So Yasmine got us a bonsai tree last week. So I did the geeky thing and downloaded this bonsai app for my iPhone and did some research on the internet about how to take care of the bonsai tree and then I went forth and overwatered the plant so that it’s basically shedding most of it’s leaves.

Now the good news is that I think it’s stopped shedding leaves at a crazy rate but I basically killed a ton of the leaves in these last two days by watering it every day, thinking that the soil had to be kept moist all the time…nope big mistake, at least for the bonsai tree that I currently have.

Unfortunately the damage got done the second day that I watered the plant. One day it was able to handle it, but two days in a row basically suffocated it and didn’t let it get enough oxygen to the roots, which basically made it shut down. Now it seems that this isn’t the end of the world (as long as I don’t overwater it again) but that you can’t stress the tree like this many times because it will permanently shut down. The thing is I absolutely LOVE this plant. I’ve always wanted a bonsai tree and now that I got one, I nearly bloody killed it within 2 days of over doing it.

God help me not make this sort of mistake when/if (hopefully) have kids. I mean seriously I feel terrible that I’ve done that to my bonsai tree, but the problem is these things should honestly come with a manual and the name and type of tree and links to a website where the proper way to care for these delicate plants. I feel terrible about my bonsai tree, hopefully it’ll start to flourish and produce those deep green leaves again sometime soon.