Maintaining a bonsai garden is fun and easy with these DIY tips from a bonsai garden professional – free video. Expert: Mike Hansen Bio: Mike Hansen, owner of Midwest Bonsai, has been growing, caring, selling, and instructing others in bonsai care for years. Mike is an expert bonsai master.
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thanks raiun, i appreciate the advice and the book suggestion, i’ll definitely try and get a hold of a copy
@NorseRonin
Jerry Meislic has a Really Good book on Ficus and INDOOR Bonsai care in general.
Lot of good usable info on light needs.
@2high2aim
Your tree will be stressed from the repotting/root pruning. Let it rest awhile and regain strength. Don’t wiggle,push,readjust,wire or anything untill it is growing and secure in the pot. Give it the proper light/weather/water for the species.
Let it rest/regain strength, while you read and study Bonsai books and online articles to find out what is needed. IMO most new Bonsai are killed by too much kindness.
Good INFO on Evergr–n Gard-n Work S
@raiun42 Hey I just started to bonsai I just transplanted my azalea into my pot and put in the soil and such…its been a week now and when do I start triming and when do i start shaping message me back please
ok thank you
it’s an inside tree, and i don’t know what it is, i’ve tried to look it up, it’s some sort of japanese tree though, that’s what i was told.
@NorseRonin Inside or outside?
About mid spring/early summer you can remove all the leaves (decidous only) by cutting them off at the stem. Leave a little stem on the tree. The new leaves will be smaller, and more branching. Do this only on a healthy, thriving tree.
moss :L
its moss
yes but i wont be health i think
i just got one that has full sized leaves, so is it still possible to get the leaves small by trimming them?
That grassy stuff above the soil is called moss, which is alot like grass but smaller. It often grows on the Bonsai’s trunk and on the soil, usually when the soil is good soil or well fertilized.
Commonly, in your Bonsai pot, weeds and clovers can grow. Bonsai with these growing should be cleaned of them, because they are a weak plant that mostly rely on trees and other plants to live, thus, they suck the plant’s energy and water. If there are enough of them in a Bonsai pot, they can kill it.
well, if you watched the videos, he said any tree can be used
moss
what do you call that grassy stuff above the soil? or is that the soil?
amatuer speaking.
Any tree´s/bushes can be made into bonsai… You shouldn´t ask people from ExpertVillage about anything.. most of them don´t have a clue about what their doing, like this guy.
very peaceful – very useful – Izu
how can i wire my bonsai tree?
my tree if i touch it the leaf things fall off but it didnt do that before why???
and i know its real i did some tests and saw dna
maby you should also buy a lamp specially for plants. don´t keep it too close ´cos of the possible heat. it can be useful in winter
hi..
i saw all the videos..
but i have a ques..
i have a forest next to my house with many types of plants and trees .,,.
can i cut a small growing plant of lets say 5 – 8 inches(which would eventually grow to a tree if left in the wild ) with its roots and use it to bonsai ..
or are there specially cut plants..
help asap ..
@TheEpiph0neBassist you are incorrectly watering your bonsai, make sure you temp is around 73f or 22c. buy a good book on bonsai care and you will learn how to properly maintain a bonsai
@cadwyn101 it all depends on what species of tree you have but 1. yes you should pluck dead/dying leaves 2. I let my soil feel dry to the touch for about 1-2 days and then water (at which point the soil stays moist for about 5 days or so, then has a 1-2 day dry out period, then I water again) 3. never keep a bonsai in a window sil, they can be kept close by on a table but never in a sil, there is too much heat/cold fluctuations. Make sure they are no where near a heating register/coil.
hey i have a chinese elm bonsai and i have some general care questions as im not really a gardener of any sort. any help would be greatly apreciated.
1. some of the leaves on the tree havet turned yellow.should i trim them
2. how often should i water it and how much.
3. im keepin it on my window sil for light but as i live in the uk and its starting to go into wnter im worried that it might be too cold for it. is it allright where it is,
thanks
what do you do if the rocks are glued together? like i pulled on one and with a little force it snapped. does this mean i could just get a chisel or something to get them off because its time for the tree to get repotted
To prevent the leaves from falling, you have to: keep the temperature at 75, do not move the tree from the spot were it’s doing well.