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My adventure with a Juniper 3 years 6 months ago #62569

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This is my 1st Bonsai. I got it from a friend about a month ago. I love in Utah so summer is hot and winter is cold. I understand Bonsai is something that will take years to develop and like all gardening it is something hat will be challenging, a constant learning experience, and hopefully reward(if I can keep it alive). I just learned yesterday I have a juniper so I am moving it from inside, had it in a window ledge facing west and have moved it outside facing south so it should get TONs of sun. I wanted a was to document it growth and was thinking this for our would be a great spot. Any help or suggestion along this journey are greatly appreciated.

I understand I should get rid of the pebbles and that’s I’ll happen today. Should I also repot it? 750ml bottle for perspective.

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My adventure with a Juniper 3 years 6 months ago #62571

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750 ml bottle in a picture to avoid sharing. Boo....

Bill Valvanis has a great series of pictures of a maple every couple of years with sons from 4 or 5 to present day, or at least close to that when I was last there. The sons were late 20s. It shows the tree getting older very effectively. You could pick something that changes to take the pictures with - a dog, a similar tree in the ground, sitting on the hood of different cars, different 750ml bottles,...

On a shorter time scale, a picture in spring with background trees starting to leaf out, summer, fall, winter covered with snow.
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My adventure with a Juniper 3 years 6 months ago #62574

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I have read to water daily, maybe even multiple times a day. Is it good to water morning, noon, or night??

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My adventure with a Juniper 3 years 6 months ago #62578

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Morning. Water again during the day if you see it dried out already.

If the soil drains really well you can’t really overwater it unless you keep it under a shower for the entire day, so don’t be too shy with that: one too many is better than underwatering it
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