with more room for the trees that are yet to come!

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marko

hi jay!
thx for replying!
i guess i have just the other place near my kitchen...it catches the afternoon after 3 sun...its good too i guess!!!ill be patiente of course

Carl_Bergstrom

Marko,

Looking great so far! You're making good use of the space, and it looks like you already have a number of really nice trees.

As I remember all too well from my time in Atlanta, growing bonsai on a second-floor balcony has its own set of challenges (picture below). For me, it was a neighbor who had his couch on the balcony below, and got REALLY ticked off when my plants dripped down through the wood slats. I ended up buying a few large plastic bins, putting them under shelving with the trees, and letting the runoff drip into those bins.

But you can do really nice things even with those constraints. Sounds like you are off to a terrific start!

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zeb

Great start, Marko! Let's just hope you won't make as many mistakes as I already have. I guess it'd be better if I lived in the southern Europe too, but what can you do!

Mr. Crow, a truly wonderful tree on the left side of the picture! Please post it in the Spring Show.


Sincerely, Zeb

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marko

thx ppl!
hey i got a "manga" tree to start now...from seed.eheheh.

many thx and mister crow that tree that zeb mentioned before...its a lovely piece of art man!

Hi Marko,

It is a great beggining, you must grow your buds well in a shade.

In Portuguese: Que bom que vc está cuidando bem de sua varanda, eu também aqui no Rio de Janeiro já tenho mais de 40 bonsai na minha varanda e estou também cultivando algumas estacas de manacá, maçâ, seriguela (uma planta nativa do nordeste do Brasil). Parabéns.