I have a bonsai tree
But it's not looked healthy since I bought it. I water it regularly, but the leaves are always brown and dropping off.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:11, 5 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

are you watering it too much?
and is the pot too small?
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:11, Reply)

The soil's always dry
Like it's not absorbing the water.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:15, Reply)

You shouldn't water it
you should immerse it entirely in water until it stops bubbling, then leave it out for a few days. Then repeat.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:16, Reply)

By "it"
I actually mean the pot and roots, not the whole tree.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:17, Reply)

Ok, I think I get what you're saying
I'll give it a shot tonight.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:17, Reply)

no, no, not this. They don't like booze.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:46, Reply)

Are you keeping it somewhere too hot?
I once had a really nice umbrella plant that just kept going brown and losing leaves, no matter how much I tended to iut.

Turns out plants don't like sitting on top of televisions. Who knew?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:17, Reply)

Mum had this problem with her hydrangeas.
stick some water storing crystals into the soil, might help.
edit - they live best if there's a tray of water beneath them.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:17, Reply)

It came with a tray under the pot
I shall try a few of the suggested tips, cheers!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:25, Reply)

I ain't no specialist, but it seems to me that what you have there is a dead bonsai tree.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:12, Reply)

That's what I reckon.
Should really expect it for a tenner from Morrisons.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:15, Reply)

Ask Mr Miyagi to help you with it.
He's also dead, mind you.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:23, Reply)

I know, I've payed my respects at his grave.
Well, I tried, apparently doing the clap-rub-heal thing is considered in poor taste.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:26, Reply)

Is it in a draught?
Because they might not like that. Unless it's a tree that likes that sort of thing.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:14, Reply)

No it's not.

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:16, Reply)

Maybe it should be.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:17, Reply)

Have you tried not being a cunt?

(PsychoChomp, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:15, Reply)

Not like i'm going to get much help with that here
This place isn't exactly swimming with non-cuntitude.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:16, Reply)

Half of them have never swam in a cunt.
/sometimes even I don't like what I type
(PsychoChomp, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:17, Reply)

How's the soil?
Trees need a lot of water. If the soil in the centre of the pot is dry, take the tree out, wrap the root ball in a tea towel and put in the sink for a few hours until it's nice and moist.
( Kroney, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:16, Reply)

The soil seems very dry and compact
A small glass of water seems to filter through it fairly quickly without the soil looking damp.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:19, Reply)

Yeah, it does that.
Do the tea towel trick. Once it's moist again, it'll do a much better job of keeping hold of the water. Once it's dry, you might as well be pouring water over a stone.
( Kroney, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:20, Reply)

It's dry because soil isn't actually all that good at taking in water.
it mostly just runs around the outside and out the bottom.
( Kroney, Mon 18 Apr 2011, 11:19, Reply)