Hypertufa Bonsai Pots

Made from cement and other ingredients the finished product is naturally porous allowing some slow drainage and lends itself to all sorts of artistic ideas.

Hypertufa bonsai pots. Wearing rubber gloves and a dust mask to avoid breathing cement dust mix 3 parts perlite 3 parts peat moss and 2. Spray inside of mold with cooking oil. Hypertufa pots how to 1. Hypertufa is a lightweight porous material used in craft projects.

I am hoping to strengthen them to support a good branch with tiny leaves. I am not saying that this is the only way of making it but it is a super easy way. Many have asked me on how i made my hypertufa pots. It is made from a mixture of peat moss.

Use a drill and a 3 8 in. To get started it s very easy to use molds. This hypertufa planter will make a great bonsai dish temporarily while i allow it to grow quickly meanwhile snipping all the leaf buds off the main stems growing out to the sides. Add water to tub a bit at a time until the mixture has the consistency of moist cottage cheese.

Hypertufa pots were developed specifically for alpine plants but they make excellent containers for annuals as well. Change your molds to make larger or smaller pots. So in this video i would love to share on how to make one. After mixing the ingredients together they are molded into shape and allowed to dry.

Hypertufa projects are limited only by your imagination. Portland cement and either sand vermiculite or perlite.