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Planting method of bonsai in Song Gang

Timely excavation: It is most suitable to excavate Korean pine during the Great Cold in Guangzhou to beginning of spring. Stump treatment: cut off excess branches and pine needles and prepare breathable acid loam. Planting in a pot: put coarse mud in the middle of the pot, then straighten the stump and fill it with soil. Post-curing: put it in a dark and ventilated place, and thin and fix the branches after one year.

How to plant 1 bonsai in Song Gang and dig it in time?

Choose the best mining season before planting, and Guangzhou is the most suitable area between Great Cold and beginning of spring. At this time, the loose pile is in a dormant state, the sap basically stops flowing, and the needle bundle needs to be revived. The survival rate is the highest when the temperature is between 10 and 15.

2. Dispose of loose piles

Before putting the stump of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica into the pot, it is necessary to trim and reshape the tree shape, cut off too many branches and pine needles to reduce water evaporation and avoid excessive load of damaged roots, and then prepare breathable acidic loam and mix one third of mountain mud into it.

3. Potted plants

After the treatment, Song Gang put the coarse mud in the middle of the basin, and then put the stumps in the basin and gathered them together. Pay attention to the mud ball can not be loose, the surrounding should be close to the sediment. After the gap is filled with the remaining soil, all the soil is compacted to avoid the root hanging. Spray water twice at last.

4. Post maintenance

Pinus tabulaeformis planted in the basin should be placed in a dark and ventilated place, and the environment should not be changed at will. After the new buds grow, we should gradually increase the sunshine intensity, apply fertilizer once a month, and then fix the branches after one year and trim their shapes.