Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Bonsai: Day 0066 - New growth

Bonsai: Day 0066


- Update: New growth everywhere. Monday (day 64) I had moved the plant away from the window (getting too cool; 45-50deg Fahrenheit) and moved it under a florescent light with a timer [14hr day/10hr night]. I'm not sure what caused the growth spurt, but below are some hypothesis.
  • Maybe the plant has growth cycles; ie: focuses on foliage growth, then maybe takes a break for root growth, then back to foliage.
  • The increased temperature
  • The increased light (day) cycle
- Not sure what caused it, but I'm glad to see my little guy get back to growing.





Friday, October 23, 2015

Bonsai: Day 0061 - Little Change

Bonsai: Day 0061


- Update: I've added about 6oz of superthrive solution (1/4 power). I've noticed some more growth in the lower limbs, some leaf enlargement, and the trunk is getting a little thicker. So it's about the same progress as last time.

- I'm curious as to why growth has slowed down, but it could be from the winter cold setting in. I feel it might be switching to a more dormant state.




Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Bonsai: Day 0051 - Thickening

Bonsai: Day 0051


- Update: I've added about 5oz of superthrive solution (1/2 power). I've noticed a little growth in the lower limb and some mild leaf enlargement. I also can see the trunk getting a little thicker, which what I was hoping for.

- The leaves stopped bleeding the day after I posted, so not really sure what that was all about.