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I'm guessing the fact that you are here then you are having a little trouble with your own growing bonsai efforts, well, that's what I hope to help you with, I am going to list number of tips that will hopefully give you a better idea of how to grow bonsai trees, here they are:
*Take regular care of your tree - Don't expect your tree to become something amazing or have the stunning effect that many bonsai trees have unless you regularly take care of it and make sure it does turn out to be what you want it to be. Check up on your tree often and maintain it well.
*Ensure your tree gets enough water - Water is vital for your bonsai trees growth and appearance so you will need to make sure that your tree is getting plenty of water and enough that it needs to survive and grow. You should water your tree at least once every single day.
*Display your tree in the best possible way - Now, this is made up of two factors, they are how the bonsai tree looks and how safe is it, you want to keep your tree safe from animals and other things that could damage it but you also want it to look great and let the beauty shine through.
*Maintain it even after it's fully grown - Most people tend to just forget about a tree once it is fully grown, this is not the right way to do things, you should regularly maintain your tree even when it is fully grown, otherwise it won't last very wrong.
Those are just a few tips you can use to take care of your bonsai trees, remember that you should always enjoy growing bonsai, don't think of it as some sort of "chore" or something like that, you want to enjoy your hobbie as much as possible and it really is an enjoyable thing to do.
Growing bonsai is actually quite easy to do, you just need to do a small amount of learning and you can very quickly get started growing your own trees, I suggest you should look into it and grow your own stunning bonsai trees.
Hello Bonsai devotees, my name is Suhendra. I want to share my knowledge about Ficus Glomerata Variegata (Loa Varigata in Indonesian Language). I bought the bonsai in northern Bandung in 2004. I drove my own car accompanied by employees. When arrived, I see numerous small and raw bonsai. Some were good, but some were only raw bonsai. Then the owner invited us to see his farm, which had raw bonsai planted in soil and polybags. Some of them were planted from seeds, graftings, and natures.
In his farm I saw a Kaliandar Variegata whose flowers were red, like timber tree flowers and I wanted to buy it. Unfortunately, the owner didn't sell because he said it will die if dug in dry season. I was quite confused, since the tree was 2 meter height and had so many saplings. Why didn't he separate them and planted in pots or polybags to be sold. I think the tree was good, because it had yellow striped leaves that very contrast plus red flowers. I thought it will attract so many people to buy.
When we were talking, he mentioned about Ficus Glomerata Variegata whose fertile was not good. I was interested to know more because I was interested in collecting rare plants especially that could be created as bonsai. When I saw the plant, it was only planted in polybag using unhulled paddy (paddy plants /rice that are hulled and then separated from the stalks) as media. It was put in the middle of higher trees, so there was possibility watering process could not be completed. Sunshine was also not than one hour, and there were so many branches were not cut in the lower position that made the variegata lost. I think that were the factors.
After I bought and took it home, I did the repotting: 1 part soil + 2 part fertilizer + 1 part Malang sand (any sand taken from volcanoes). Before the substances mixed in pot, the bottom should be covered by filter to shut the hole. On the filter put rough sand (2-3 mm), then softer sand (1 mm), and goat manure (mixed with unhulled paddy) with comparison 1:1. Cut all the branches, leaves including the green and variegata from the stalk. After that, pull the tree from its polybag, clean the soil, and cut and the oversized roots. Finally, put the tree in the pot, do watering, and keep in shaded place. Put in a place with 2 hour morning sunshine when the tree grows new buds. After having many variegata leaves, full dry in the sun. When the tree grow green leaves, cut immediately.
The result after 6 months, the tree became so fertile and good. So I started to shape it with Slanting Style. After 2 years with good nursery, it became 80% qualified bonsai. I kept doing the intensive care for the purpose of joining National Bonsai Competition.
One day there was a bonsai lover outside Bandung city came to my place to see bonsai. When he saw the Ficus Glomerata Variegata, he was so impressed and eager to buy it. I understood his feeling, because I had ever the same experiences when I wanted to buy good and rare bonsai tree. After he did some very good offer, I sold the tree. Why? Because I had the saplings from prior graftings, so I still could have the same trees. I felt happy because there was a person who appreciated my work from the same hobby.
And that's the whole story and experience about how to do repotting and plant bonsai with the substances made especially for the Ficus Glomerata Variegata. I hope my information could give positive input for you, the world bonsai devotees. Thank you.