bonsai...

hi this is vishal..

bonsai.. its a great art form.. not because one makes a good plant sculpture but also because you feel close to nature.. (ofcorse torture for the plant...). its actually an art of training the plant to grow in the controlled conditions. many peoples belive that its just a big trees which could be grown like this but any plant having woody trunk could be grown like this..

i was so fascinated by this art form in the past few days .. i decide to do it.. so i chose my victim.. i chose chilly plant.. which was there in my home since last 1 year.. so i took it out of its old and big pot and transfered in to the new shallow pot. and covered the roots with a mixture of regular potting soil and gravel made from the smashed brik( i 'd read somewhere, that if u dont have the gravelled sand u can use the smashed brik..!!!) . than decoreted the pot with some stones. i also trimmed the plant a bit. removed dead leaves and branches. pinched out some bigger leaves. and kept it in the window sill. i have kept it in the shade of other bigger plants. it has been like 15 days i have done that and the plant is doing well. u can see the picture above.

next i am thinking of tryin my hands on tamarind tree.. it makes a great bonsai.. but takes hell lot of time but lets try.. ill be postin about it soon.. thank you.