Apr 27 2008
Caring For Your Indoor Bonsai
Bonsai plants are very attractive specimens of an age old practice. Due to their beautiful appearance there are many people who have indoor bonsai plants in their homes. Indoor bonsai plants will need extra care since they do not reap the full benefits of natural sunlight and natural weather conditions. In spite of their hardy appearances, some bonsai plants may be fragile when it comes to light and water.
Watering Your Indoor Bonsai
The bonsai plant that you have brought indoors will need lights to replace sunlight as well as monitoring regarding how often to water it. Your indoor bonsai plant will also benefit if it is placed in a well ventilated area. The type of indoor bonsai you have will dictate how often you need to water it as well as the state of the soil that it has. Some plants or trees need to have damp soil while others thrive well in spite of a drought.
Misting your plant may be necessary to produce a sort of rainforest humidity in which it will thrive. A humidity tray may be used but make sure that the pot is not exposed to the water but is instead on some pebbles or a stand.
Pruning and Cutting
The indoor bonsai tree will still need to be regularly pruned and cut to maintain appearances. Just because bonsai plants look frozen in time does not mean that they do not grow. Indoor bonsai and outdoor bonsai need to be repotted at least once a year up to three years depending on the kind of tree. The branches will also need to be maintained to keep the style that it has been designed to have.
Depending on what species of tree your indoor bonsai is, you will need to cut back on the fertilizer when it is winter time. This is because some tree species hibernate during the season and do not need as much nutrients as in warmer months. Your indoor bonsai might not fully experience the whole round of season because it is inside an artificial environment.
Indoor bonsai trees also need to be checked for pests and other anomalies that may have appeared. The fact that they are indoors may make them a favorite of spiders and other mites who are used to the great outdoors. It is best to gently clean the leaves and branches of your indoor bonsai plant with a damp cloth or a brush.
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