No Seeds
"I bought this at my local B&N, super excited to try it out. I opened my kit and to my surprise, NO SEEDS. Why claim that the kit will include everything you need when it doesn't even come with seeds???"
The Mini Bonsai Kit
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Invite tranquility into your workplace or home with your own desktop bonsai tree.
With a little patience, you'll enjoy growing a small version of this already miniature art. Kit includes:
With a little patience, you'll enjoy growing a small version of this already miniature art. Kit includes:
- Mini pot
- Jack Pine seeds
- peat pellet
- small scissors
- Mini book on the beauty of bonsai
The Mini Bonsai Kit
Sale price$11.95
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The Mini Bonsai Kit
Sale price$11.95
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Overall rating: 2.2307692 / 5 from 13 reviews.
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Sprouted 3 baby trees
"Got this in December. Soaked it in water a couple of days longer than I should have. Kept it in fridge to stratify as directed (again a few days longer since I'm very forgetful). Planted 3 seeds in the peat and pot from the kit. Kept it in a ziplock after adding water and left it in window sill. It sprouted a couple of weeks later. But again, forgot about it. Didn't know what to do with the 3 baby trees, so I just checked in on them every once in a while making sure the bag still had moisture. Six months later, just bought some bonsai soil and re-potted one in a ceramic 3 inch pot in June and kept one in the little pot from kit. Keeping it by a bright window. Perhaps my forgetfulness and patience helped a little. Now I just have to read up on how to keep it alive and healthy."
Extremely deceived
"I received the kit as a gift in March 2020. I carefully followed the instructions, but up to now nothing came out."
I wish that it would have grown, but sadly, it did not. The instru . . .
"I wish that it would have grown, but sadly, it did not. The instructions are not clear."
I wish that it would have grown, but sadly, it did not. The instru . . .
"I wish that it would have grown, but sadly, it did not. The instructions are not clear."
I've always been interested in Bonsai trees, so when I saw this
"I've always been interested in Bonsai trees, so when I saw this kit at Barnes and Noble, I thought I'd give it a try. I was able to get a couple of seeds to sprout after a month of watering the soil. I used bottled water since the water in my community has some chlorine in it. Hopefully in a few more months I'll see substantial growth.  If not Running Press will send me  replacement seeds. The only complaints I have is the manual is poorly written, and the box art should show a jack pine instead of a juniper tree. But a jack pine doesn't look as good as a juniper, so that's probably why Running press used that photo."
Useless
"The bonsai kit came without the peat pellet or the seeds, rendering it pretty useless. It was a stocking stuffer from my daugthers to my husband - a disappointment on Christmas morning. . . . . I gave this one star because it wouldn't let me give zero."
Useless
"The bonsai kit came without the peat pellet or the seeds, rendering it pretty useless. It was a stocking stuffer from my daugthers to my husband - a disappointment on Christmas morning. . . . . I gave this one star because it wouldn't let me give zero."
Four kits and no sprouts
"It's a cool idea, but it stops there. I bought two kits and my mother bought two kits. Not a single seed sprouted. Followed the instructions to a T. Maybe we're just unlucky."
Great stocking stuffer!
"Takes some effort but if you enjoy things like origami and plants/gardening activities this is a great project. Recommend for youth and teens on up."