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Old 29-04-2008, 02:50 PM posted to rec.gardens,rec.arts.bonsai
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Father Haskell wrote:

On Apr 28, 7:32 pm, Bill wrote:
On Apr 28, 3:24 pm, Father Haskell wrote:



On Apr 28, 3:32 pm, Bill wrote:


Hello all.


I am new to these groups and to gardening in general. I live in a
small apartment and have no outside area but I really want to improve
my skills with growing and I want to have more living things around my
place. Bonsai has always fascinated me and I think i am ready to
give it a try. I have started with one of those cheap kits growing
from seeds. I am planning to put this one next to the grow light that
is hooked up to my girlfriends Aerogarden. I know this isn't ideal
but I am not too interested in this particular plant (it's more of a
tester and if it works then I will keep it). I have no outside area,
I have no good window to put the plants on and I don't have a lot of
space.


I would, however like to give it a real try with some other plants.
What I was thinking was to have a few small wall hung shelves to hold
the plants on with small grow lights on each. Maybe the small LED
ones, if they work well.


CFLs do a great job.


I was also thinking I may need a
humidification system.


Tray of wet pebbles.


Would that be enough to keep them alive indefinitely?


Easily.


Perhaps of interest .

http://www.amazon.com/Thriving-Bonsa.../ref=sr_1_1?ie
=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1209476422&sr=1-1

or http://preview.tinyurl.com/3po49f

We have a thirty year old fine leaf Japanese maple which is 9 inches
high and 20 inches wide. Spreading not upright. We stated it out in a
pot abut soon were not happy with how it looked so we planted in our
front yard in a sheltered spot where it resides today. This after root
pruning etc.

We love it!

I'll ask santa for a copy of the DVD this year.

Bill

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