This is a tale in three parts.
Part 1: The Experiment
This was a first experiment into air layering, starting in May 2019.
Hypothesis: air pruning will result in good roots, and can be achieved with a colander
Details:
Step 1. Get a $3 colander from Big W, and a nicer pot for it to sit in to look pretty.
Step 2. Add an Azalea and soil.
Step 3: Combine.
Actually this worked pretty well. Here it is April 2020, 11 months later.
Part 2: The Bonsai
The Azelea was going well enough that I declared the experiment a success, and potted it.
Part 3: Death of a Bonsai
For whatever reason, this didn’t take. It was dead within a few months.
