Hi, so when I came home from school my mom had this waiting for me:
She said she bought it from a man in a truck roadside, and that he said to use Triple 17 fertilizer once every 3 months, and water it once a day. If you could tell me please what type of bonsai this is, and how to take care of it.
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Lucky you!
It is a jade plant.
Do NOT water it once a day. Water it when it needs it.
Read the bonsai growing tips here:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/vi ... =36&t=1479
and use the chopstick method it describes to know when it needs watering.
When you do water it, water it thoroughly, so all the soil has been moistened.
It's a little hard to tell from the picture, but I'm thinking the soil it is in is more heavy/dense/organic/ moisture holding than you really want. At some point you will need to re pot it in to more free draining bonsai soil.
It is a jade plant.
Do NOT water it once a day. Water it when it needs it.
Read the bonsai growing tips here:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/vi ... =36&t=1479
and use the chopstick method it describes to know when it needs watering.
When you do water it, water it thoroughly, so all the soil has been moistened.
It's a little hard to tell from the picture, but I'm thinking the soil it is in is more heavy/dense/organic/ moisture holding than you really want. At some point you will need to re pot it in to more free draining bonsai soil.
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