How to make Bonsai - Step By Step:

Bonsai is not a House Plant, They can be displayed in the Living room from time to time , but they must be conditioned to spend most of their growing period outside.
1. Container : Must be shallow containers, the height not more than 1/3 of the diameter of the pot, for long lasting Bonsai the height of the container max 15 cm. Before planting, place a piece of wire mesh over drain hole.
2. Soil : Use Coarse granular soil, sieved and drained.
3. Plants : Bonsai can be grown from Cuttings, Seeds, or can be collected from wild plants or can be propagated by layering.
4. Potting :
a. Place a piece of wire mesh over drain hole.
b. Spread coarse granular soil.
c. Disentangle the roots carefully with chopsticks.
d. Cut away unneessary long roots.
e. Taking the harmony with the container into consideration, settle the tree in the best location.
f. Place the roots carefully.
g. Cover with fine soils, and firm around the root with the tree held securely.
h. Sweep off excess soil and even the surface.
5. Pruning :
a. The Leader is to be cut to keep the tree dwarfed.
b.The seedling/cut tree ready for pruning to shape the trunk.
c. Note upright shoot removed, lateral branch allowed to grow.
d. More cut to shape the tree.
e. Trunk beginning to assume picturesque form.
6. Wiring :
a. The plant must be encouraged to have straight trunks for maximum beauty form.
b. The trunk is repeatedly cut back year after year to make it shorter and thicker, to have branches as low as possible and to keep them healthy.
c. If the trunk becomes bent or twisted, copper wire should coiled spirally around it from the base up. the trunk can be straightened, bent and the wire kept until the trunk is fixed in the shape and position.
d. The container is bound with light cord, somewhat like tying a parcel. The branches are lowered and held in the desired position by means of string tied to them and fastened to the cord around the container. The string are left on for severel months until the position of the branches becomes fixed.
7. Watering/Fertilizing : Watering from time to time. The object of feritlizing is not to make the bonsai grow but to maintain them in good health. The best one is the liquid fertilizer. Over-fertilizing often caused the leaves to turn yellow or white and to shrivel and die if it is severe enough.
8. Repotting :
All plants become sick of their soil after a while, so annual repotting is needed. Trimming 1/3 of the roots each time is recomended.
a. To remove plant, hold the pot with one hand and tap the wrist lightly with a fist of the other hand.
b. The tree together with soil will come out easily.
c. Disentangle the roots with shopsticks.
d. Trim long roots about by half with sharp scissors.
e. Place a piece of wire mesh over drain hole and mound coarse granular soil.
f. Place the tree in the center and turn it round once or twice so that the soil may spread.
g. Settle the tree in the best location and fill with soil. Firm the soil, even the surface with an old paint brush.
h. Sprinkle plenty of water so that it may flow away from drain hole.
i. Keep the tree shadded for a few days, and then gradually expose to the sun, occasionally spraying with water.

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