Anyone have one?
The boyfriend gave me his to look after while he's off on the other side of the country.
He specifically told me to water it once every 3 days.
I've adhered to that, and now the blasted thing is dropping leaves like it's really dying.

He's going to flip if it actually dies - he's had it for well over a decade.


WTF DO I DO?!

sammij said:

i would call a nursery that deal with them and so u know one that is that old is very valuable... and if's it warm in ur area this time of year
s it would do better outside

well its a tiny one, about 8 inches tall, i'm not about to plant it
he told me to stop watering it and give it more light we'll see...

sammij said:

lol no u don't plant it it keep it in the pot it is in

Could be too much water?

yeah i think it was
it was his fault for telling me how to water it, i was just following his dumbass instructions

it'll be out of my hands soon enough

thanks for the info yall

Cinnie said:

they just need a sprinkle instead of a soak - the shallow dish makes the soil dry out fast, but they also don't like having wet feet

ZombieKitten said:

sounds about right
i hope it bounces back soon...

I always kill those fuckers.

Longest I had one was about 18 months.

johnart said:

"those fuckers".

Sammi, tell him the truth and get his advice.

Maybe Its not liking where it is located I'd think. Try and find similar sun patterns to where it originally sat.

Muse2NoPharaoh said:

Sorry.
Makes me so damn mad, cuz I think they're so cool.
This is why I don't get any orchids either. I'm afraid I'll kill them too.

I've a pretty green thumb for everything else tho.
[Edited 6/14/09 21:55pm]

johnart said:

same, I got a moth orchid and cut it back wrong, so it never flowered again, ever. My bonsai elm lived about a year.

I'm not really good with plants. I had a China Doll once,and I managed to kill it. Later I got another one,and surprisingly I have had it for about a year now. I have come to the conclusion that I need to let the soil get almost bone dry before watering it again. This might help you some...

http://www.bonsaitreecare.org/
[Edited 6/17/09 22:17pm]

So what's the update on the bonzai tree?

all the leaves dried up and fell off

his problem when he gets back

johnart said:

Pssssst! Betina told me Lola peed on the last one...

Maybe it thinks it's fall!

sammij said:

Awww poor tree. It must have been the change in space. Some plants are like that, they get use to one temperature and one kind of light, not good with change..

PaisleyPark5083 said:

that's what i was thinking, he'll be mad but i followed his specific instructions

sammij said:

Lawd.

Genesia said: