Fidur
Chumono
So I have been into bonsai for a year and It's been a pleasure to work with little trees.
My bonsai corner has grown: (1st pic is november 2020, the rest from yesterday)
This has meant a lot of horticultural work, but also money.
I will try to explain to any one planning to begin their journey, what can they expect to have to pay.
My collection is large (+30 trees), but it's low quality, meaning I have bought only regular nurserie stock. So I have spent in nursery plants about 500 € (about 580$)
Pots can be very expensive, but I have choosed to use only plastic and cheap chinese pots, and I have spent about 250€ (290$).
Also, you need soil, so I have bought four 16lt akadama sacks, 2 16lt lava sacks, about 120€ (140$)
Tools must be functional and durable. There are some tool kits very expensive, but I choose a cheap chinese kit on about 50€ (60$). When you don't know what the future of your hobby is gonna be, you can begin with one of these cheap kits. Anyway I have no complain about my tools.
You have to use benches for your trees. I used some I had, but had to buy 4 ikea tables (100€) .
About watering, I bought a RO system (60€) and a pump (20€). Anyway I have almost not used it, because rainwater collected has been almost enough.
I have used regular commercial fertilizers (about 50€) and also regular funghi and insect killers (25€)
This is my personal experience, your's will be different, depending on the place you are and the size of your collection.
PD: The big chinese elm was a gift
My bonsai corner has grown: (1st pic is november 2020, the rest from yesterday)
This has meant a lot of horticultural work, but also money.
I will try to explain to any one planning to begin their journey, what can they expect to have to pay.
My collection is large (+30 trees), but it's low quality, meaning I have bought only regular nurserie stock. So I have spent in nursery plants about 500 € (about 580$)
Pots can be very expensive, but I have choosed to use only plastic and cheap chinese pots, and I have spent about 250€ (290$).
Also, you need soil, so I have bought four 16lt akadama sacks, 2 16lt lava sacks, about 120€ (140$)
Tools must be functional and durable. There are some tool kits very expensive, but I choose a cheap chinese kit on about 50€ (60$). When you don't know what the future of your hobby is gonna be, you can begin with one of these cheap kits. Anyway I have no complain about my tools.
You have to use benches for your trees. I used some I had, but had to buy 4 ikea tables (100€) .
About watering, I bought a RO system (60€) and a pump (20€). Anyway I have almost not used it, because rainwater collected has been almost enough.
I have used regular commercial fertilizers (about 50€) and also regular funghi and insect killers (25€)
This is my personal experience, your's will be different, depending on the place you are and the size of your collection.
PD: The big chinese elm was a gift
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