i just bought a minature japanese bonsoi plant?????

Question

it doesnt have any instructions with it and it is in crushed gravel "soil". how often should i water it.

Answer 1

Watering by immersion occasionally is fine, for instance if the plant is extremely dry and needs immediate resuscitation, or if it has just been repotted, or if you want to soak it in fertilizer solution. Watering by immersion tends to accumulate salts in the soil. Watering from overhead will help flush salts and waste gases from the soil. Water overhead from a watering can with a fine rose head, 'throwing' the water at the plant and waiting a few seconds for it to absorb the water, before giving it another toss. Do this until water pours from the drain holes. This will reduce runoff and keep from eroding the soil. For a single plant this might take thirty seconds. Never let a plant sit its own drain water.

There are three basic methods to determine if the plant needs water. My favorite, not necessarily the best, is to simply pick the plant up. Dry plants are significantly lighter than well watered ones. You can easily learn the difference. The second is to scratch the soil with your finger and see how dry it is under the surface. It varies somewhat with soils and volume, but if the soil is dry down past a quarter of an inch, it probably needs watering. If the surface is still moist, it most definitely does not need watering. The third method is the infamous Persiano Pick, a method devised by one our illustrious Internet Bonsai Club (IBC) members. Use a piece of chopstick or wooden skewer as a sort of dipstick. Leave it in planted in the pot. To test for water pull it out and check the moisture on the stick. If the stick is dry or dryish, it's time to water. All of these methods take a little practice, but you should be able to satisfactorily learn one or all of them in about a week.

Answer 2

Bonsai trees take an awful long time to grow, they need light, and water, like any other plant, just don't water the pant directly, Of course it all depends on the plant as well. Mine grow in a ceramic pot, I place the pot in a container and it would absorb as much water as it needed, I did that once a week, avoid direct sunlight, I have never seen them in crushed gravel but you probably need to check with a plant nursery or a gardening expert to help you with that.

Good Luck

Answer 3

I also have one. Try this site it has everything you need to know.

http://www.bonsaisite.com/

Good Luck!