What kind of plants do you like in your place (or outside)? I just keep a handful of live bamboo plants around my place. They are really the only thing I have found that always looks good and doesn’t die on me.
I have tried TWICE to make the whole bonsai tree thing work. I really think they are awesome and I stupidly thought having one on my desk was going to be the coolest thing ever. It was not, it died rather quickly and I read online that a real bonsai tree under no circumstances can be indoors.
I got a second bonsai and kept him outdoors, he thrived for a summer and int othe winter. However in the spring he took a turn for the worse, and for some reason never recovered. RIP my trees.
I think im gonna jump on the cactus/other easy plant trend as I cant take the heartbreak from another bonsai.
I have one south asian cactus which is exceptionally easy to care for, but forgot its botanical name. I never ever water it for the reasons ohai mentioned, except once a year when I take it outside and drench it repeatedly with buckets of water until the soil turns into a swamp. Expert botanists have told me that this simulates the monsoon season in the cactus’ natural habitat. I’ve had this cactus for over 3 years and it seems to be thriving under these conditions, although thriving is probably a strong word to describe a cactus in general.
On the right hand side there is a blackberry vine which i’ve been growing for the past 4 yrs and in the rear there are raspberry canes. My favourite plants are my crocusmia lucifer and I have a brilliant bushy fern in the corner by the shed as it’s quite damp and shady there.
Put it outside. Your bonsai WILL die if you leave it indoors. I did extensive research on them after my first died and a realy bonsai is an actual tree, it needs to be outdoors and receive direct sunlight not through a window.
Nice garden Pokhim. Is that a veg patch on the left hand side? I have some space where I could grow some veg but have never bothered. Maybe I’ll try next year.
ok thanks!! But it’s winter now and I tihnk it’s more likely it will die now then ever… It’s really warm in my house and putting it outside now will certainly kill it.
Yep, I have courgette, green bean, carrots, beetroot, spring onions, strawberries and a chilli this year. I have a bunch of herbs in another part of the garden; mint, oregano etc.