Bonsai by silky

[Silky_smooth]

Welcome to a journey into the wonderfull world of bending,binding twisting and turning or better know as BONSAI cannabis

The vessel is a 0.5L low based bonsai tray and the contestant for the new project is the Blue Spider by Zambeza seeds

I like to thank @zambezaseeds by this way to send me this lovely strain to experiment with and hopefully transform into a work of art....now before we start this is not a grow about yeild but a grow to hopefully show skill...determination and devotion to a long run project....and to show how versitile cannabis truelly is....and how easy it is to bend and twist into your own desired shape....

The soil is a secret homemade compost soil that is low in nutrients that is needed for a slow but good and healty development of the girl and i already have a basic shape in mind and i hope that my imagination meets my reality and dreams in this grow....

I am going to let her sprouth in a little easy start plug so i can start her at the bottom of the bonsai tray just keeping her first leafes just above the surface to start and cover the surface with white pebbles...welcome to a 1 year project....

 

[TheSadVeryBadMadGrower]

Here to follow along. Good luck with your project. I play around with Solo cup plants while doing normal grows. I'm interested to see what you do here.

 

[Silky_smooth]

Here to follow along. Good luck with your project. I play around with Solo cup plants while doing normal grows. I'm interested to see what you do here.

Happy to have you...i do many solo cup projects...doing another one also here a 200ml champagne bottle grow

 

[Kassiopeija]

Happy to have you...i do many solo cup projects...doing another one also here a 200ml champagne bottle grow

I'm in too. Why don't you join the Solocup over there, guess its still open?

You seem to be growing alot in closed containers without drain. I heard that on soil that's more difficult than like having a drainage system. AM I right you're using organic soil? Otherwise I wouldn't know how to deal with salt buildup... do you also recycle your soil?

The gravel will be very good to keep some sort of insects like fungus gnats out of the substrate and it should also prevent water evaporation so you don't have to fertigate all too often. It's also less stress for plants IMO. I'm using washed quarz playsand + diatomacious earth powder + clay pebbles for this.
Or is there another reason why you do this?

anyway, good luck with this project :thumps up:

 

[Silky_smooth]

I'm in too. Why don't you join the Solocup over there, guess its still open?

You seem to be growing alot in closed containers without drain. I heard that on soil that's more difficult than like having a drainage system. AM I right you're using organic soil? Otherwise I wouldn't know how to deal with salt buildup... do you also recycle your soil?

The gravel will be very good to keep some sort of insects like fungus gnats out of the substrate and it should also prevent water evaporation so you don't have to fertigate all too often. It's also less stress for plants IMO. I'm using washed quarz playsand + diatomacious earth powder + clay pebbles for this.
Or is there another reason why you do this?

anyway, good luck with this project :thumps up:

I prepared the soil myself it a low nute compost and i worked out a whole system for the little thing....

 

[Silky_smooth]

Made Some holes in a straw and plugged up the end to work as a little irigationsystem

Placed the straw flat on the bottom and placed Some little gravel the smallest i could find to line up in height with the straw
Full image of the little irigationsystem

Covered the straw to prevent soil getting into the wateringholes

Pipe coming up in the corner

Filled up to the height of the starterplug and ready to fill up once she sprouts....

 

[omgBoNg]

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Made Some holes in a straw and plugged up the end to work as a little irigationsystem
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Placed the straw flat on the bottom and placed Some little gravel the smallest i could find to line up in height with the strawView attachment 4454319
Full image of the little irigationsystem
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Covered the straw to prevent soil getting into the wateringholes
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Pipe coming up in the corner
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Filled up to the height of the starterplug and ready to fill up once she sprouts....

I like that idea, but I feel that it might get clogged eventually.

 

[Kassiopeija]

I like that idea, but I feel that it might get clogged eventually.

I think the stones will block some of the soil, plus the water with its pressure will clear these holes. If that falls short one could close one end and simply blow into the other this is also a good method to enrich the substrate with CO2 XDDDD (not seriously)

I think Silky knows whats shes doing, just look at her plants. You know, she writes very little but basically everything you can gather from these pics speak nothing short of professionality focused on quality not quantity. Self-build box, own made soil even adapted to special tasks, LED board, complete even canopy with just one major shock, rest LST, ultra-healthy plants in these buckets, very conservative on cost. That's just about how you do it.

And I've clearly misread your post, now in the pics I see the outlet better. The stones are for stability and drainage. Are you using a syringe so you can feed an exact amount?

 

[Kassiopeija]

The stones are for stability and drainage

Ive got to add there, the stones will also make the water disperse more evenly inside that pot. This design will guarantee that the bottom layer is first full evenly of water with that subsequently then being pulled up the soil.

 

[User64]

I've been wanting to try growing a Bonsai cannabis plant for years. Now that I've got some space and a stock of seeds, where might I learn up on doing it right ? Not having much luck finding a dedicated article, post or blog about it yet. Not interested in harvesting yet and am not sure of the right way to go about that, if it's possible to keep one in constant veg ?

 

[Silky_smooth]

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I think the stones will block some of the soil, plus the water with its pressure will clear these holes. If that falls short one could close one end and simply blow into the other this is also a good method to enrich the substrate with CO2 XDDDD (not seriously)

I think Silky knows whats shes doing, just look at her plants. You know, she writes very little but basically everything you can gather from these pics speak nothing short of professionality focused on quality not quantity. Self-build box, own made soil even adapted to special tasks, LED board, complete even canopy with just one major shock, rest LST, ultra-healthy plants in these buckets, very conservative on cost. That's just about how you do it.

And I've clearly misread your post, now in the pics I see the outlet better. The stones are for stability and drainage. Are you using a syringe so you can feed an exact amount?

yes that is the meaning behind it...you guessed correctly...the straw fits a 10ml syringe like clockwork....sorry about my poor english writing....but you seem to understand me without words...

 

[Silky_smooth]

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I've been wanting to try growing a Bonsai cannabis plant for years. Now that I've got some space and a stock of seeds, where might I learn up on doing it right ? Not having much luck finding a dedicated article, post or blog about it yet. Not interested in harvesting yet and am not sure of the right way to go about that, if it's possible to keep one in constant veg ?
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I've been wanting to try growing a Bonsai cannabis plant for years. Now that I've got some space and a stock of seeds, where might I learn up on doing it right ? Not having much luck finding a dedicated article, post or blog about it yet. Not interested in harvesting yet and am not sure of the right way to go about that, if it's possible to keep one in constant veg ?

that is what i am hoping with this 1 year grow

 

[Silky_smooth]

I like that idea, but I feel that it might get clogged eventually.

Yes that might be...only time Will tell...

 

[Silky_smooth]

I've been wanting to try growing a Bonsai cannabis plant for years. Now that I've got some space and a stock of seeds, where might I learn up on doing it right ? Not having much luck finding a dedicated article, post or blog about it yet. Not interested in harvesting yet and am not sure of the right way to go about that, if it's possible to keep one in constant veg ?

Also have you instagram...there is a grower called cariboG...or seach for “Ruby the cube” he does amazing work....

 

[Silky_smooth]

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Ive got to add there, the stones will also make the water disperse more evenly inside that pot. This design will guarantee that the bottom layer is first full evenly of water with that subsequently then being pulled up the soil.

I actually could not explained it better...

 

[Silky_smooth]

The contestant for this little project has opened her shell and Will be put in her vessel later on today but everything is prepared and working just nicely....have put a little cookie form to fill in the rest to show the complete picture of the set up and once she sprouts there Will be little soil and Stones placed to fill the cookie form
I also topped off the soil with 1cm of white Stones(aquariumgrade fishsafe) to prevent evaporation

But this is basicly it....now lets hope we can turn a caterpillar into a butterfly....

 

[Kassiopeija]

I've been wanting to try growing a Bonsai cannabis plant for years. Now that I've got some space and a stock of seeds, where might I learn up on doing it right ? Not having much luck finding a dedicated article, post or blog about it yet. Not interested in harvesting yet and am not sure of the right way to go about that, if it's possible to keep one in constant veg ?

It's basically the same as having a motherplant from which to take clones from. that may be useful if someone wants to have many cutlings from the same genetic, perhaps a plant that has been selected. or maybe to preserve a genetic, there's these "cut only" or "breeders cut" strains which aren't distributed by seeds....

Also have you instagram...there is a grower called cariboG...or seach for “Ruby the cube” he does amazing work....

this guy is taking advantage of the fact that cannabis does grow so fast and responds well to stress like training.

Silky, did you ever observe if Fungus Gants or other flies are able to get through the top layer of cravel? I think these little stones must be too heavy for them to push them away to get into the soil. I'm currently using sand + clayballs but these are lighter.

 

[Father Ramirez]

I've been wanting to try growing a Bonsai cannabis plant for years. Now that I've got some space and a stock of seeds, where might I learn up on doing it right ? Not having much luck finding a dedicated article, post or blog about it yet. Not interested in harvesting yet and am not sure of the right way to go about that, if it's possible to keep one in constant veg ?

My one attempt. I deliberately flowered her after five months. No drain holes. I got her to bend by setting the cup sideways and tying her down. Then reverse direction. My favorite thing about her is the healthy shoot at the base!

 

[Silky_smooth]

It's basically the same as having a motherplant from which to take clones from. that may be useful if someone wants to have many cutlings from the same genetic, perhaps a plant that has been selected. or maybe to preserve a genetic, there's these "cut only" or "breeders cut" strains which aren't distributed by seeds....


this guy is taking advantage of the fact that cannabis does grow so fast and responds well to stress like training.

Silky, did you ever observe if Fungus Gants or other flies are able to get through the top layer of cravel? I think these little stones must be too heavy for them to push them away to get into the soil. I'm currently using sand + clayballs but these are lighter.

Yes i have...even something ordinary like perlite can block there way significantly....and has a double function because its white and reflective 2....and cheap(not the the white Stones cost that much)...

 

[Silky_smooth]

Looo

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My one attempt. I deliberately flowered her after five months. No drain holes. I got her to bend by setting the cup sideways and tying her down. Then reverse direction. My favorite thing about her is the healthy shoot at the base!

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Loooooooks beautifull i am going to do another also for a sponsor but have not received the seeds yet....