Grow fingertip bonsai with sphagnum moss and harvest unique plant material with distinctive shapes

Tai friends who love fingertip bonsai and small potted plants ask:

"Tai zhang, how do I obtain material for fingertip bonsai?"

Well, why not try growing seeds with sphagnum moss.

The principle of water cultivation is very simple:

Place the seeds in sphagnum moss that contains moisture,

cultivate them to germinate, and let them grow winding, twisting root systems,

Then use these plant roots freely, spontaneously and creatively,

and you can make small potted plants with distinctive shapes that are one of a kind!

When to use the sphagnum moss cultivation method

Once the plant seeds have been collected, cultivation can begin immediately.

If placed in an indoor environment, the plants will take root and sprout in winter, so Tai zhang recommends storing the seeds over winter in advance and cultivating them when spring comes and flowers bloom, which is most suitable.

Materials to prepare for the sphagnum moss cultivation method

·Nuts

·Sphagnum moss

·Plastic bags

·Scissors

How to make the sphagnum moss cultivation method

One: Prepare the sphagnum moss

Use scissors to cut the sphagnum moss into pieces, about 1-2 cm is fine.

Then soak it in water for more than 1 hour, and after soaking, gently squeeze the water out of the sphagnum moss.

Two: Add the nuts and cultivate in a sealed bag

Put the prepared sphagnum moss into a plastic bag, then add the nuts.

Remember to tie the opening of the plastic bag tightly to seal it.

Three: Wait for it to take root

After about 3 weeks, the seeds will take root.

The picture below shows tree seedlings grown with sphagnum moss. From left to right they are cork oak, camellia, and oak vine.

Four: Transplant

Seeds that have taken root and sprouted can be used directly as material for thumb bonsai, and after transplanting they can grow into different tree forms.

Tai friends, use the small saplings grown with sphagnum moss to make fingertip bonsai, the effect will surely be especially great!

Grown on the balcony

Alright, that is all for this article. If Tai friends still have any questions, check in at the comment section below.