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Grow a Desert Rose from Seed

Grow a desert rose bonsai from the comforts of home! With this step-by-step guide and kit, it’s easy to have a thriving desert rose plant.
Yield 1 Desert Rose Plant
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Project Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Materials
  

  • 1 Desert Rose Terra Cotta Kit

Equipment

  • Measuring Cup

Instructions
 

  • Remove everything from planter and add 1 cup of water to it (this is the kit).
    1 Desert Rose Terra Cotta Kit
    materials laid out from the modern sprout terra cotta bonsai kit
  • Prepare net pot with wick loop by pulling it up to half an inch below the top.
    pulling string through the mesh basket
  • Fill net pot with grow medium and rinse it.
    pouring grow media into the basket
  • Place peat moss on top and pour some water on it to expand.
    pouring water over peat moss
  • Sprinkle activated carbon on top.
    sprinkling activated charcoal over the grow media
  • Plant seeds, just barely covering them.
    pressing desert rose seeds into grow media
  • Place in warm and bright location, such as a greenhouse (this is mine).
    placing a terra cotta pot into a greenhouse
  • After seeds sprout, mix 1 cup of water with 1/8 teaspoon of fertilizer. Pour half on the grow medium and the rest in the bottom of the pot.
    sprouted desert rose seedlings in a terra cotta pot
  • Continue to check on growth and replace water as necessary.
    small desert rose plants after a few weeks and one after a few months

Video

Keyword Modern Sprout, Nature, Plants, Terra Cotta