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Another project of fusing stems.
One great methods with Bonchi`s is to place a stone under the roots and months later when the stem(s) are thicker and roots have wrapped around the stone, it`s possible to repot the Bonchi stem with the stone into bonsai pot!
Here`s one simplified project as an example:
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Plants taken, wrapped together and wired (more about wiring a little later on this article), ready to be repotted with a stone!
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Placed on a stone, next step would be to repot the plant with a stone.
You can choose to use either soil or hydroponics, I used soil in this example.
After several months of growing, the plant will be pruned down and planted into a bonsai pot!
Okay, here***39;s another "roots-on-a-stone" Bonchi example:
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Roots on a stone, notest many stems I think they will at least partially fuse together.
Here`s the same plant, overview:
Keep in mind that this plant will be cut down from near the stem.
I might try to wire some branches soon to make much nicer structure, updates about that
later
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Many stems growing on a stem.
At the end of the season, this plant will be cut down and repotted into a bonsai pot.
The idea is to make the stone very visible.
Ok, let`s get back to the project!
Cut off most of the smallest roots from the upper part of the chile roots... you can trim it even more after the chile bonsai has been planted to it***39;s new home.
This operation makes your bonsai chile look more like a small tree than a small chile plant.
A nice bonsai pot is highly recommended for the best looks!
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Trimming roots. Just leave the larger ones to show above the soil level to make it look better.
And then, plant your chile bonsai into it***39;s new bonsai-pot. Add some soil on the sides and around the stem and roots the way you want it.
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Designing the base for the bonsai.
Place the bonsai-stem (with not-too-much-foliage appearance at this point) on a sunny windowsill,
or for example under a fluorescent tube or bulb!
Light is the key for a new vigorous growth!
Keep in mind that as the enviroment and circumstances changed suddenly a LOT.
It might take a little while for your chile bonsai to grow some new roots and after that, hopefully some new foliage too!
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Finally! Some new growth!
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Many growing points emerging from the woody stem!
Keep pruning the new growth (both stems and leaves) whenever needed to keep your bonsai plant pretty!
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At this point, it***39;s a good idea to trim the new growth a lot to make the foliage even more bushy!
This plant was germinated about 10 months ago, it was 2 meter in height before cutting it down completely.
Also remember that sometimes it***39;s a good (especially at the beginning), to keep pruning the plant a bit more that what you would think at first.
It takes some practice to master a technique for getting some pretty tree-looking bonsai chiles, but a decent amount of light, good care, patience and experience will do that automatically. <!--emo&:)--><img src='./images/1/smilies/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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CAP 1546 (C. annuum) in a small pot.
This plant was soon transferred into a shallow bonsai pot.
After a few weeks of growing some roots, add some growing fertilizer to boost the growth and still, keep pruning the plant all the time, just as you want it!
When it***39;s a bonsai chile we***39;re speaking, the foliage should be very dense altough it can be minimal, just avoid spindly growth.
In other words, cut the growth when it***39;s getting too spindly and it***39;ll start branching.
In larger pots, chiles won***39;t need too much fertilizing, but with bonsai chiles, the plant will consume the nutrients very quickly, so make sure to add some fertilizer (like NPK 1-1-1) every once in a while.
I prefer using Biobizz products for both, fruit production & bonsais.
I***39;ve had a great results with a combination of next biobizz products:
BioGro, BioBloom, Alg-a-mic and BioHeaven, if more flowers pods wanted, add TopMax also.
When you***39;re sure your bonsai is making some new growth, you can start decorating the surroundings of your bonsai chile, just to make sure you won***39;t decorate a dead plant.
Just use you imagination!
I like to make the chile plants look like a miniatyre trees.
Use stones, moss, lichens, pieces of wood, sand... just about anything you can think of to make your chile bonsai look as cool as possible!