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Jumpstart Your Hobby With Starter Bonsai
from:The world of bonsai is an alluring one, it is truly an art. If you have been tempted by the beautiful shapes of bonsai trees and want to create your own bonsai plant then you will first need a starter bonsai. Growing a bonsai from seeds will take you years to get a plant that you can start ‘training’ into a bonsai shape. A good idea for the beginner is to use a starter bonsai. This is a plant that has not yet been trained; it is a good introduction to the hobby and will help you learn the basics.
Understanding Bonsai
There are lots of misconceptions about bonsai; chief among the common myths about bonsai is that these plants are miniature plants. Bonsai are in fact normal sized plants that have been trained to remain small. You can achieve this by pruning the branches, trunk, and roots. Other methods include wiring the trunk, and keeping your starter bonsai in a pot.
What You Need
You will first need to build a good knowledge of the basics of the art of bonsai. Find a book that will give you an understanding of the techniques needed in training your starter bonsai. Studying the pictures of bonsai will also give you an idea of the shapes that you can train your plant to take on.
Next you need the right kind of soil for your starter bonsai. Your supplier should be able to point you towards the right kind of soil for your bonsai. Bonsai soil should be able to drain properly, it does not hold onto nutrients well and for this reason you will also need a good fertilizer. You want a fertilizer that is soluble, and despite your plants small size you will need to use the fertilizer at full strength.
You may have seen pictures of bonsai in beautiful pots and while your aim is to eventually repot your starter bonsai to a bonsai pot, you will not need a bonsai pot for years. You will only need to repot your bonsai to a bonsai pot when you have finished training the plant.
So before you get ahead to choosing a bonsai pot, concentrate on getting your plant to take on the style or shape that you want. Don’t be discouraged if your starter bonsai dies, many experts have had to deal with a plant dying when they first started this hobby. A dead plant can teach you what not to do with your next one.
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