How to grow a mini bonsai tree?

I recieved a mini bonsai tree kit as a gift. It came with a pot, soil, decorative gravel, and the seeds. How do i set this all up. The pot has a 1 cm whole on the bottom, so how do i put the soil in there without it falling through to the bottom? Also, after i put the seeds in the soil, do i put the deocorative gravel on top right away, or do i wait until the seeds have started to sprout? Also, how many seeds should i plant in the pot? The container is only 2in x 2in so it is not very big, so i am guessin you only want to end up with one tree, but do you want to plant more seeds then that? This is my first one and i am very excited about it, but obviously could use some guidance. Thanks for your help!|||Put a screen over the hole. You will want this to flow freely for watering. Plant 2 or 3 seeds and the thin them down to one when you see which looks the healthiest. Don't put on the rocks until this is done. When you water, put the entire plant in standing water,almost to the top. Let it sit there for 20-30 minutes,then remove. Pick up a book on begining bosai and learn about it. It requires patience and takes many years to grow one from seed. You probably won't want to trim the roots for at least a year or two. Be careful not to over prune when shaping your bonsai. Have fun. It is a very satisfying hobby. Please get a book on the subject though,as you will probably have many questions as your bonsai grows.|||You're getting some interesting answers. It's not easy growing a tree from seed. People who sell those kits with seeds are in it for the money, not the promotion of bonsai. Anyhow, it will be easier for you to grow the seed in a comfortable small nursery pot instead of starting with the bonsai pot. This is a good lesson in patience. The seller of the kit should have given you complete instructions. You're welcome to view the Bonsai Care page of my site:


http://www.american-bonsai.com|||good luck, maybe after 10 or 15 years you might have a miniature tree, if it doesn't die first|||good luck


mine never came up


i had a rock garden in a pot.|||I don't have an answer yet as I have just planted my first bonsai, and not only was it not an ideal tree (it was, and still is, I imagine) a Douglas Fir. My kids brought a bunch home from school @ Arbor Day, and no good place to plant.


I browsed a bit on the net and found Erik Olsen's site:


sales@bonsaigardener.org. You don't have to buy anything but you can subscribe to his newsletter as I do and find more links there. Hope this helps.|||get a plant and put it in a small pot


(remember to curve and design your plan in the way you want it to grow, use some wires or something.)