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How to Maintain a Healthy Bonsai Tree

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By Summer Banks
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Bonsai gardening is considered one of the most difficult types of gardening that one can do. With patience and some very important tools, one can take this task and make it manageable.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • A Well Lit Room
  • Spring Water
  • Trimming Shears
  • Soil
  1. Step 1

    A well-lit room - Most bonsais need a lot of direct sunlight. By keeping the miniature tree in the sun, you can feed it better.

  2. Step 2

    Spring water - Spring water has the natural minerals and vitamins that the tree needs without the fertilizers that the tree does not need.

  3. Step 3

    Trimming Sheers - You have to keep the tree neat and trim, otherwise it will grow too much and become more wild than a normal bonsai.

  4. Step 4

    Frequent soil changes - The soil can be deprived of the life giving nutrients over time, by changing the soil, the tree can remain healthier, longer.

Tips & Warnings
  • Bonsai trees are fun to trim and reshape over time.
  • Kids love Bonsai tree growing.
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