Well, you started the seeds at a bad time, and maybe you should wait til a more appropriate time, but a couple of things matter - did you cold stratify the oak and quince seeds? If not, they probably won't germinate anyway, and if the lemon does, you would keep it indoors (as a tropical) anyway. But that's not the best way to start out in bonsai anyhow, as it'll be years before you have anything workable. Most bonsai are cut back from larger stock and then branches regrown, sometimes many times. However, there is a LOT more involved, and you need to learn first about various types of trees, which are suitable to grow in your environment (tropicals only for indoors), and in which season to do what to which trees, how to mix the proper ingredients for bonsai 'soil' (usually very little soil as such is used), how to water which tree - it's not like a houseplant at all, how to provide proper lighting, and a lot more. Very important is knowing which trees need to live outdoors all year to get months of cold (below freezing) dormancy, and which cannot, which season to prune branches and/or roots, and how to develop them properly for bonsai, and then how to style the trees - all of which are done over years - there's no such thing as an instant bonsai. You need to do some reading, look high and low for a local club (or even one not so local that you at least talk to if not attend regularly, and take a look at a few sites for tips - www.bonsai4me.com, www.bonsaisite.com/forums, www.evergreengardenworks.com, and www.bonsaihunk.us/cultural.html. Good luck - don't rush out and spend your money yet as trees will need knowledgable care from the minute you bring them home.

Hillseeker, occasionally after transplanting some seedlings mine get a little droopy as well. It's perfectly fine and they'll bounce back no problem. I put them in a new mix, and bottom water just enough to where you can start to see a little moisture on top and let them sit. I'm sure it's just shock and they are probably just fine!

1) I am using one cool "kitchen/bath" bulb and one "daylight" bulb to hit both ends of the light spectrum. Both were cheap and seem to work fine. 2) I am for weed barriers, even if they're temporary like cardboard or layers of newspaper (I used landscape fabric for a bad weed problem). And I've never heard of any veggie with 10 foot root systems, maybe 10 inches. Roots will eventually grow through paper or cardboard. 3) Bottom watering is fine. They will wick up what they need without towels. I am doing that with my soil blocks which are similar to peat pucks. Good luck and definitely ger those seedlings under lights 12-14 hours a day (2 inches from the tops of the plants) ASAP. Enjoy the process! Here is a link that might be useful: Sinfonian's garden adventure

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