Bonsai

Traditional bonsai are outdoor plants from certain climatic zones trained to be indoors.  They cannot survive for long indoors.  These are woody plants from the Mediterranean region, the subtropics and also the tropics.  They are regarded as regular pot plants and do quite well in our homes.

Bonsais don’t differ from their larger relatives much with regard to temperature, light requirements, humidity and rest periods.  However, they do require a little assistance to keep their health.  First, use special potting mix, a watering can with a fine nozzle and bonsai fertilizer.  Also, remember that bonsai grow best in little soil that is slightly mounded.  Make sure not to blow off the dry soil when you water.  Remember, too, that in a limited space, the nutrients are taken out of the soil quicker so you have to fertilize more often.  Always use weak doses and never put the fertilizer on dry soil.