Please remember………..and I will repeat and repeat……Lots of Light…….and Lots of Water…….. (kind of like a broken record). Temperate Climate Plants………meaning the huge area between the equatorial area and the arctic area……… respond to the day length which is increasing by a few minutes per day up until June 21 and to the rising temperature. The Bonsai will be in active growth now until the temperature and day length begin to shut them down for Fall. Now …. just what does that mean to you and your Bonsai? During this active growth period your Bonsai will require more light to keep its leaves or needles healthy and require more water to keep it forging ahead.
With Tropical Bonsai the changes can mean more active growth because of the same reasons but they will not respond the same way because they haven’t been asleep.

Ways you can help your Bonsai………

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Be sure your potting medium/dirt/soil has excellent drainage. This means that if you water your Bonsai the water will flow through within just a few seconds. It won’t stand there in puddles on the top of the soil. A Bonsai is not a tropical foliage plant like a rubber plant or ivy. Those type of plants can actually be grown in water without soil. If you use a potting mix bought at the local nursery or big box warehouse it will contain 70 to 80% peat moss. That’s fine for tropical foliage – but not for Bonsai. Your Bonsai will drown in that “rich” a soil mix. Look through our Potting Medium section to see the best types of soil for your Bonsai. Click Here

2.	How about your watering can? Our watering cans are from Japan and are specifically designed to provide your Bonsai with an extra fine shower of water – kind of like champagne without the bubbles. Click Here

3.

Again repeating from the last few month’s monologues – Fertilizer. Some Bonsai persons seem to be ignoring the fact that they must feed their Bonsai. Yes, we use many of the normal horticultural practices that nurserymen and farmers use – but for Bonsai we use them in reverse. As for example this fertilizer thing. You are not trying to make your Bonsai grow ten feet in ten months – you are trying to keep it in good health. And………to implement this good health thing is the use of a high quality fertilizer. Don’t forget to fertilize. Remember your Bonsai soil is extremely porous. When you water your are leaching out all the fertilizer and nutrients that are essential for your Bonsai’s health. If you don’t replenish these essentials your Bonsai will suffer. As you water your Bonsai every day and inspect your Bonsai is will be difficult to realize any of the slow changes that will happen as your Bonsai starts declining. Please remember this Preventive procedure. It’s essential to the health and well being of your Bonsai. Click Here

And Now Let’s Talk About All the New Stuff we have here at Dallas Bonsai Garden……… Gosh! There’s so much we can tell you about. New Books! New Kokufu Books – and some of the best sellers are back in stock. New Japanese Picture books on Conifers, Junipers and even a beginner’s book on Bonsai. All of these from Japan. Click Here

New Tools - To complete our list of tools we decided to add some of the MASAKUNI tools to our line up. Please check those out. Click Here

Also more than 20 new Bonsai Tools ranging from a myriad of root rakes, branch benders/Bonsai jacks, tweezers and a new Stainless Steel watering container in the traditional watering container style. Click Here

And to round out all this excitement we have added another 100 new TOKONAME styles to our line of Bonsai containers. Please check these out. The quality is unsurpassable and the detailing is so great that it is unbelievable until you see one of these containers eyeball to eyeball. Pictures just can’t do them justice. You need to purchase a TOKONAME CONTAINER to see why so much is said in superlatives about these products. Click Here

We’re getting into the coupon business – Not mailing them out – Not “as seen on TV”, Not in your daily newspaper - but right here in our own little world of Bonsai.

Here are the details of this outstanding book……… BONSAI BASICS A Step-By-Step Guide To Growing, Training & General Care Christian Pessey and Remy Samson 120 pages List Price -$12.95 Trade Paperback A simple guide for first-time bonsai growers, with easy instructions and over 200 full-color photos and drawings. Covers selecting a hardy specimen; the essentials of pruning, wiring, and aging; keeping your bonsai healthy through watering, feeding, and preventive treatment for pests and diseases. Bonus: a calendar with a seasonal checklist to remind you what to do and when. Learn the many styles of bonsai shaping, important tree forms, including the major single trunk, multiple trunk, and forest groupings, and more. 6 1/4 X 10 1/4. 74 in color, 164 b/w illus.,

This is an outstanding opportunity for you to build your library at a very affordable price – Just about ½ of the regular price – Yes – Nearly 50% off. Hurry – don’t delay. This offer is for just this monthly period between our monthly emails!! Once It’s gone – it will be gone forever.

And please – the limit is one per customer.

How to redeem your valuable coupon…..

Sincerely,
Fred & Elizabeth Meyer,
Owners
Dallas Bonsai Garden
Dallasbonsai.com
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