Choosing the right bonsai flower pot bonsai flower pot soil filling skills Authoritative data and third-party reviews Bonsai, as a kind of traditional art in our country, has become increasingly popular at home and abroad in recent years. During the production of bonsai, the selection of flower pots and soil is crucial. This article will provide you with a detailed analysis of the bonsai flower pot soil filling skills and help you create exquisite bonsai works. Choose the right bonsai flowerpot 1. Materials: Common bonsai flowerpot materials include purple sand, ceramics, plastic, etc. Purple sand pots have good air permeability and are conducive to the respiration of plant roots; ceramic pots are beautiful in shape, but their air permeability is slightly inferior to purple sand pots; Plastic pots are cheap, but have poor air permeability. Choose the right material according to personal preferences and needs.
2. Shape: The shape of bonsai flowerpots should match the growth habits of plants. Pots in shapes such as rectangle and trapezoid are suitable for mountain and mountain bonsai; pots in shapes such as round and oval are suitable for tree bonsai.
3. Size: The size of the bonsai flowerpot should be moderate, not only can accommodate the plant root system, but not be too large. The diameter of the bonsai flowerpot should be 10-20 cm larger than the diameter of the plant root system. 1, soil selection: bonsai soil should have good permeability, drainage and water retention, commonly used bonsai soil has rotten leaf soil, coarse sand, vermiculite, etc., these three kinds of soil mixed in a certain proportion, you can get the ideal bonsai soil.
2. Soil disinfection: There may be pests and diseases in the newly purchased bonsai soil, so disinfection treatment should be carried out before loading the soil. The soil can be boiled in boiling water for 10-15 minutes, or soaked and disinfected with potassium permanganate solution.
3. Soil loading steps: (1) Put a layer of broken tiles or pebbles at the bottom of the flowerpot to facilitate drainage.
(2) Spread the disinfected soil evenly on the bottom of the flowerpot, with a thickness of about 2-3 cm.
(3) Put the plant roots gently into the soil and adjust the position of the plant.
(4) Continue to add soil, so that the roots are completely covered by soil, and the soil surface is kept at a certain distance from the pot mouth for watering.
(5) Gently compact the soil so that the soil is tightly bonded to the roots.
4. Precautions for loading soil: (1) Do not compact the soil too tightly so as not to affect the respiration of plant roots.
(2) Avoid damaging plant roots during soil loading.
(3) After the soil loading is completed, pour water thoroughly to make full contact with the soil and the root system. Authoritative data and third-party comments According to the "China Bonsai Industry Development Report", the market scale of my country's bonsai industry has expanded year by year, and consumers 'demand for bonsai continues to grow. Against this background, mastering the skills of filling soil in bonsai flower pots is important for bonsai lovers.
Bonsai flowerpot filling with soil is an important part of the bonsai making process. Mastering relevant skills can help improve the survival rate and ornamental value of bonsai. I hope this article can provide useful reference for bonsai lovers and continue to accumulate experience in the process of making bonsai. I believe you will be able to create your own exquisite bonsai works.