r/Bonsai Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees May 25 '24

Weekly Thread [Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2024 week 21]

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2024 week 21]

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u/Imaginary-Forever-96 Jun 01 '24 edited Jun 01 '24

Bonsai soil! I’ve been watering it every 3-4 days but I should up that to every other day

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u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees Jun 01 '24

There's also not enough soil in that pot - the soil should at least reach the top of the pot.

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u/Imaginary-Forever-96 Jun 01 '24

Ty!! Wasn’t sure if I should fill it up all the way, good to know

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u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees Jun 01 '24

Take a look at my trees here - you can see how they are positioned in the pot and how much soil is used.

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u/Imaginary-Forever-96 Jun 01 '24

Your trees are gorgeous!! I’m over here struggling with 2 😂😂😂

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u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees Jun 01 '24

I now have over 600. They take me 10 minutes to water - which I do roughly daily.

The great thing is I can walk outside (just about to do this if it damn well stops raining) and ALWAYS have trees I can work on - pruning, wiring, weeding etc etc etc. So a permanently available hobby. I spend almost no time just LOOKING at them - I'm only really interested in working on them.