A different landscape of moss bonsai

It is the oasis of life, where there is a breath of youth, it makes all dark places full of life.

The grass still wants the sunshine, but the moss only longs for a rain and does not hesitate to dedicate itself to the rock with the wind. The rock is no longer alone, it is accompanied by moss; the rock is no longer monotonous, it has the beauty given by moss.

Moss, you have never had the tender green of grass, but have its tenacity; you have never had the uprightness of green pines, but have its selflessness; you have never had the beauty of flowers, but you have its optimism.

Throughout life, there will be more obscurity like moss. I hope we can all be like moss-tenacious, selfless and optimistic.

Characteristics of moss bonsai

1. Grow in a damp environment, often on stone, soil, tree trunks or branches. Small in size.

two。 Generally have stems and leaves, but there is no vessel in the stem, there is no vein in the leaf, so there is no transport tissue, the root is very simple, called "false root".

3. The sporophyte has a capsule (sporangia) and endophytic spores. When the spores mature, they drift away with the wind. In a suitable environment, the spores germinate into filamentous structures (protonema). The protonema produces buds, which develop into gametophytes.

4. All moss bonsai do not have vascular bundle structure, and their water transport capacity is not strong, thus limiting their size and height. There are false roots, but no real roots. The leaves are composed of monolayer cells, and the degree of cell differentiation of the whole plant is low, which is lower in the plant kingdom.

5. There is a phenomenon of alternation of generations. The main part of the mossy bonsai is the gametophyte, which produces gametes (sex cells). Gametophytes can form male and female reproductive organs. When the male genitalia matures, sperm are released, and the sperm swim into the female genitalia with water as a medium to fertilize the egg. The fertilized egg develops into sporophyte.

How to raise moss bonsai

Fertilization: generally do not need to fertilize, of course, can also irrigate very thin fertilizer water.

Environmental requirements: scattered light or semi-overcast environment, during maintenance, should be given a certain amount of light.

Temperature: the temperature should not be lower than 22 ℃. It is best to keep it above 25 ℃ in order to grow well.

Watering: spray water several times a day, (depending on the air humidity) should keep the air relative humidity above 80%.

Soil: you can use general garden soil or slightly acidic soil. The basin soil is mound-shaped in the basin to increase the planting area, air permeability and water permeability.

Potted soil: Yuanbao tree potted plants should always keep the potted soil moist, but there should be no stagnant water, the environmental relative humidity should be kept above 80%, and the potted soil should be kept moist.

Growth habits: moss is not suitable to grow in the dark, it needs a certain scattered light or semi-shady environment, the most important thing is to like the wet environment, especially not resistant to drought and dryness.

Planting method of moss bonsai

In fact, the method of planting moss is actually very simple, but the competitiveness of moss is very low when it is first planted, and other higher plants are easy to invade. Therefore, weeding should be strengthened at the beginning of planting. When the moss bonsai is densely covered by the surface of the matrix, weeds can hardly invade. Ramet propagation is usually available, mostly from May to September. The specific method of ramet reproduction: the isolated maternal plants or clusters were planted in the substrate to maintain a high humidity environment and survive about a week later.

The method of making moss bonsai

The method of inoculating moss: select a few pieces of loess, grind and add water to paste, stir the natural moss in the mud, brush evenly on the soaked rock or soil surface with a small brush, often spray water, and the moss can be seen a few days later. You can also dry the fresh moss, grind it into powder, mix it with water or thin rice soup, apply it where the bonsai needs, move the basin in a wet place, keep it wet, and you can produce mosses. no, no, no.

Natural moss method: put the prepared rocks into the water basin, often pour Amoy rice water and vegetable water, keep it moist, put it in the place where you can see the sky but not the sun, the water-absorbing stone is better.

The moss method on the potted surface: the moss used in the bonsai of the trees can be placed flat in a wet place where you can see the sky without the sun, beat the original moss into mud and spread it evenly on the film, keep it moist, spray light fat and water after emergence, and use it as needed in 15 days. Stick mud on the root surface of the moss pan, wet the basin soil, brush it with mud, and then paste it.