Cruiser
Omono
Branch-removal and security. Important jobs.
Do your children help care for your bonsai?
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Cruiser
Omono
My daughter has decided this mame fir is hers now.
On the one hand I’m proud, on the other hand I fear for the trees life.
On the one hand I’m proud, on the other hand I fear for the trees life.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
Sital
Seedling
My younger daughter is 25 and will water my trees when I'm away....if I pay her. She doesn't work cheap.
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Only by supervising.
Cruiser
Omono
I’d call this a win if the watering is done right! What’s the going rate?
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My twins picking seeds from the pods…
…and one of them planting the seeds.
…and one of them planting the seeds.
Same thing here, with my son.
Shogun610
Masterpiece
Precious !! those boots !!
Desert O'Piñon
Omono
Welcome to the beautiful stressful life of fatherhood. Pretty much sums it up, even beyond bonsai.
My 23 yo son is still living at home. He's overcome a lot, but even though he's high-functioning, the Asperger's Syndrome has set him back socially in very significant ways. So, as part of his life skills lessons, I'm teaching him how to care for something that can't care for itself. He thinks I'm too hard, but he's still very soft from an employer's viewpoint.
So during my workday, when it's ±100°, it's his duty to check the chopsticks, keep the seed beds damp (although I'm just about ready to give up on those), and mist some of the trees and plants that require more humidity than the desert can provide. It's a learning process, but he's getting there.
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vp999
Masterpiece
There's usually a lot of molds in the sphagnum moss...I wouldn't want her to breathe any of that in.
Sital
Seedling
It depends if there's an upcoming concert she wants to go to!
Calnicky
Mame
My son is interested in orchard trees and has planted several different species on their land. He may end up wanting to take over a tree or two or three, but I'm not pushing it. If the club gets everything, I'm totally fine with that. I've gotten so much out of PSBA.
On the other hand...there's a little granddaughter in the picture, so there's hope from that angle!
On the other hand...there's a little granddaughter in the picture, so there's hope from that angle!
Cruiser
Omono
Market rate, how shrewd!
Cruiser
Omono
She looks so happy! Nice phone btw! We’ve been thinking of reinvesting in a landline.
Yamamomiji
Yamadori
My nearly 3 year old is certainly still too young to care or get into it profundly. But he loves playing with the hose, giving them a good occasional shower, especially when I don't look, which a lot of children in his age most likely do, or trying to re-arrange them. In winter he was hiding in the growing tent. No accidents so far and I do hope I can inspire him as @LuZiKui wrote for something he has passion for, be it Bonsai, nature in general or any other hobby that gives relief.
On our tours in the surrounding I show him other plants and sometimes he is eager to show me his discoveries of flowers or simple weeds.
But for now it is most likely just a few minutes of "help" before engaging in other activities as playing in the sand-pit or water.
On our tours in the surrounding I show him other plants and sometimes he is eager to show me his discoveries of flowers or simple weeds.
But for now it is most likely just a few minutes of "help" before engaging in other activities as playing in the sand-pit or water.
Sital
Seedling
Yes, but I don't think she realizes this is coming out of her inheritance.
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