How to Re potting Mini Bonsai Step By step

 How to Re potting Mini Bonsai Step By step 

Just as branches are neatened through pruning, roots should be tidied up too. Repotting is necessary for keeping the tree healthy over a long period. 



Refresh soil to stimulate root growth As bonsai develop, their roots grow to fill the whole pot. If left like this, a lack of oxygen will prevent roots growing any further, so it’s necessary to remove the entire plant from the pot, treat the roots and change the soil. 


When repotting, 


when you’ve removed tree to trim overgrown and extraneous roots, also replace the old soil. This is necessary because as time passes, individual grains of soil break down and clump together, making it difficult for water and air to pass through. Further, elements in the soil such as nitrogen, phosphate and potassium are essential for a tree’s development, but these become depleted over time. It’s necessary to refresh the soil in order to replace these elements.


 March—before plants’ active growth 

period—is the best time for repotting 


The best time for repotting varies depending on the type of plant, but in general March is suitable as it is before the active growth period in spring, when plants put out new shoots. Rather than during the extreme temperatures of mid-summer or mid-winter, repotting is best carried out during the more moderate weather in spring and fall. If repotted in spring, the roots of plants such as roses and quinces will be damaged, so they must be repotted in fall. Re-potting and tidying up the roots will reduce the number of delicate roots that transport water up the plant and consequently lessen the plant’s ability to absorb water. Make sure to give the plant plenty of water well before it dries out. 


other plants need repotting too Just as you would repot plants which have been made into super-mini bonsai, it is necessary to repot other pot-bound plants once a year. The method is the same as for super-mini bonsai—tidy up the roots and refresh the soil.


1.Water not soaking into the pot properly is a sign that the roots have become too dense and re potting is required. 



2. Remove the entire plant and soil to repot. HOW TO REPOT

 1 Remove super-mini bonsai, soil, moss and sphagnum moss from pot.

 2 Use tweezers to gently brush off soil around the roots. When re potting super-mini bonsai, remove all old soil and replace it with new soil. 

3 Use scissors to trim off roots all around. Take off about 1/3 of what was originally there.

 4 Follow the same steps involved in the basics of making super-mini bonsai (pages 26–29) to fill the pot with new soil, 


plant in the bonsai and cover the soil with sphagnum moss and moss. proper regular maintenance lets you enjoy bonsai for a long time Although they are small, with daily watering and regular fertilizing and pest prevention, super-mini bonsai will grow healthily, and with re potting, can live for years in a little pot. Putting some effort into them will allow you to enjoy their calming presence for a long time. Pruning maintains the shape and size of the  rmini bonsai, but even if their size doesn’t alter much, the plant changes with the passing of time. Leaves change color, flowers blossom, fruit forms—and apart from these seasonal changes, the tree’s trunk strengthens, its form becomes more defined and its character emerges. Super-mini bonsai allow you to view nature’s image inside a little pot. Try working a little bit of nature into your lifestyle 

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