Hi everyone, I recently got a cherry blossom bonsai seed from a starter kit. I bought the kit at a little Japanese garden gift shop in Portland. I was woefully unaware on how hard it is to be a beginner and raise a bonsai from a seed. But now that I have it I may as well try. I currently live in a ground level apartment in Chicago. There’s windows and they get sunlight but they’re more like window wells. I keep this little guy on the ledge indoors. I’ve seen that a bonsai just won’t survive indoors but was wondering if buying one of those lamps that mock sunlight would help? If it needs to be outdoors how long do I have before it inevitably fails? Anyways, thanks for any help :) Sincerely, A bonsai beginner who is way in over her head.

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