Watering Bonsai Plants
Ficus bonsai and the hawaiian umbrella bonsai should be watered twice daily early in the morning and late in the evening.
Watering bonsai plants. Simply watering on a daily basis without first observing the condition of the bonsai soil is a common mistake made by beginners often following the advice of well meaning bonsai retailers. If your bonsai is small you can also soak it in a tub of water for 5 to 10 minutes whenever the soil feels dry. Make sure you deliver a fine spray of water otherwise a strong blast of water can dislodge soil or damage your bonsai. Once it has soaked in you can continue to water.
Watering bonsai instructions should read something like keep evenly moist keep wet or allow to dry out a little between waterings. Water your trees when the soil gets slightly dry this means you should not water your tree when the soil is still wet. Fill a watering can that has a fine rose indoors with water from a large barrel or vat of stored water or use a hose with a fine spray attachment outdoors. We recommend using a watering can rosette for just the right spray.
For sweet plum bonsai plant stick to 2 3 times daily as the plant likes plenty of sunlight. There are two methods to watering your bonsai. Be especially careful with succulent plants such as bonsai jade. Watering bonsai too much can be as big a problem as not enough.
2 feel the surface of the bonsai s soil. The following general guidelines will help you to get bonsai watering right. When water begins to puddle on the surface of the soil stop watering and allow it to soak in. It s important that plants are not over watered.
You may need to do 2 or 3 top waterings in a single watering session so it can fully soak in. Since bonsai soil isn t like regular potting soil how you water it makes a difference. Never water on a routine keep observing your trees individually instead of watering them on a daily. The j ade bonsai specie can tolerate over watering so you can afford to water it thrice daily.
The overhead watering method uses a hose or watering can.