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Every kid wanted a bonsai after seeing the original Karate Kid. My old man had around 70 of them and we used to head out the Bodiam Bonsai nursery in East Sussex a lot. Bonsai were very popular in the 1980s. I remember my nephew wanting his own bonsai after seeing the original karate kid on DVD, he wasn't too keen on painting the fence or waxing the car though
Xue Sheng
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well, another Monday.... spent the weekend on the road. And now it has been confirmed, going to China in a couple months...
Steve
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I hope you enjoy the trip.
considering what a weed that plant is, give it some time.
Maybe it bounces back.
I wanted a Bonsai, but was never able to get the appropriate toolsEvery kid wanted a bonsai after seeing the original Karate Kid. My old man had around 70 of them and we used to head out the Bodiam Bonsai nursery in East Sussex a lot. Bonsai were very popular in the 1980s. I remember my nephew wanting his own bonsai after seeing the original karate kid on DVD, he wasn't too keen on painting the fence or waxing the car though
Then I had one for a while, but handed it off to somebody to winter it for me (putting the pot into the ground so the tree could be exposed to the winter without a killing frost to the roots)
As I recall I never got it back.
Xue Sheng
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To do what? 😳I’ve never read/heard of doing that! We have bubble wrap now!
Caring for bonsai is very easy and doesn’t really need special tools…it’s just nice to have shiny ones 🤓
The biggest errors are inadequate watering (twice a day in summer if it’s hot ) and not root pruning them and repotting in the same pot, every two years.
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Small tools.
Bubble wrap was not that prevalent back then and it was easier to just sink the whole thing into the soil.
I also lived in a small apartment without balcony.
That was my nickname at school…😓
It was invented in 1957!
Oh that makes things difficult.
I didn't say it was not around, it was a rare thing.
Not like know when every damn thing is wrapped in a ton of plastic.
And I am sorry for that nickname. I am sure it was meant with love.
I hope.
Xue Sheng
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Welcome to spring in upstate NY in the foothills of the Adirondacks.... we got 4 inches of snow, now freeing rain and sleet, and 2 to 4 inches of snow predicted tonight.... and we had a warm, snow free February, which is usually our coldest, snowiest month.
Xue Sheng
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about 4 inches of snow this morning...changed to sleet and freezing rain all day...and now it is snowing again, rather hard and we already got 3 more inches..... a wonderful spring day in the foothills of the Adirondacks
OP
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I feel your pain. Some areas around here got 2-3 feet a couple weeks ago. But it's 70F today.
Xue Sheng
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we are supposed to be in the 50s later next week
OP
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I'd like to be in MY 50's next week...
cleaned house since about 8 this morning.
I wish I had more to show for it than shifted piles of junk.
Ok, the big garbage can is half full.
Need to do the same thing again tomorrow
IF I can move that is.
I wish I had more to show for it than shifted piles of junk.
Ok, the big garbage can is half full.
Need to do the same thing again tomorrow
IF I can move that is.
We are sunny here with highs in the mid 70s. No snow to speak of, but plenty of pollen coating everything…
Xue Sheng
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It will be here too...... eventually
