In addition, it is important that at the top of the stem are 2 or 3 leaves. The Earth used must be very porous. They must use rooting hormones and avoid direct or excessive light. When the cuttings are planted must be watered periodically and sprayed with fungicide every 7 days. After three months, you can use any kind of fertilizer. Once reaching a height of 20 cm, are they transplanted into individual pots. How to make a bonsai type Tsugiki: bonsai with graft learn how to make a bonsai with graft consists of the mixture of two plants of different species to achieve to grow as a single. One of these two parties will become the air area of the plant and will receive the name of graft.
While the other, will shape the bottom and be called the pattern. So the graft to thrive, plants of the same genus may be used. In this way, you must select a plant with small leaves and slow growth and another with rapid growth. The best time of the year for this operation is in early spring. The two most commonly used mechanisms are English graft or tongue and side graft. English graft is suitable for the small size (0.5-1.5 cm) cuttings. Cuts that occur in the pattern must be identical to the graft. Becomes a cut of 3 to 6 cm and the other in the opposite direction to allow you to fit one graft with another. They unite and are wrapped with raffia until they have been welded. In short, there are different ways to learn how to make a bonsai and, although laborious, are very rewarding for everyone who chooses to employ your time in a so ancestral as this technique. Original author and source of the article.
