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All over the United States we are having longer
daylight hours and warmer weather – which means new
challenges for you and your Bonsai. It seems that it
happens overnight, but our trusty weatherman says it
is gradual (on average).
Please
remember … and I will repeat and
repeat … Lots of Light … and
Lots of Water … (kind of like a broken
record). Temperate Climate Plants … (temperate
climate meaning
the huge longitudinal area between the equatorial
area and the arctic area of our wonderful world) … 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.
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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 for Our Watering Containers. |
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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. Some seem to think that
starving your Bonsai will result in a smaller
plant - or by doing this they will "stunt" their
Bonsai more.
This attitude will cause your Bonsai great harm. 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 (or should be) extremely porous.
When you water, you 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 it 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 for Our Fertilizers. |
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And
Now Let’s Talk About All the New Stuff
we have here at Dallas Bonsai Garden
Sometime
during this month many new and exciting items
will be available. Bookmark the new
items page so you will be the first kid on
the block to get one of the many useful Bonsai
items that will be coming from Japan.
Gosh!
There’s so much we can tell you about. We
will have more than 30 new Bonsai tools,
bud rippers, jin knives and mini scissors.
New Books! New Kokufu Books -15 different years
will be available – 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 for Books.
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New
Tools - To complete our list of tools we decided
to add some more of the MASAKUNI tools to our line
up. Please check those out. There will be more
special tools and turntables.
Click Here for MASAKUNI Tools. |
Also
included in the new Bonsai Tools are a myriad
of root rakes, branch benders/Bonsai jacks, bud
ripping tweezers, a new line of pruning compounds
in larger bulk sizes
and a new Stainless Steel watering container in
the traditional watering container style.
Click
Here for Bonsai Supplies. |
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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
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Do
you have great bonsai tips, tricks or ideas
that you would like to share
with other Bonsai Enthusiasts?
As a service to the thousands upon thousands
of our loyal customers who receive this
newsletter monthly, we are starting a Helpful
Hints and Tips column
on our website and in this newsletter. We
ask you to forward any idea, information,
pointer, tip, trick or item that
you think might be helpful to other Bonsai Enthusiasts.
We will be happy to attribute these ideas
to you and we will use every item that's
fit to print. Everyone,
everywhere has some unique and useful suggestions that
can be very beneficial. Share
your thoughts. Please help your fellow
Bonsai friends. We
will be happy to showcase these Helpful
Hints and Tips as a way of giving
back to this exciting and fulfilling hobby.
Plus, you might become known as a Bonsai
Master.
Send all tips and tricks to dallasbonsai@comcast.net |
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