Bonsai Moms Anyone?

[Abracadabra B]

Here a few of my Bonsai Moms wondering if anyone else keeps them. I like to think of them as little pieces of art.

Trouble Maker

B-52

Big Buddha Cheese

Kali Mist (*The Kali-mist seems to have the most trouble with compact growth it jut wants to stretch and stretch)

 

All these with the exception of the Kali-Mist were planted last March. I can cut about 10 clones off every three weeks. pot is a 25oz cup and average about 8'' - 12'' tall including the pot. I have to cut the roots once in the past 7 months but now there settling in quite nice and shouldn't need to be done for another year.

[mrsmokey1]

nice, dont they get root bound in there after few months? r they in soil?

[Abracadabra B]

Good ?,

they are in soil. in the first 3-4 months you want these to get root bound. you simply cut the roots about one inch on all sides and add fresh soil. these are only 7 months but I heard after the first year you only cut the roots annually.

these are really fun to make but require patience. I messed up on the orginal kali mom.

hmm maybe a brief tutorial

requirments

-Sissors

-pot your pick

-Patience

-Fun

 

assuming you know how to germinate and get seedlings/clones started...

you let it grow until it a little more than the height you want (your pick). start to trim the plant in your Image. I used Twist ties to help shape them. dry out the soil and let the roots stretch. water/nute as needed and continue to shape the plant. in about 2-4 months(depending on light used) you will have a solid developed root ball. (IE: the roots in dirt come out in one piece.) time for the Cut you simply cut about 1inch of roots (left right front back and bottom) add fresh soil and continue having fun. after this point they shouldn't need another cut for some time. I allow about 72hrs in low light for recovery.

Thanks for Stopping by

Edited October 23, 2008 by Abracadabra B

[pisspotgrower]

look great....but how many cuttings can u take of each plant that size

[Abracadabra B]

I take about 10 cuttings per plant every three weeks to keep there shape. I have them under low lighting(26w CFL) if I doubled that I would have to cut them once a week. Personally I only need 8-10 cuttings every 50 - 60 days so I perfer the small space. Edited October 24, 2008 by Abracadabra B

[JoeThePlanter]

Simply awesome. I just got into the hobby that is Bonsai tree making. I had a almost fully developed pine tree that stood oh about 5-6 inches tall. They are simply awesome. Can't keep a grow room together long enough to do one out of cannabis though.

[Abracadabra B]

Mini pine Trees hmm I been wanting to get a Japanese pine but I hated how massive they get hmm. wheels are turning

[JoeThePlanter]

With the Japanese Pines I'm pretty sure you can just grow em to the specific height you want, tip em, and then transplant into a shallow pot. I know what you mean though those things can get huge. I remember the first time I started reading about bonsai trees I went outside walking around with some snips and alcohol just tipping random trees I saw

 

Now I have a foot fully matured pine right infront of the house. Looks like a thing christmas tree missing all of its bottom branches

 

Fun stuff!

[noface]

definitely,

here is a copy of the original OG post http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=31919

Some pretty awesome bonzais, I got a few candidates atm (White widow) its going to be so much easier when moving about so much as I would just destroy my whole grow. This time all carry around a little chiapet! er bonzai! sweet!

[smokinjoe]

Very nice indeed.

 

Small scale scrog mums also work a treat.

 

Apparently.