Does it stay small? and do i need to change the pot after years go by due of the root growth?
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I am sorry to say I planted the seeds and nothing happened. I must confess I do not have a green thumb but decided to try it as price was right. I have had many bonsai plants over the years and have 2 aralia plants and a desert rose, both years old and beautiful. The wisteria seeds, on the other hand, was a negative experience.
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I am not an expert, but I purchased a book from amazon entitled "bonsai for beginners." It has been a great help. The book does depict various grooming and the need to upsize the pot after significant root growth. Get the book. It was a penny plus 3.99 shipping and handling.
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Yes, we bought ours as a Christmas gift in December and still have it in the same pot. Its doing well, and we'll need to transplant it into a larger pot soon. Currently we have 3 lemons growing on the tree. It's very happy being outside now that the temp is warmer.
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I've transferred these into a 1 gal pot 6 months ago and they've only grown an inch or two. Not sure why. I want then to get bigger before I put them in the ground, but something isn't working. I purchased several other plants which are doing very well. Maybe they are slow growing but they were a bad choice for us.
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Hi Heide,Yes it will I have had a bit of a problem with one of my Smart Pots, but not enough to not use them...I love them. The problem was that a few roots worked their way through the bottom of the pot. I didn't discover this until I wanted to move it. It took a bit of energy, but it came loose and I moved it.Hope this helps.Melinie
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I bought one last year and it has hardly grown from when I got it. In fact I was worried it was going to die..... But it is still green, but literally is only an inch tall. I have no idea how slow growing it is, but I am hopeful it will be bigger next year
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Hey Christa, I bought mine a year and 1/2 ago and it has been in a pot the entire time. We don't want to plant it in the ground yet because we plan on moving in a couple years.
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Yes, you will be very happy with this pot. Works well, travels in small package, mine has been all over the world.
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We keep ours in water all the time, fill a Tupperware container with water and put the pot in it. Also keep it out of direct sunlight. Ours is growing like wildfire, and we got it 2 years ago. It was doing poorly until we decided to keep it in water all the time. Hope this helps
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I used a smaller kitchen pot it worked fine. Just be aware it may ruin the bottom by leaving black streaks from the flame.
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The plant is pretty small when it arrives. I have mine in a 1 gallon pot right now. I doubt I will need to transfer it to anything larger this year.
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I only expected it to last just one season. I put it in several large pots last spring and it worked great. This spring I used the same pots, worked in some new potting soil and was surprised to find that it still worked like a champ. Not sure if I'll have the same result next spring as I continue to work in new soil. One tip though . . . don't put in too much. It will overflow once it expands. Hope this helps.
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Yes! I have one in a very large pot. I water daily and keep it in the shade. In winter I put it in the garage when it goes dormant for the winter.
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Potted mine too in about 3ft dia pot and it was outside over last summer and took well. I live on coast in VA. But then we had a bad rain storm and I didn't get it drained well enough and think root rot set in. It's been in house all winter and I mist it regularly but not sure it's surviving. If it's still seems viable when whether warms I think I should dig up and put rocks in bottom for drainage (there were holes in pot but I'd set it in a pan in house just after bad rain and didn't realize pan was full as I kept watering....stupid!) anyway, my thumb is green with 'easy' house plants and this poor guy (we named him Larry) has kept me in turmoil. I read it's fine to pot but not sure where I went wrong exactly. Hope this helps and I'd love any advice from anyone else!
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I also used Miracle Grow Potting mix and have repotted to larger once. So far it appears to be low maintance just watering a couple times a week.
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no you can grow small plants in this throughout their life cycle. as long as they are small plants. but if you do change them into a bigger set up do it before the roots come out of the bottom of the individual 3inch net pots.
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Yes it is :) mine came at about 17inches and is now 36" and hardening it's branches rather than making new ones. But it is most definitely a dwarf, barely waist height, pot included, and the loved leaves are georgeous to look at from above. I think I have only had it for 5 months, but the upward thrust stage has stopped.
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What size are your pots? I have outdoor 20 yeas old plants and added about 3 cups to each plant this spring working it into the soil (Two months ago). I have not noticed a change either. It can take years to lower the ph properly. I would check the ph after two months and add more working it into the soil if the ph does not start to drop. Make sure you are checking the ph properly. A ph change of 0.5 is actually a large change because of how the scale works