9 things. γ€ŒδΉγ€γ€ » Nature http://www.myninethings.com On my mind... Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:58:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The Repotting http://www.myninethings.com/2009/03/11/the-repotting/ http://www.myninethings.com/2009/03/11/the-repotting/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:47:23 +0000 http://kokonotsu.wordpress.com/?p=21 a000_0145 Well I have repotted one of the Bonsai’s, what can I say, no guide could have prepared me for the sheer mess that was created and the time it took to get those roots untangled, haha, tricky little buggers those bonsai’s. There were so many roots that it was nigh on impossible to get the soil removed by hand alone, so I resorted to a bucket of water and a sharp pokey object, namely a skewer. Even this and an extra pair of hands couldn’t speed things up, but eventually it was done, then was just a case of trimming the roots and planting in it’s new pot and giving it a litle trim on top. Simple right? well, after putting it in it’s new home, I set to work pruning it back a little. I didn’t know a damn thing so just went at it like Edward Scissorhands, finished article not quite as good but it’s not half bad for someone who’s as subtle as a brick.

Now only time will tell if I have done it right, if I wake up one day and it seems a little lacking on the leaves, well that will pretty much say it all.

]]> http://www.myninethings.com/2009/03/11/the-repotting/feed/ 0 Bonzai http://www.myninethings.com/2009/03/09/bonzai/ http://www.myninethings.com/2009/03/09/bonzai/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:59:34 +0000 http://kokonotsu.wordpress.com/?p=5 Well, I was at a friends the other day, I don’t know how we ended up on the subject of bonsai’s but we decided we would get some tree seeds and grow a bonsai from a seed. Though after google-ing and reading a good chunk of info, we read many encouraging statemets such as “don’t grow from seed, life’s too short” & “it may just drop dead one day”.

After which we decided to just take the easy way out and buy them already a few years old. After about 20 minutes of browsing I decided on two I liked, a 8yr old Ulmus & a 4-5yr old Sagarethia.

The last time I encountered a bonzai, it all ended badly, I had all the best intentions but it eventually perrished due to one thing and another. Not this time though, intend to keep the damn thing alive for a long time. So you are likly to see more updates on them in the future. Pictures to follow.

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