With nothing to do, the editor-in-chief was chatting with bonsai-loving friends, and the talk turned to miniature bonsai, which seems to have gradually become the new darling of the flower market, widely favored by consumers.

The editor-in-chief is no exception - compared to the adorably chubby succulent pots on the market, the editor-in-chief prefers this tiny bonsai art.

This little thing is beautiful in quality and beautiful in price too!

A single small cypress miniature bonsai starts at two or three hundred. Sigh, it really is a case of "I am art, I can name whatever price I want"!

Hurry home, open "Grown on the Balcony," and continue discussing "fingertip bonsai" with fellow gardening friends. In this article, let's look into inserting plant branches into soil to make them take root and sprout, and then making fingertip bonsai.

Using the cultivation of cypress cuttings as an example:

Materials for preparing fingertip bonsai

· Cuttings

· Pot container (No. 4)

· Soil (potting soil)

· Plant vitality agent

Essential tools for fingertip bonsai

· Scissors

· Tweezers

· Saucer (a large container for soaking the cuttings)

· Bucket, or a large-capacity container (for soaking the potted plant in water)

Steps for making fingertip bonsai

One: Prepare the cuttings

1. When preparing the cuttings, the tender buds at the front tips of the branches (the brightly colored part at the tip) are relatively fragile and easily damaged, so they should be snapped off together with two or three nodes of older branch.

2. Remove the leaves at the tip and set aside.

3. Put the vitality agent into the saucer, dilute it with water (here diluted at a ratio of 100:1), and soak the cuttings in it for a few hours.

Two: Prepare the soil

1. Put the mixed soil into the pot.

2. Fill a bucket with water, soak the pot in the water, and let it absorb water starting from the bottom of the pot.

3. The state when the soil has finished absorbing water.

Three: Plant the cuttings

1. Use tweezers to poke holes in the soil at even intervals.

2. Insert the cuttings into the holes.

Editor's tip: The spacing should be neither too large nor too small. The spacing for planting the cuttings should be just right so that they do not touch each other.

If the spacing is too large, the cuttings may topple over due to strong wind.

3. Use tweezers to firm the soil around the base of the cuttings, fixing the cuttings in place.

Four: Soaking in water

Put the prepared seedlings together with the pot into the bucket and let them absorb water fully.

Five: Place in a shaded spot

For one week after completing the cutting work, place them in a shaded position to prevent direct sunlight.

Six: Complete

The cypress seedlings will take root within one year, after which they can be used as seedlings for fingertip bonsai.

The editor-in-chief has a question for fellow gardening friends: Since we can't pull the cuttings up by the roots to check, how do we confirm whether the plants have successfully taken root?

Please remember a plant growth rule: For all plants, rooting and sprouting new buds are closely linked. If we find that the plant has sprouted new buds, then we can basically confirm that these seedlings have taken root.

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