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Author Message   Scotkat  My Garden Journal Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 04:31 pm EST :    First year growing this beautiful single fuchsia Kath. Do you think I could try to grow her on as a Bonsia. Spent some time with my fuchsias this morning before Hospital visit in afternoon. Can see my fuchsias have been neglected as I have forgotten to give them their usual feed. Is it now too late in the season to feed.I just have not had the time to tend to my fuchsias with running to and fro to the hospital. This year through the winter months hope to try to keep some of my fuchsias in my heated conservatory. Should I still be giving them a drink even though it is the rest period and how often and how much please Kath. Scotkat - Scotland, Zone "?"   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 05:49 pm EST :    Chang is a lovely flower for a bonsai. If that plant were mine, I would remove the right hand stem completely as a 'Y' shape is not very good for a bonsai tree. Then cut the remaining 3 stems back to the 2nd 'break' from the bottom on each of same. This will encourage it to shoot lower down. Then pinch the new growth after 2 pairs of leaves have formed. I don't feed anymore now until next March. If you are going to over winter plants in your heated conservatory, they will shoot new growth very quickly after cutting back, keep them moist but don't overwater throughout the winter. Kath Zone 8b UK   Scotkat  My Garden Journal Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 02:17 am EST :    Can you draw step by step diagram please Kath and certainly happy to try. Would I pot it down into a smaller pot Kath? Scotkat - Scotland, Zone "?"   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 04:27 am EST :    Where the red line is, completely remove. Where the blue lines are, cut back each stem just above the node. Then take out of the pot and replant back into that same pot but at more of an upright angle. Normally we do pot-down for the winter, but not plants intended for bonsai, reason being you need to firstly build up a good root structure to supply the plant with maximum energy/strength. In the Spring go up another pot size, this encourages the main stem to thicken, and that is the main objective in the first few years. Don't be in a hurry to plant into a bonsai pot, otherwise the main stem will be very slow to thicken. The freer the root-run the quicker it will thicken, that is why a lot of mine 'in-training' get planted into the garden for a few years, of course the non-hardy types have to be potted up for the winter and kept in the heated greenhouse. Kath Zone 8b UK   Scotkat  My Garden Journal Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 04:45 am EST :    Thankyou Kath as there are a lot of buds still to open shall enjoy the pleasure and it is our own fuchsia club show in two weeks so think shall enter her on the show bench . Then she will come to the hairdresser to be restyled Thankyou I feel now a bit more relaxed and happy tending to my plants again. Although it is very blustery wind today and cold with it not really to pleasant in the garden unless I can find a sheltered spot. Scotkat - Scotland, Zone "?"   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 01:42 pm EST :    You're welcome Kath. Very busy day for me, our villiage annual Horticultural Society Show today, I don't compete in the classes anymore but always do a big display of Fuchsia Bonsai for them, creates a lot of interest from the public. Temps were 28c/82f, not a cloud in the sky, perfect day Kath Zone 8b UK   Scotkat  My Garden Journal Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 03:40 pm EST :    Kath temp nothing like that here today very cold. My Dh is in Raleigh NC an dhe phoned and said 84 and Humid. I have just been round our local loch tonight with a friend and her dog came back bitten to bits by the dredid midgies they were well out in force. A better night than day it turned out. Scotkat - Scotland, Zone "?"   Scotkat  My Garden Journal Posted on Monday, September 12, 2005 - 03:21 pm EST :    Hi Kath here is Chang just wanted to enjoy the pleasure of the last of her delightful blooms. Sadly at our fuchsia club show I had chang in a 6"pot and had wrongly entered in class which should have been a 5"pot. Too much going on in my mind just silly mistake. Yes I want to try now to train as a Bonsia . Does this photo give you a better idea for step by step instructions for me. Scotkat - Scotland, Zone "?"   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 02:32 am EST :    What a shame it was in the wrong size pot for the show, but understandable, I've done the same thing earlier days, especially when I was entering a lot. Yes Kath follow the above instructions, you will find, because it has quite a long space between the nodes, that you have to pinch out the new growing tips after every pair of leaves that form to keep it more compact. Kath Zone 8b UK   Scotkat  My Garden Journal Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 04:24 pm EST :    Kath pruned part of chang this afternoon still to finish. Just checking with you if I have done this correct so far . Scotkat - Scotland, Zone "?"   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 05:11 pm EST :    Carry on the good work Kath, looking good so far Kath Zone 8b UK   Scotkat  My Garden Journal Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 06:49 am EST :    Too late to change my mind now . What is the next step Kath? Scotkat - Scotland, Zone "?"   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 02:37 pm EST :    Remove those larger leaves, keep cool and only slightly moist throughout the winter, and keep pinching out the growing tips as I suggested above Kath Zone 8b UK   Scotkat  My Garden Journal Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 03:19 pm EST :    Thankyou Kath shall remove large leaves tomorrow.But must admit felt a bit sad as I removed the stems as she was standing ever so proud. Scotkat - Scotland, Zone "?"   Scotkat  My Garden Journal Posted on Monday, September 26, 2005 - 04:50 am EST :    How is Chang looking now Kath that I have removed the larger leaves? Can you guide me from now until Spring of next step to Bonsia from this stage. Scotkat - Scotland, Zone "?"   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Monday, September 26, 2005 - 07:44 am EST :    As I can't see the end of the branch on the right, make sure you only have 3 'breaks' on it like the left one, if there is more, shorten the branch back to the 3rd break. Pinch off any flower buds so that all the strength goes to the plant and encourages more leaf shoots. Through the winter months, when any new stems start to grow, pinch back to 2 pairs of leaves, try to keep the plant as compact as possible. Kath Zone 8b UK

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