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Posted 7 years 11 months ago #29156
Hi there! Sorry to bother again but I'm so eager about my new 名媛直播 that I'm trying my best to take care of it.
So, I was looking at it and it seemed to me that the roots are way too tight in the pot! Is it normal that they look like that? I had only really big tree so it's normal that their root are visible on the surface but they never looked like that. Also, when will I know that my bonsai needs repotting?
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Posted 7 years 11 months ago #29158
First thing to learn is patience. Learn to take care for it. Don't rush into repotting, pruning, wiring and shaping it. That's the way most (I dare say: practically all) new bonsai owners kill their trees.

Does look like it it could use repotting though. Just monitor it and keep an eye on its health.
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Posted 7 years 11 months ago #29159

Auk wrote: First thing to learn is patience. Learn to take care for it. Don't rush into repotting, pruning, wiring and shaping it. That's the way most (I dare say: practically all) new bonsai owners kill their trees.

Does look like it it could use repotting though. Just monitor it and keep an eye on its health.


It was not my intention at all to do something to my bonsai but I was just a bit suspicious on the roots ;)
Could you please tell me which are the trigger signs for a bonsai in need of repotting? Thanks again :)
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Posted 7 years 11 months ago #29161
Since when you have this plant in your house?
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Posted 7 years 11 months ago #29166

spacewood wrote: Since when you have this plant in your house?


"1 day 8 hours ago #29108
Good day to everyone!
Today I've bought for the first time since I was a little child a bonsai"

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Posted 7 years 11 months ago #29168

spacewood wrote: Since when you have this plant in your house?

Yesterday! I bought it in a garden centre store!
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Posted 7 years 11 months ago #29171
Great.

Now give the little buddy time. Give it the required amount of sun and water it wisely, as per the books with careful eye not to overwater or dry out. Just - Dont touch it. Patience is the best tool you have in your hands now. Leave to adopt and get used to with its new home. See how it goes after months, if it goes up and looks good you may start thinking of repoting. If it goes down, well something is not right - either the place or the basic care - sun and watering. Its not good to repot ill tree unless it is emergency. Since it lives in this pot for years, it will cope with it little more, thats for sure. Just give it time and good care for now.

Repoting and playing with the leaves was my biggest mistakes I did the first time I got my little trees. I jumped on that almost in the beginning, full of enthusiasm, which led to the tree's dead (and not only these mistakes). I have my new tree now for a month or something and just water it carefully, have it placed on moderate sun and watch it with love and hope it goes well. And so far it goes well. I guess I will repot in the summer, if all is right..
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Posted 7 years 11 months ago #29177

spacewood wrote: Great.

Now give the little buddy time. Give it the required amount of sun and water it wisely, as per the books with careful eye not to overwater or dry out. Just - Dont touch it. Patience is the best tool you have in your hands now. Leave to adopt and get used to with its new home. See how it goes after months, if it goes up and looks good you may start thinking of repoting. If it goes down, well something is not right - either the place or the basic care - sun and watering. Its not good to repot ill tree unless it is emergency. Since it lives in this pot for years, it will cope with it little more, thats for sure. Just give it time and good care for now.

Repoting and playing with the leaves was my biggest mistakes I did the first time I got my little trees. I jumped on that almost in the beginning, full of enthusiasm, which led to the tree's dead (and not only these mistakes). I have my new tree now for a month or something and just water it carefully, have it placed on moderate sun and watch it with love and hope it goes well. And so far it goes well. I guess I will repot in the summer, if all is right..


Thank you so much for your advice! I will surely follow what you said :)
I will watch carefully for some months and see what happens. There's a really nice shop near the town I live where they do repot for people (like elders or beginners) so if I'm seeing that something is going wrong, I will take my tree to them just for the first potting.
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Posted 7 years 11 months ago #29187
You can also try some fertilizing, but it is preferred to use special bonsai mix for that. Should be carefully considered however, as if I see well, there are roots all over and you dont want more root growth. Yet again, let experts give their wise advise here.
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Posted 7 years 11 months ago #29188

spacewood wrote: You can also try some fertilizing, but it is preferred to use special bonsai mix for that.

as bonsai are just plants, you can use any fertilizer you want certainly with plants like these
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