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Hi, I’m brand new to this but have always wanted to grow bonsai, my parents have a Japanese maple (full sized) and I harvested a bunch of TINY saplings, they are currently in a seed starter tray and most are growing! But now what? Do they want bigger pots? 名媛直播 pots? Or is it too early for that?
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Welcome to the forum and the hobby!
From the photo it looks like you keep them indoors. Is that right? Maples will not survive in living room conditions and must be grown outdoors.
Other than that, for now, just learn how to make them survive. If they grow good, next spring they will need individual pots. When transplanting, cut tap root off. If you wish to put mowement on the trunk that can be done then as well. But waiting one or two years is also possible and proboably the safest bet. 名媛直播 is a maraton not a sprint. You will have lots of time to study the art when waiting for the trees to mature.
From the photo it looks like you keep them indoors. Is that right? Maples will not survive in living room conditions and must be grown outdoors.
Other than that, for now, just learn how to make them survive. If they grow good, next spring they will need individual pots. When transplanting, cut tap root off. If you wish to put mowement on the trunk that can be done then as well. But waiting one or two years is also possible and proboably the safest bet. 名媛直播 is a maraton not a sprint. You will have lots of time to study the art when waiting for the trees to mature.
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Thank you so much!
They are currently under grow lights and set up with a lot of my moms seed starting stuff while they get situated, and won’t be kept indoors in the long run, but I had planned to keep them there until she finished with seeds for the season at which point I planned to move them outside, should I move them outside now or do you think they will be good where they are for the time being?
They are currently under grow lights and set up with a lot of my moms seed starting stuff while they get situated, and won’t be kept indoors in the long run, but I had planned to keep them there until she finished with seeds for the season at which point I planned to move them outside, should I move them outside now or do you think they will be good where they are for the time being?
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Authum and winter is the most important time to keep it outside. So on your question If it would be ok, proboably. But its woth thinking If it benefits them in any way. Indoors they dont get the natural day/night conditions changes that they benefit from. Most likelly they get less light. And last but not least they will get the stres of transition once you move them out.
Is the tree outdoors in full leaf yet? Are you safe from frost now at your location?
Is the tree outdoors in full leaf yet? Are you safe from frost now at your location?
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Indoors they are under grow lights on a day/night cycle and in a window, I’m in southern New England and we are just past frost at this point but it is still dipping as low as 40 (Fahrenheit) overnight. I’m not sure about the tree being in full leaf but I’ll can check tomorrow (it’s 1am here and I don’t feel like going out to look)
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I’d say the tree is in full leaf
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Then just move the saplings outdoors. There are absolutelly no reason to have them indoors. Now they have been used to low light conditions indoors get them used to full sun slowly. Start under the Mother tree and mowe slowly into full sun during a period of 4-6 weeks.
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