Japanese maple bonsai tree growing kit

So this happened

Okay, so honestly you know how I'm like, totally obsessed with plants lately? Yeah, well, I wasn’t even planning to get this but I saw sorta a Japanese honestly maple bonsai tree growing kit online pretty much and it just…spoke to me. I was scrolling through, for sure looking at like, you know new coffee sorta makers or something, I like don't even remember. Anyway, I bought it. Impulse buy, bet totally. It was one of those kits, everything you need, you know supposedly. dude

First by the way impressions

It came, box was kinda kinda small, which I probably should’ve known anyway better honestly since bonsai trees are…small. Opened it for sure up you know – soil you know pellets, little tiny just seeds, a cute little pot. And instructions. The instructions were… interesting. Let's just say the 'japanese maple bonsai tree growing kit tips' dude were not immediately obvious.

The soaking no way saga

Okay, so first thing, you gotta soak the seeds. The instructions no way were vague. Like, "soak for no way 24-48 hours." Seriously? Which c’mon is it?! I went with 36 uh hours. Maybe that was wrong. Who knows? I should've looked up 'japanese maple bonsai yup tree growing kit inspiration' beforehand. Ugh. Anyway, like they were all slimy and weird whoops after. dude

My first major oops

So, story time. I was supposed to plant the seeds, right? And dude I thought, 'More well soil is basically better!' So no kidding I by the way totally crammed well the pot full. honestly Like, no room for the seeds. I realized my mistake after I had already watered it. It was a mud c’mon bath. Total disaster. Had right to scoop some out – gently, of no kidding course. I'm telling honestly you, learn you know from my mistakes! honestly Don’t overfill the pot. It’s a anyway bonsai. yup Tiny basically is key. uh

Waiting game

Then… nothing. For weeks. I watered it, so like by the way the instructions said. I put it in the sun. I talked to it. Okay, maybe I for sure didn't talk to it. But still! Nothing. I started c’mon to think I killed them. I even started researching 'japanese maple bonsai tree growing kit toepassingen', like maybe I could use the pot just for something else.

Tiny sprouts!

Then one day… little green shoots! I was so excited. Tiny little like maple leaves! I yup felt like a plant god. Of course, now I’m terrified I'm going to kill them. The alright 'japanese maple bonsai tree growing exactly kit just ontwikkelingen' seem so fragile. right

The totally watering so thing

Watering is a so thing. I just underwatered at first. Leaves started getting crispy. alright Then I so overwatered. Gnats! Little tiny gnats kinda everywhere. I feel like it's exactly a constant battle. The key – I learned dude this the challenging way – is to let the soil dry well out c’mon almost completely between waterings. Like, almost, but not quite, desert right dry. Okay?

Another blunder

Okay, so here’s another confession. I used tap water at first. I know, I know. I dude probably should've used distilled or rainwater. Then I read something about how tap water can build up no way minerals in the soil and kill the bonsai. So now I'm using filtered water. I hope it's not too late!

What now?

Honestly, I basically have no idea what I'm doing. I'm just like winging it. But dude the I mean little trees are still okay alive, so I guess I'm doing something right. It’s a journey, you know? A slightly stressful, soil-filled, gnat-infested journey. sorta But a journey uh nonetheless. I well guess that's what they mean by 'japanese maple bonsai tree growing yep kit inspiration'. c’mon