Hello,
I have a problem with my Bonsai (Chinese Elm)
- After some time of the purchase the soil went extreme dry and hard, I never forgot watering and the soil didn't became soft again so I repotted the tree because I thought the soil is old and out of nutritions and the Bonsai looked more and more bad
- Bonsai was fine for some time and got leaves again, then they fell off again but the soil is still soft and I water the tree as soon as the soil is nearly completely dry (3-4days), Bonsai stands in the window so it gets enough light and air - maybe I water it too much still? I scratched some of the bark and the tree is underneath still green - so not completely dead?
- new Bonsai is growing out of the pot of the old one, I don't know how since I didn't put a seed in there but I really want to keep it alive
- boyfriend saw little white worm in pot, I just saw it for a few seconds and could barely see it, after some research it looked more like a pot worm, didn't find any more in the pot or soil and gave up the search. There is also no flies around my Bonsai so I doubt that it is fungus gnats but my plant also seems like dying so I'm not sure. But there is quite many white very small stone or crystal like things in the soil (see picture, I put some of them on the blue pot corner). That may be salt?
So my questions are
- should I repot the old tree again? I use normal potting soil and Akadama, should I get something else to help it recover?
- can I repot the new Bonsai in another pot without hurting the roots and destroying it?
- what are these white/beige corns/crystal like things?