TREATING BONSAI

A. Watering

In the dry season, bonsai should be watered every day, at morning and evening. Water for flushing to clean water, clean, odorless, and free of salt. Watering is done by two ways. First, pour the water directly to the planting medium. Second, the media bersana pots dipped into the water using the earnings until the water can penetrate and wet planting medium right.

B. Fertilizing

Should be done with the right dose. The frequency of fertilization is recommended once a month with the use of NPK fertilizer and urea. Fertilizer leaves can also be given three times a month.

C. Weeding and Pruning

Weeding done every day. Especially if it looks the weeds (wild plants) in the planting medium. To avoid the weeds are advised to give the moss growing on the surface of the media. Green mosses and functions as a moisture indicator. Trimming stems, branches, twigs, and leaves to form a bonsai bonsai done in accordance with the wishes. Tailored to the needs or in accordance with the conditions of bonsai itself. If the growth of bonsai plants quickly, trimming done once a month. If bonsai slower-growing plants, pruning is done at 2-3 instead

D. Wire Opening

Can be done after the wire was sunk or enter into the trunk, branches, or branches, bonsai. Carried out carefully following the directions windings and should strive not to not cause injury.

E. Repotting

a. media replacement planting and pruning the roots

Should be done if the roots had grown dense. Usually when the bonsai berumus six months or one year from pembuatan.caranya, bonsai is released from the pot, then half of the planting media on rooting menenpel discarded and the other half allowed to remain attached.

b. replacement and layout changes bonsai pot

Done at the time of media replacement planting. Same with replacement planting medium, if the bonsai is growing and the roots fill the pot. Ideally twice a media replacement planting.

F. Pest and Disease Control

Pests are often attacked and reduce the beauty of bonsai plants are brown plant hopper and the caterpillar. How to control by spraying insecticides. Animal maintenance as a dog, cat, or chicken can also be a pest for bonsai plants, namely, claw foot or bonsai until damaged.