Kokedama Kit – Step by Step Instructions

Contained in your Kokedama Kit are all of the requirements to make either 2 small sized kokedama balls or 1 medium sized ball.

Included are:

• Ready Mixed Kokedama Soil with Peat Moss, Charcoal and Fertilizer
• Sphagnum Moss
• Twine

You will also need:

• Plant: small hardy indoor plant eg. Parlour Palm, Syngonium, Pothos, Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily), Sansevieria, Jade or Ribbon Plant.
• Water
• 2 Buckets/Bowls
• Scissors

Instructions:

• Prepare Sphagnum Moss by placing it in bucket/bowl to soak and absorb water (approx. 5-10 mins)
• Place Kokedama Soil Mix in another bucket/bowl and add small amounts of water until the mix has absorbed all of the water and is able to be formed into a mud ball that will retain it’s shape
• Remove the plant from it’s pot and place on the table

• Form a ball with half of the kokedama mix. Break the ball in half and encase the plants root ball within the ball pushing the halves together around it to form a ball shape.
• Extra soil mix can be added to the ball to cover any gaps and form a nice ball shape.
• Wrap the entire soil ball with a layer of the damp sphagnum moss so that all of the soil mix is completely covered.
• Wrap the twine firmly around the sphagnum moss until it is held in place and retains the shape of the ball.
• Any manipulation of the moss ball to fine tune it’s shape can be done at this point while the ball is still damp.

Care and Maintenance:

• Kokedama balls like to be kept in bright filtered light out of direct sunlight.
• Water approximately once weekly by completely immersing the ball in a bucket/bowl of water until saturation (until the bubbles stop coming out).
• Allow the moss ball to drain and then sit it in a small dish or hang.
• Please note: More watering may be required during periods of high heat or if your plant is living in constant air conditioning or heating. Less watering will be required during winter.