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Newbie questions
Well, everybody has to start sometime. My time is now. I have looked at
bonsai plants for a while. Finally I bought one at the local farmer's market from a booth for a local nursery. The bonsai is a juniper in a pumice pot and is gorgeous to my untrained eye. I have done a bit of reading on the net about the mistakes newbies often make. I am still wishing that I can enjoy my plant indoors so I can see it more often than I will if it is outdoors. I am fortunate to have a large (6' x 9') sun room that gets a substantial amount of light all day long. So we aren't just talking about a big window. Obviously if I choose to start my bonsai off here and it starts to signs of unhappiness, it will go outside, but I am curious if any others on this newsgroup have had success in keeping their tree indoors and what I might watch for to keep it healthy. |
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Bob wrote:
Well, everybody has to start sometime. My time is now. I have looked at bonsai plants for a while. Finally I bought one at the local farmer's market from a booth for a local nursery. The bonsai is a juniper in a pumice pot and is gorgeous to my untrained eye. I have done a bit of reading on the net about the mistakes newbies often make. I am still wishing that I can enjoy my plant indoors so I can see it more often than I will if it is outdoors. I am fortunate to have a large (6' x 9') sun room that gets a substantial amount of light all day long. So we aren't just talking about a big window. Obviously if I choose to start my bonsai off here and it starts to signs of unhappiness, it will go outside, but I am curious if any others on this newsgroup have had success in keeping their tree indoors and what I might watch for to keep it healthy. Welcome to the sport of bonsai. At least you seem to be aware that junipers are NOT indoor trees, so when it slowly fades away, you will know why. Assuming you have some experience with plants, you probably will be able to keep it "alive" for a year or so. But it will not thrive. The indoor environment is especially rough on trees -- even trees that _can_ adapt to indoor life -- ficus, sheffelera, etc. It's too dry indoors. I'm speaking of humidity, not soil moisture. There's no fresh air (breeze). Light (even on a sun porch) is always lower than they get outside, and the UV is missing. Insect problems become much worse inside than out. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Kevin Bailey++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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Sorry, Bob. Outside it goes and outside it stays. Junipers might last a
season or two indoors, but eventually they will die if kept inside. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" To: Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 11:37 AM Subject: [IBC] Newbie questions Well, everybody has to start sometime. My time is now. I have looked at bonsai plants for a while. Finally I bought one at the local farmer's market from a booth for a local nursery. The bonsai is a juniper in a pumice pot and is gorgeous to my untrained eye. I have done a bit of reading on the net about the mistakes newbies often make. I am still wishing that I can enjoy my plant indoors so I can see it more often than I will if it is outdoors. I am fortunate to have a large (6' x 9') sun room that gets a substantial amount of light all day long. So we aren't just talking about a big window. Obviously if I choose to start my bonsai off here and it starts to signs of unhappiness, it will go outside, but I am curious if any others on this newsgroup have had success in keeping their tree indoors and what I might watch for to keep it healthy. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Kevin Bailey++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Kevin Bailey++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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I will add it can visit you indoors but only for a few days at a time.
I have a stand and I do bring in outdoor bonsai indoor to visit with on those cold winter nights. It gets to about 30 f here so they never go hard dormant where I am. On Aug 28, 2005, at 2:12 PM, Marty Haber wrote: Sorry, Bob. Outside it goes and outside it stays. Junipers might last a season or two indoors, but eventually they will die if kept inside. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" To: Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 11:37 AM Subject: [IBC] Newbie questions Well, everybody has to start sometime. My time is now. I have looked at bonsai plants for a while. Finally I bought one at the local farmer's market from a booth for a local nursery. The bonsai is a juniper in a pumice pot and is gorgeous to my untrained eye. I have done a bit of reading on the net about the mistakes newbies often make. I am still wishing that I can enjoy my plant indoors so I can see it more often than I will if it is outdoors. I am fortunate to have a large (6' x 9') sun room that gets a substantial amount of light all day long. So we aren't just talking about a big window. Obviously if I choose to start my bonsai off here and it starts to signs of unhappiness, it will go outside, but I am curious if any others on this newsgroup have had success in keeping their tree indoors and what I might watch for to keep it healthy. ************************************************** ******************** ********** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Kevin Bailey++++ ************************************************** ******************** ********** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ********************* ********* ++++Sponsored, in part, by Kevin Bailey++++ ************************************************** ********************* ********* -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Kevin Bailey++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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Bob:
Welcome to the hobby! You have received some good advice re keeping your juniper indoors. Don't do it! I would like to offer one additional bit of information: Junipers have the characteristic that when they die, the needles continue to look green and stay attached to the tree for several weeks. The needles dry out and get more "prickley", but it is hard to see happening. Generally if it dies (which it will do indoors) you won't notice it until it is too late. God Luck, Tom Pillichody in West Virginia where tiny oaks from giant acorns grow ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Kevin Bailey++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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Thank you all for both the warm welcome to the group, and the sage advice.
Outside it goes and outside it will stay. I just need to change my habits and place it in an outdoor viewing area. I am certain I will have many more questions the more I learn from reading current and older posts. "Bob" wrote in message ... Well, everybody has to start sometime. My time is now. I have looked at bonsai plants for a while. Finally I bought one at the local farmer's market from a booth for a local nursery. The bonsai is a juniper in a pumice pot and is gorgeous to my untrained eye. I have done a bit of reading on the net about the mistakes newbies often make. I am still wishing that I can enjoy my plant indoors so I can see it more often than I will if it is outdoors. I am fortunate to have a large (6' x 9') sun room that gets a substantial amount of light all day long. So we aren't just talking about a big window. Obviously if I choose to start my bonsai off here and it starts to signs of unhappiness, it will go outside, but I am curious if any others on this newsgroup have had success in keeping their tree indoors and what I might watch for to keep it healthy. |
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Bob wrote:
Thank you all for both the warm welcome to the group, and the sage advice. Outside it goes and outside it will stay. I just need to change my habits and place it in an outdoor viewing area. I am certain I will have many more questions the more I learn from reading current and older posts. Gosh. It's SO nice when people actually take our advice. ;-) Now I have one more bit of advice: Do NOT let this be your only bonsai! That is serious advice, and is not intended to get you to buy, Buy, BUY bonsai. It is simply that people with just one tree tend to love their precious baby to death -- and you sound like a probable candidate, to me. :-) Having more than one tree forces you to spread out your affections somewhat. While bonsai do need care, a lone tree will last longer on benign neglect than it will from hovering over-attention. And, if you buy an untrained plant-in-a-pot and train it into bonsaihood youself, think of the accomplishment! Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Kevin Bailey++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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Bob wrote: Well, everybody has to start sometime. My time is now. I have looked at bonsai plants for a while. Finally I bought one at the local farmer's market from a booth for a local nursery. The bonsai is a juniper in a pumice pot and is gorgeous to my untrained eye. I have done a bit of reading on the net about the mistakes newbies often make. I am still wishing that I can enjoy my plant indoors so I can see it more often than I will if it is outdoors. I am fortunate to have a large (6' x 9') sun room that gets a substantial amount of light all day long. So we aren't just talking about a big window. Obviously if I choose to start my bonsai off here and it starts to signs of unhappiness, it will go outside, but I am curious if any others on this newsgroup have had success in keeping their tree indoors and what I might watch for to keep it healthy. The other reason why junipers (and all non-tropical plants) have to go outdoors is because they have to go dormant during the winter. If they don't get the cold weather, they croak. |
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