Caring For Indoor Bonsai Trees
Money doesn't grow on trees, and neither can buy happiness but proper caring for indoor bonsai trees in terms of air, light, pot, water etc can bring a wealth of happiness to you and your family. I would like to call these indoor bonsai trees as stunning art of nature in miniature, as a well kept Bonsai tree is a spectacular depiction of beauty inside home; it's like a miniature version of a full size tree that replicates the full sized tree but is small enough to fit in a pot on a table. As the name Bonsai refers literally means "pot growing" or "pot planting" trees, which can be grown in-door. Technically speaking in actual terms this is an art form or a method of growing many different species of plants and trees in a pot inside home.Proper caring for an indoor bonsai tree can be easy as long as you know what kind of tree you have. The many different species of bonsai trees have varying needs in terms of food i.e. water, air and soil depending upon the form and the part of the world they came from.
Indoor bonsai trees have special watering needs because watering need is directly proportional to the amount of sun exposure and the room temperature it is being exposed to. The golden rule for indoor bonsai tree is that it should always be kept damp, neither dry nor overly wet. While watering the bonsai tree it should be done with a watering can creating a rain like effect that does not disturb the soil. Ideally speaking a bonsai tree that is exposed to sun should be watered once, at day time and those that are not fully exposed to the sun may not require daily watering. You will know that the bonsai has had enough water when the water will start to spill or run out of the holes at the bottom of the pot.
Setting proper lighting and sun exposure is very necessary for almost all indoor for bonsai plants to survive. Lighting needs vary in proportion to the species and origin of the plant. Generally, sun exposure of about six hours will suffice but for those who cannot place their bonsai tree near a window with enough sun, grow lights can help. Grow lights are available for botanical use and their spectrum can actually cater for the needs of particular plants with regards to light. You can also bring your bonsai tree out in sunlight and then bring it in after several hours of exposure.
Another important facet concerning the health and care of bonsai tree is that most of these bonsai trees are tropics and need humidity to grow well. Indoor humidity can be affected by air conditioning and the use of heaters. Air conditioner can dry up the air, while a heater can make the place too warm. A shallow tray filled with large sized gravel and water can humidify when heaters are used indoors. Place the pot on top of the gravel but make sure that the water in the shallow tray does not reach the bottom of the bonsai tree pot as this can rot the roots and erode the soil. Caring for indoor bonsai tree is easy but requires a little effort on your part. Your plant will grow healthily by following the above mentioned tips.