Bonsai indoors

Hello all.

I am new to these groups and to gardening in general. I live in a small apartment and have no outside area but I really want to improve my skills with growing and I want to have more living things around my place. Bonsai has always fascinated me and I think i am ready to give it a try. I have started with one of those cheap kits growing from seeds. I am planning to put this one next to the grow light that is hooked up to my girlfriends Aerogarden. I know this isn't ideal but I am not too interested in this particular plant (it's more of a tester and if it works then I will keep it). I have no outside area, I have no good window to put the plants on and I don't have a lot of space.

I would, however like to give it a real try with some other plants. What I was thinking was to have a few small wall hung shelves to hold the plants on with small grow lights on each. Maybe the small LED ones, if they work well. I was also thinking I may need a humidification system. I live in the L.A. area in Southern California. I would really like to grow various species from seeds. I like the small size trees (less than 10") and maybe eventually try some forest styles with mini-bonsai.

I know that things don't like to grow indoors but it seems there must be a way. Please if you could give any advice on how to make this work, I would really appreciate it. I have never been much good at growing plants and want to learn. I know that bonsai is a bit ambitious but it is what I am most interested in.

Thank you for the help, Bill

P.S. sorry for posting to multiple groups but i wanted it to get to anyone that could help.

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Bill
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CFLs do a great job.

Tray of wet pebbles.

Reply to
Father Haskell

Would that be enough to keep them alive indefinitely?

Reply to
Bill

In general, the climate indoors is not good for bonsai.

Reply to
David E. Ross

Pick a plant that is for INDOOR growing. A humidifier will take care of humidity.

Reply to
Johnny Borborigmi

Easily.

Reply to
Father Haskell

Perhaps of interest .

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We have a thirty year old fine leaf Japanese maple which is 9 inches high and 20 inches wide. Spreading not upright. We stated it out in a pot abut soon were not happy with how it looked so we planted in our front yard in a sheltered spot where it resides today. This after root pruning etc.

We love it!

I'll ask santa for a copy of the DVD this year.

Bill

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Bill

Thanks, I'm looking at grow lights and stuff now. I think I will take it a bit slow at first but hopefully I can keep a plant alive.

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Bill

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