I'm interested in growing a couple bonsai style pepper plants looking for info like witch plants to use how do you grow the roots out of the soil any pics would be nice also any info would be appreciated
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IM ACTUALLY WORKING ON ONE RIGHT NOW!
the pepper is an ornamental called "SANGRIA" its know for being a small plant to begin with but im not too sure if its the right one because by right a "Bonsai" is a plant that has the potential to be big but is suppressed
it starting to look good though.
i think the roots coming out are due to the small pot restricting the roots travel
if your looking for suggestions on what plant to use i would say you could do the one of your choice but be sure its one that has the potential to grow large
i would say try some of the Chile species or Aji and possibly a Habanero
really what it comes down to is time, it wont happen over night you have to work at it and then maintain it to keep it small
hope this helps thanks your friend Joe
the pepper is an ornamental called "SANGRIA" its know for being a small plant to begin with but im not too sure if its the right one because by right a "Bonsai" is a plant that has the potential to be big but is suppressed
it starting to look good though.
i think the roots coming out are due to the small pot restricting the roots travel
if your looking for suggestions on what plant to use i would say you could do the one of your choice but be sure its one that has the potential to grow large
i would say try some of the Chile species or Aji and possibly a Habanero
really what it comes down to is time, it wont happen over night you have to work at it and then maintain it to keep it small
hope this helps thanks your friend Joe
Great link thanx answered all my ? And then some
......That's one plant you can't chance overwatering nor underwatering....too bad it's not able to grow in a large container.......without losing the smaller proportional sizing.Greg
That is really cool I never thought about gorwing a bonsai with a pepper plant. This may be a new project for me!!
Well, the first step is to get a full-sized pepper plant, ideally after the outdoor growing season is finished. I suppose you could grow a plant in a small pot and maintain it at that size, but it won't have that nice thick stem that you're going for.
As far as which types of peppers... well, any of them really. However, for practical and aesthetic purposes, if you want them to flower and fruit then it's best to pick varieties with naturally small pods and abundant flowers per node... I have a couple White Habs cut small, and while I'm not actively trying to turn them into bonsai specimens they would probably be well suited to such purposes (compact, heavy setting and somewhat ornamental fruits). A lot of the choices when it comes to bonsai are aesthetic.
As far as which types of peppers... well, any of them really. However, for practical and aesthetic purposes, if you want them to flower and fruit then it's best to pick varieties with naturally small pods and abundant flowers per node... I have a couple White Habs cut small, and while I'm not actively trying to turn them into bonsai specimens they would probably be well suited to such purposes (compact, heavy setting and somewhat ornamental fruits). A lot of the choices when it comes to bonsai are aesthetic.
Depending on what you want, you can either wait until you have a full grown plant, or even use a small plant which would be "mame" or "shohin"..those 2 are tiny to small bonsai. Bonsai translated means "potted plant". I haven't done a pepper plant yet if I do it will be a larger "kifu" size bonsai. I want one to appear old and ""wise" lol...projecting age, not just a stick in a pot. It takes time and patience to properly do this to a plant. I have killed a few bonsai's in my time, but the 4 I have now are anywhere from 2-10 yeras old. The oldest I haven't even put in a bonsai pot yet! I'd love to see some members bonchi pics if any of you have them.
Some great info on this thread. im intrigued, and may have to try my hand at a few this next season.
I overwintered a few plants and turned them into Bonsai's but it didn't go to well for some of them.
and now their potted back up for our summer.
and now their potted back up for our summer.
Freezing could cause them to die...
But if that is the cause, they will come back from the roots (so long as something else didn't go wrong like root rot etc).
Great thread... I'm thinking of doing this with one of my over wintered (outside
) plants. We'll see.
Ken
But if that is the cause, they will come back from the roots (so long as something else didn't go wrong like root rot etc).
Great thread... I'm thinking of doing this with one of my over wintered (outside
) plants. We'll see.Ken
This is a bonsai I sort of half-assed after a while and just let grow. I kept pinching the growing tips back and removed the larger leaves as they appeared, and eventually it *really* started to bush out. I might give it one more good pruning before plant out, because at this rate it's going to take over my growing area...
