greatscott.com — If I told you the ancient bonsai masters trained potato plants into beautiful shapes for the gardens of the Ming emperors it would be a complete lie. The idea was that bonsai potato would be a way to gives kids a bonsai. I thought the potato plant would grow in a way conducive to bonsai. Turns out it, the plant had other ideas.
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darthturduckenDec 13, 2006
Chia 'tater! C'mon real men use real bonzai, which take 2,000 years to grow three frakkin inches.
linuxaddictDec 13, 2006
Finally! The mysteries of how I can grow my very own bonsai potato are revealed! My life is now complete!!
foenetikDec 13, 2006Submitter
they have some nice examples of bonsai potatoes people have grown here: <a class="user" href="http://www.bonsaipotato.com/gallery.php?gallery_type=1">http://www.bonsaipotato.com/gallery.php?gallery_type=1</a>
drbroccoliDec 13, 2006
It might get a water mold infection(which is acually a protist, not a fungi)! That caused the Irish potato famine.
addwDec 13, 2006
Chop them up, fry in oil to make your own micro chipsSomeone had to say it :-)
bensmawfieldDec 14, 2006
Altho worth it for ur man's micro chips joke above :-)
bensmawfieldDec 14, 2006
I wouldn't call them nice. Although it is nice to have examples.
fruitllamaSep 9, 2007
Potatoes are easy to grow which is why they are a good source of food.<a class="user" href="http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com/history-of-potatoes">http://www.bigsiteofamazingfacts.com/history-of-potatoes</a>
maryannyAug 28, 2009
I never thought that a potato could be the a bonsai source. Very imaginative.<a class="user" href="http://www.gardeningabc.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gardeningabc.net/</a>