Rock the Casbah

Today for no reason other than I passed in front of it, I went into a lego shop. After browsing some of the packages I arrived to a stall where people could build their own lego figures. Since I had time to waste I spent several minutes choosing pieces for my figure.... amusingly I wasn't alone, five other adults were doing the same two young women and three young men.  No children in sight. The figure above was my creation, I was satisfied enough to buy it.

Sequoia project: day 110

Number 1,2,3&4

Following from this post a couple of months ago. I've transplanted the seedlings a while ago because they were too crowded in the kit container. They are growing nicely. They all have branches now. I used normal garden compost, even though some bonsai purists seemed pretty against it. It worked well. N2 (second from the left) which in the kit used to be the biggest, is now the smallest because it was the last to be transplanted in its pot. Trick is really, like for all plants, to give the the right amount of water and light. I put them in my mini bow window where they get plenty of light and some direct sun in the late afternoon and evening. I also spray them with water every couple of days (which is even more important if one lives in a dry climate). They do bend heavily towards the light so I rotate  them every few days to make them grow straight. I've now put also some tooth picks to keep them straight because some of the branches are quite heavy for the size of the plant. N4 (last on the right) was particularly unbalanced by that big branch also visible in the picture.