My own miniature bonsai is always badly maintained. What is the reason? How to maintain miniature bonsai?

I wrote an article some time ago to teach you how to make miniature bonsai. Although miniature bonsai is small, its artistic conception is not small, and it is a shrinking landscape and natural landscape. Miniature bonsai is simple to make and easy to get materials. It can be made of some tiny plants, plus some small ornaments such as stones. Unique and compact in shape, compared with some large and medium-sized bonsai, miniature bonsai is very suitable for beginners and some amateur bonsai lovers to make and enjoy.

Miniature bonsai is simple to make. For the specific production process, see How to make a small and exquisite miniature bonsai with beautiful shape? Material selection, modeling and collocation are very important, so I won't introduce them slowly here. When miniature bonsai is made, you can not only enjoy it by yourself, but also have a cup of tea, chat and talk about bonsai with friends and relatives on holidays. However, many friends asked me how to maintain the miniature bonsai after its successful production, so as to keep its shape and even surpass the past. Miniature bonsai, three points by planting, seven points by raising, maintenance is particularly important.

environment

The miniature bonsai can't be too dry, nor can it be wet and dry. It is best to keep it slightly wet, and it is best to water it until it is dry and wet. At ordinary times, you should also use a watering can to spray water mist on plants and their surroundings to keep the humidity of the environment.

location

Family maintenance of miniature bonsai, the placement is also exquisite, generally choose to be placed on balconies, windowsills, balconies, terraces and other places for maintenance, these places have one thing in common, that is, adequate light and good ventilation. These two points are indispensable conditions for raising miniature bonsai. If there are other large and medium-sized bonsai at home, you can put the miniature bonsai on the basin surface of the large and medium-sized bonsai, which not only makes use of the limited space at home, but also creates a favorable regional climate for the miniature bonsai.

sand bed

If you can, put more miniature bonsai, and you can make a sand bed. You don't need to pay too much attention, just fill a large shallow basin with sand and wet it. Put the bonsai on it. However, attention should be paid to the problem of drainage, and water accumulation in the sand bed should not be caused by poor drainage or heavy rain, which will affect the miniature bonsai.

Avoid the sun

In summer, ordinary bonsai and potted plants need shading treatment, otherwise one or two big suns can put them down, and miniature bonsai also needs shading, otherwise bonsai is easy to dehydrate. You can build a sunshade with a sunshade net. If the quantity is small, it can be directly moved indoors for maintenance and placed outdoors in the morning and evening to receive light.

thermal insulation

The heat preservation of miniature bonsai in winter is equally important. Whether it is a relatively cold-resistant conifer species or a non-cold-resistant tree species, the miniature bonsai made should not be wintered outdoors in winter. The best way is to move indoors for maintenance, and there is no indoor heating in the south. Some bonsai made of trees that are not cold-resistant should be covered with plastic film at night to keep warm, so as not to freeze the bonsai because it is too cold at night.

water

Miniature bonsai pots have little soil, so it is best to use the method of soaking pots to water them, which will not leave water marks on the surface of the pots and will not be watertight. It is particularly important to note that in summer, the water content of basin soil can't keep up with the transpiration of plants. In addition to normal watering, the trees and the surrounding environment should be sprayed with watering pots to create a regional microclimate and ensure humidity. In winter, the amount of watering should be controlled, and there is no need to give enough water during dormancy, otherwise it will only cause water accumulation.

Fertilize soil or land

Similarly, the nutrients in miniature bonsai are far from the nutrients needed for plant growth. Failure to apply fertilizer in time will only make bonsai grow poorly, with thin branches and yellow leaves. However, fertilization should not be blind, and the amount and frequency of fertilization should be controlled according to tree species, season and size.

More nitrogen fertilizer should be applied to foliage bonsai, and more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be applied to flower and fruit bonsai. Fertilization also depends on the season. Spring and early summer are the periods when plants grow vigorously, so more fertilization is needed. After autumn, the growth of plants will slowly stagnate until the last dormancy, so it is necessary to apply less fertilizer. In winter, plants enter dormancy and need to stop fertilization.

Compared with ordinary large and medium-sized bonsai, the maintenance of miniature bonsai needs you to be more careful and meticulous. In terms of conservation and management, we should also treat them differently according to different tree species, different growth conditions, different seasonal climates and different geographical origins, and flexibly master and apply different conservation methods. I'm Juanzi, the girl from @ Flower House. Let's have a one-click three links!