Repotting A Bonsai Ficus
Remove the old soil from the tree s roots.
Repotting a bonsai ficus. Do not repot on a routine instead check on your trees every early spring by carefully removing the tree from its pot. Repotting should ideally be performed in early spring. This tree needs to be repotted as the roots circle around the root mass. Watering a ficus bonsai is much like watering any other bonsai tree.
Water generously allowing the water to drip out of the drainage holes. This means you should water the tree when the soil gets slightly dry. Ficus bonsai repotting and displayed differently in this video we have repotted a ficus locaboa and displayed it beautiful in a cage. You should repot your ficus every two years in the spring using a basic soil mix.
Things you ll need pot well draining soil rocks water fertilizer soft cloth pruning shears. Determine when your bonsai needs to be re potted. Once the roots have filled the container and hold the soil together in a pretty tight and solid mass it is time to repot. Once you have.
When the roots are still contained in soil wait another year before checking again. The primary reason for re potting a bonsai tree is when its root. After repotting water thoroughly and place ficus in a shady location for several weeks so new roots can grow. Generally the best time to repot a ficus is in the active growing season.
Repotting complete 7 akadama available for bulk orders akadama kanuma pumice and aoki blend are currently available on the bonsai tonight online store. A good rule of thumb for repotting your ficus is if you can remove the root soil ball in one piece and it s the same shape of the pot it s time. This tree certainly could use a repot into a fresh soil mix by now. I stay in touch i bonsai hunter channel link https.
In this video we had shown how to repot a ficus bonsai. For most ficus bonsai a two year repotting is the norm. While watering i observe that its not holding water properly. Here the previous soil media becomes very hard and compact.
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