!!!Green like grass under the soil..

regretsmyl

anyone can tel me how i put that green like grass under the soil of my sageretia sweet plam?thanks.

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shibu

Can you please be a little clearer about this? I don't understand.

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soonami

Do you mean moss or actual grass?

Because you should be careful about grass, some are very agressive and could fill your entire pot with grass rhizomes suffocating your roots.

I would suggest moss as bonsai ground cover. The usual method is to collect moss from outside, they grow anywhere cool moist and shady, usually on the northern side of treee trunks in the Northern Hemisphere because there is more shade on that side. After you collect there are several ways to plant it. The least effective is to just stick it onto the soil that your tree is growing in. More effective is to dry it out and shred it over hardward cloth or a screen and that the shreded moss and sprinkle that over the soil. One of the moderators here suggests taking collected moss and tossing it in a blender with water to make a paste and spread the paste over a growing medium in a shallow tray. And then when you need the moss, just slip it from the tray onto your tree.

http://forum.bonsaitalk.com/showthread.php?t=12790
that is the thread I was talking about, more than you will ever need to know probably

Joanie

Regretsmyl, welcome to the forum! Could you please go into the UserCP and fill in your location? It's always helpful to others, and it's also interesting to see what part of the world everyone is from! Thank you!

Joanie

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regretsmyl

the slime is the same?i dont know very mach english sorry for that.i'm from Greece.i found this link with a photo of moss irish.i dont know how i grow it and where i can find it.i will ask the store where i buy my sageretia.if anyone can explane to me with easy english.thanks.

regretsmyl

sorry that is the link:http://springhillnursery.com/product.asp?pn=17863

regretsmyl

i show this photo of my sageretia and i want tell me if i must cut any branches or leaves and how.sorry again for my engish.

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regretsmyl

i take this photo with my mobile but i will take better photos another time.its my firts bonsai and its like a women in balet pose.

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Joanie

Regretsmyl, if you want moss under your tree you need to tell us if it lives outside the house or inside the house.

Also, you need to know that sometimes moss might keep the tree too wet. If the soil is wet for moss it may be too wet for the tree. Many people only put the moss on the tree when they are going to show the tree in a contest. They don't keep the moss on all the time.

If the tree lives outside, then you can look for moss growing on rocks in your yard, especially after it rains. Carefully dig up some of that moss and put it on your soil. It might dry up for a while but it will come back and be green when the rains come, or you can spray a little water on top of the soil every day.

If the tree lives inside it might be harder to get the moss to grow, but you could try.

Joanie

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