Preparing a pot to plant a bonsai requires a few steps. 1. Plastic canvas is cut, large enough to overlap each drainage hole. 2. Using a piece of wire (2-2.5 mm aluminum is good), make a “sta…
Preparing a pot to plant a bonsai requires a few steps. 1. Plastic canvas is cut, large enough to overlap each drainage hole. 2. Using a piece of wire (2-2.5 mm aluminum is good), make a “sta…
Preparing a pot to plant a bonsai requires a few steps. 1. Plastic canvas is cut, large enough to overlap each drainage hole. 2. Using a piece of wire (2-2.5 mm aluminum is good), make a “sta…
I do the loops on the outside of the pot, making the pointy ends go through the pot hole, so that the roots don't tangle in them. Functionally, it's the same principle, it's just a lot easier to remove straight wires from a tangled root mass compared to looped wires.
Makes it easier to re-use them as well, since there's no clipping involved when repotting.
They also catch more gunk on the outside of the pot as opposed to forming a small barrier on the inside for mud to accumulate.