Bonsai Gardening by a Beginner (Small Repotting)

Hello, everyone.

Here is another post related to gardening and my beginner bonsai.

I hope you enjoy it.

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Below is a Cupressus macrocarpa that I have been growing in a small glass that badly needs repotting. I found out its exact species from someone who read this!

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Here are my first three proper bonsai pots that I have just been gifted by someone beautiful and generous. (Lighter for scale.)

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You can see the tree next to the smallest of the pots.

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I covered the drainage hole with plant fibre from a ripped-up planter cup.

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Poor quality clay soil from a dry patch of lawn. I replaced it with some better soil and planted grass seed.

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Good quality potting mix.

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Clean sand from the garden centre.

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I mixed the above three together with a little water.

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The tree after I removed it from its existing glass pot. I like to leave as much of its familiar soil as I can.

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After gently spreading the roots and applying new soil, here is the tree in its new pot.

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In this spot it gets some indirect sunlight while it takes root (fingers crossed).

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After a first splash of water. It's very hot here right now, so I will have to water it twice daily. I was too excited to wait until its cooler!

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That's it. I have two more pots to fill. I will chronicle the process there too. Keep an eye out if this interests you.