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Why would I leave an open bag of my edibles in my greenhouse?

Here’s the beasties. The bougainvillea is sitting against ficus, sage, acacia, and jaboticaba, none of which are affected. So I guess I don’t need to burn down the greenhouse.

"Bonsai Design: Bald Cypresses: A Comprehensive Guide to Bald, Pond, and Montezuma Cypresses" Randy K Bennet GET THIS BOOK! (DISCLAIMER: I'm not an affiliate of Amazon or Randy Bennett. I'm just a friend and will make zero dollars off of this recommendation.)...

I'm not going to put the squirrel poison at the base of my bonsai. I'm thinking more in line with a little picnic table with a small plate of poison on it. More like this: I honestly have no idea why Adobe Firefly put a top-hat on one of the squirrels.

Just your basic Jiffy cornbread and baking soda combo. I need to start feeding this stuff to my tree rats. My dreams will often include the mass slaughter of squirrels. That's how much I hate the little bastards. First video recommends 50/50 blend. Second video is targeted more towards mice and...

That's my Uncle Boudreaux. He's hiding his cane liquor from my Aunt Marie. Tree poaching is a very good guess. If there's ever any resolution to this, I'll let you know.

This morning, I received a call from someone with the LSU AgCenter regarding damage to bald cypress in the Atchafalaya Basin. I keep laughing when I try to say this out loud. I have a bachelors in Computer Science and an MBA. Someone I know referred me to them. The person who contacted me has a...

We just got back from the Lone Star Bonsai Federation convention in Corpus Christi. My wife was buying every different variety of port. afra she could find. There's a guy on eBay selling cuttings. I'll have to post some updates once the cuttings start developing flaky bark.

Dawn broke in silence. Sitting in the blind, I could see the first rays reaching through the morning mist. Golden light touched the crowns of the tallest trees. Slowly, the light came down, melting across and down the boughs, and I watched. As it fell farther, the light was thinned by the soft...

Some of you (four, you cowards) submitted trees for me to roast. This is the result. I'm not sure if this is the start of a series. Depends on the reception I get. Bonsai Roast (no. 1?)

I'm sending you each a link to a PREVIEW video. The preview will be taken down tomorrow, if not sooner. If you want something pulled from the video, now is the time to let me know. It may be that I've embarrassed myself more than the trees. The official video still needs a thumbnail, intro and...

I hope to see something from you!

Submit any photo where you would say "Look at this tree and tell me what you think." That's when I put on my snarky hat and have a little fun. At no time will I be making you feel as if you should abandon bonsai. For example "It's supposed to be a forest, not a rave. I'm calling this one...

There are so many good groups that you don't need to stick around in the negative ones. I like a good round of offensive behavior (by others). It helps me figure out who to block. It's even better on Facebook than here at BNut because I usually get their real names. The interesting thing about...

You're on! Permission granted. Reciprocity should be part of this whole thing.