subject: Starter Techniques For Raising As Well As Maintaining Your Bonsai Seedling [print this page] At first, the new owner of a Bonsai may feel overwhelmed, but this eventually turns into patience and love of the Bonsai. There is a lot that you need to keep in mind when raising and training a bonsai plant. Bonsais growing in small, indoor pots tend to be more fragile and sensitive to the environment changes than trees growing outside. Because of this, beginners are sometimes overwhelmed by the things they need to do to ensure their bonsai plant survives.
There are a small number of items that someone just starting to raise a bonsai plant must keep in mind. A bonsai plant grows extremely well outdoors. While they can be brought inside for display, it is best to leave the plants outdoors as frequently as possible. This will ensure that the bonsai plant can go into dormancy when it is required. Dormancy is the stage when your plant goes into hibernation to recover from damage done during it's growing phase. This stage is crucial for the bonsai plant to survive because if it does not go into dormancy it will die after a few months.
Once the right growing environment is ensured for your bonsai plant then it is very important that it is watered properly. The watering needs are much more specific to the bonsai plant than trees grown on the ground as the bonsai grows in a small, crowded pot. You must be able to reproduce the natural conditions of your bonsai tree as it would be in the wild without over watering. Over-watering and under-watering are both common problems associated with issues in raising bonsai plants. Striking a good balance will take effort for the beginner, but once you have learned how to care for your bonsai plant, it will become easy and automatic.
Bonsai growers will be delighted to know that there are some varieties of trees that grow well indoors, even if they live in a region where bonsai plants don't normally do well. Such trees like tropical weather and do well in a constant temperature and getting regular exposure to the sun all year round. These trees are great for beginners, as they can weather mistakes better than the more advanced trees. If you are interested in growing a bonsai plant for the first time, investing in a tropical tree may be the route for you.
If you are interested in bonsai tree care and do not want to learn through experimentation, there are a lot of resources available to you. With the many books, instructional videos, and online bonsai sites, you will find the information necessary to train and maintain your Bonsai tree.
For more information about your bonsai plant you can go online or make inquiries at a bonsai nursery. Many folks into hobbies are vocal about keeping their plants alive and will usually pass around their commodities.
