3 Species For Growing Bonsai Trees Indoors - The Bonsai Supply

[@C.KenTeri-yaki]

Thanks for all your videos. You helped nurture our knowledge and love of bonsai. You helped us all thru the worst years of Covid.

[@Lilliancooks]

Great video…I just watched a video from someone else that said you should not grow bonsai indoors. I have a dwarf gardenia that I got 3 months ago and it’s growing beautifully indoors. New leaves and branches growing…no dead leaves…flowered once so far. I did everything you mentioned as far a caring for my bonsai. Hopefully it will continue to do well. I will get a grow light for the upcoming winter months. Thank you for always posting helpful videos.

[@bealight5141]

How did it do over the winter Lillian?

[@Lilliancooks]

@@bealight5141 it slowly died😞

[@apyoung2326]

Hi Jerome …I just purchased a bag of bonsai supply bonsai soil and this is how I found your KZbin videos. I live in Kentucky and have freezing outdoor temps, therefore, have kept my ginseng ficus and Fukien tea bonsais indoors. I’m new to having bonsai as houseplants and had trouble with a water schedule specially during the winter. I water my bonsais once a week because the soil stays too wet in the bottom half and dryer in the upper half (I use a water meter to check the soil moisture) because when I water more than once a week my ficus started to loose a lot of leaves each day, 2-3 healthy green leaves. This is also why I decided to repot the ficus using the new bonsai soil hoping to fix the problem. The other plant has no issues. I also mist them daily - is that good for the plant. I really appreciate your advice . Thank you 😊

[@cherylandrews3195]

Thank you for the video! I am in Canada so it's very hard to have outdoor bonsai. It has been very hard to get any information on indoor bonsai. Can you do more videos on indoor bonsai and demonstrations on how to repot, prune, wire them? Any information pertaining to indoor bonsai would be so so so helpful! Also is it possible to keep outdoor bonsai inside if you move them to a cold area for the winter?

[@prajal161]

have you tried anything so far in Canada? I am thinking to get Japanese Maple Bonsai indoor. doing research so far.

[@cherylandrews3195]

@@prajal161 I have 130+ trees, japanese maple are vigorous and will grow indoors as long as you give them a time to be dormant. I put mine in my unheated garage to winter them, covered with a cold frame. I have a tiny greenhouse that I can put them in outside. You will need a really sunny window or grow lights to have trees inside.

[@orocci]

@@prajal161i have a maple (momiji) in my living room. buy a grow light and circulator fan then it will grow.

[@ElsieDreamWorld]

Any recommendation on grow light for indoor bonsai?

[@apyoung2326]

Hi again Jerome, could you also do a video (when you have time) on how to turn a regular jade plant into a bonsai version of it. That would be so cool. Thank you 😊

[@jonbasiloni4112]

Another important area for ficus is they like humidity there is 2 options you can use to increase humidity like stated in the video use a humidity tray, or option 2 you can use a small mini humidifier place it near to your ficus Bonsai tree to help keep them healthy and happy during the fall and winter months have fun and good luck with your Bonsai tree's.

[@dodgersfnshepard8673]

I just started a bonsai from seed. It's sprouted 2 both about 1 & half inch tall now. When should I transplant and what's the best soil type to use?

[@callmekrabs6779]

how long did it take to sprout? and what kind of tree?

[@dodgersfnshepard8673]

@@callmekrabs6779 about a week and a half, I started giving up. The box says jack pine. It's since sprouted 3 but growing very slowly..or in weird spurts. Gf got it for me at book a million near the registers. I've since went on a bonsai binge & got more seeds pots and even dug up some to satisfy the waiting.

[@labbeaj]

@@dodgersfnshepard8673 I did exactly the same thing!

[@ElsieDreamWorld]

Hi Jerome! I live in sunny Florida , however, my apartment gets very little sunlight. Perhaps form 1 pm to 4 pm. I am keeping my new schefflera bonsai indoors with some grow light. My question is: is it advisable to put it outside for those 3 or 4 hours? I’m afraid to damage it with those changes. Thanks and I’m very happy to have found your great channel.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Hi! Yes, absolutely put it outdoors for the 4 hours in direct sunlight. Sunlight is always better than artificial light.

[@ElsieDreamWorld]

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply Hi Jerome, thanks for your reply. I will sunbathe my schefflera as you said.😂 I look forward to your excellent videos and stay safe.

[@shinecadet702]

Which LED grow light would anyone recommend for me as a beginner?

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

I don't know that I agree with repotting indoors in winter in northern climates. They usually keep their houses cool, the air is quite dry (low humidity) and the days are short so the plants don't grow much (unless using a grow light). I would think spring would be the ideal time?

[@jim5118]

You are correct, early Spring is indeed the best time to repot or do root pruning. Of course, if you repot an indoor tree, it can pretty much be done anytime, but best not to disturb the root system.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Hi Michael, keep in mind if you grow your tree indoors all year, winter most likely is the warmest as you heat your house, and use growlights. If you only overwinter them inside then late spring mid summer is best for tropicals.

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply I dunno, I lived in Ohio a long time and the house was quite a bit cooler in the winter (thermostat at 68) than in the summer (thermostat at 76). If it was really, really cold out, the thermostat would go down to 64 to save on heating.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

@@michaelmccarthy4077 I guess it depends on your climate, house, and specie. 🙂

[@chasingthefish9042]

@@michaelmccarthy4077 yikes I keep my house at 73 year round in south ga. Even when I lived in Colorado and New Hampshire I kept my house at 73 year round

[@carlosnavas5050]

Good morning Amigo. Thank you so much for your advice we appreciate we thank you from Guatemala you have a nice day Amigo 👍👍

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Good morning amigo Carlos. Thank you!

[@BONSAIenCORTO]

I only have outside trees, mainly native ones. Thanks for sharing.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thanks for visiting

[@nickallen3781]

i have a question...i have a juniper bonsai which i found out i need a fluorescent light for. So i was lighting it with an led indoor growing light that has both red and blue lights which creates a purple light kind of? i was asking to see if the jade can grow under the purple light that i have. Thanks!

[@jerryzito6840]

Thanks for the great video, I am new to Bonsai (3 months). I have mine indoors right by a sunny window. They are doing very well. Question... They get the rising sun until about 4:00pm. Is that enough, or do I need a grow light?

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Hey Jerry! If they get direct sunlight from 8am to 4 pm that is plenty. The bare minimum is 5 hours of direct sunlight.

[@jerryzito6840]

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply Thank you. Sorry to say, but you are one of a few KZbinrs who respond to questions. Keep up the good work.

[@theescapistpoet]

I have a sunlamp (not a grow light) which mimics sunlight. I've noticed my other plants respond well to it. Do you think a sun lamp would also work for bonsai trees?

[@murtza_6640]

I don’t see why not

[@zenadanao2633]

Good morning, I have jade indoor and I am wondering why the leaves are falling and it seems the leaf fall are like rotten I am using grow light right for them cause they don’t get enough lights. What is the best thing to save my plants? The soil is dry I always make sure the don’t get too much water cause I am afraid they will suffer root rot. I appreciate if you can help me to save my jade❤️. Thank you.

[@jim5118]

You're soil should never be dry, it should always be moist. Make sure the pot you're using has good size holes in the bottom and your soil promotes drainage so that when you water it, the water should all drain out the bottom leaving a nice moist soil. Never leave water in the tray under that pot as oxygen needs to get in to the root system to avoid root rot.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Hi Zena, It sounds to me that your soil might stay too wet, and your grow light is too far away or not on long enough. To give you an idea, with our bonsai soil outdoors, I water once a week. Indoors I keep the grow light about 6 inches away from my Jades and I keep the light on for 12 hours.

[@zenadanao2633]

Thank you so much, I appreciate your immediate attention on my problem.🙏 Zena

[@sunsetvibes556]

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply do you leave grow lights 12 hours on in winter too ? Or just summer ? TX 😊

[@bethdietz7559]

Thanks for the timely topic! I was just wondering...if I am using a grow light, how many hours a day should I leave it on?- I have been aiming at 12 hours. (p.s. waiting patiently for the next auction!)

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Hi Beth, Thank you for watching! The time depends on how strong and closes your grow lights are to your trees. I keep my grow lights about 6-8 inches away from the apex of my trees and leave the lights on for about 12 hours.

[@thisismewtwo8149]

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply hi I also have a grow light and I am wondering for how long I should keep my grow light on for seedlings? Should it be 12 hours also?

[@BEEFBRSKT]

​@@thisismewtwo8149 yes, just replicate daylight you can do longer if you like here in the UK we have almost 20 hours of light at the highest point of summer. But then shorten as the year moves along.

[@elementalbonsai]

Great video !👌

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you! 👍

[@swapankumardey7246]

Please let me know what should be the correct square mm of copper wire for shaping bonsai

[@jim5118]

That would depend on what size trunks and branches on the tree. For main trunk wires, 4-5 mm works good, or you can double up 2.5 mm. 1.5-2.5 can be used on branches.

[@kylepurvis6231]

This also depends on the type of trees your wiring, most deciduous and tropicals will use aluminum wire . If your wiring pines, and conifers as well as a few other species like boxwood then annealed copper wire is recommended as it has much more holding power to shape and hold branches.

[@swapankumardey7246]

@@jim5118 Thank you

[@swapankumardey7246]

@@kylepurvis6231 Thank you

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

@@kylepurvis6231 Good answer Kyle!

[@shahin5471]

In my country this type plant lights are not available in market. My east facing room window is far away from direct sunlight. Please suggest me what can I to my ficus and jade inside my room. Thank you. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@hi-cl6pb]

Are you able to order online? If you have Amazon in your country there are some good grow lights on there. If you don’t have Amazon maybe your countries version of an online store will have some

[@Matiaseldo]

Saludos desde Argentina Misiones. Tenes unos arboles espectaculares

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Gracias Matias!

[@Gettrying101]

Thank you bro

[@kunzangdordze9730]

In my experience some species, especialy some succlents, can grow even further from window - up to 50cm from sun exposed window, or at the window on the northern side - and do fine, namely: Schlumbergera, Crassula ovata, Coffea arabica, Sedum nussberianum, Kalanchoe bossfeldiana and Hibiscus rosa sinensis - some rosa sinensis specimen even prefer to be further from window, since sun burns their leaves easily.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Absolutely, there are tons of plants and species you can grow indoors. I just choose 3 bonsai species I liked for indoor growing.

[@taylorhickman84]

I'm looking for a species that will do well in a paludarium w/ 90% humidity.

[@wizzkhann7740]

Ummmm, can I grow a Kohime Japanese maple indoors? Also how do I make a kohime into a bonsai and keeep it small?

[@BEEFBRSKT]

What about olive trees ?

[@oscarrodriguez9878]

What kind of grow lights would you recommend?

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Hi Oscar! For smaller trees i'd recommend a red and blue uv light one. For larger trees I would use an HPS light.

[@oldmoosemittens2881]

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply by that do you mean just a grow light that comes off purple ? I've found a ton of $20-$30 grow lights that looks like you showed in your video, also some hanging lights w towns a red and blue led I guess. Different wattages though.

[@vale.x8x]

@@oldmoosemittens2881 same, im trying to figure out if the wattages are important 😭

[@WasnaST5092]

hello bonsi 👍 Indonesia 🙏

[@missjan1677]

can i buy your ficus salicaria?

[@kennethj8236]

I gotta call bullshit on this buddy, winter is dry, inside and outside, unless, you use a humidifier. Repot outside in spring is best, plus you can make a mess.

[@r.i.pyoutube6881]

This nigga 😂