empedocles

I am interested in getting into this wonderful hobby. I have read a few websites and watched some videos on youtube. And it looks like the clubs near me stop meeting next month, so I'm getting into this kinda late.

I am thinking about starting with a ficus for indoors since the temperature out here is starting to break 90 degrees. I can be more adventurous after the summer.

Do I just go to a local nursery and buy a small ficus tree, prune it, and plant it in a bonsai pot? I saw some videos on youtube on planting the bonsai in a bonsai pot, which I have found online at several vendors. I'm not sure what type of soil to use out here. I'm hoping for indoors I can just use a generic bonsai soil. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

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