Hello, everyone.
Here is another post related to gardening and my beginner bonsai.
I hope you enjoy it.
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!
Here are my first three proper bonsai pots that I have just been gifted by someone beautiful and generous. (Lighter for scale.)
You can see the tree next to the smallest of the pots.
I covered the drainage hole with plant fibre from a ripped-up planter cup.
Poor quality clay soil from a dry patch of lawn. I replaced it with some better soil and planted grass seed.
Good quality potting mix.
Clean sand from the garden centre.
I mixed the above three together with a little water.
The tree after I removed it from its existing glass pot. I like to leave as much of its familiar soil as I can.
After gently spreading the roots and applying new soil, here is the tree in its new pot.
In this spot it gets some indirect sunlight while it takes root (fingers crossed).
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!
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.