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May is a wonderful time to enjoy your Bonsai
and the fantastic weather of our beautiful Springtime.
All
over the United States we are having longer daylight
hours and warmer weather – which means
new challenges for you and your Bonsai.
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 ... |
 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 |
 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 |
 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
what’s happening here at Dallas Bonsai
Garden ... We have just received
a container load of Tokoname Containers and lots
of new tools and items to help you with this wonderful
hobby of Bonsai. We will get these up on the website
as fast as we can.
| New
Item: Japanese
Watering Nozzles |
There is a new craze in Japan over these watering
nozzles. Because of the limited space, they require
an alternative to the large watering cans. Therefore,
fill a soda bottle with water, attach the nozzle
head to the soda bottle and
you have a watering can. See
our new item page for more details.
We are very fortunate to have such wonderful customers.
We appreciate every one of you and we are glad to
hear that we are doing a great job!
Fred,
This order arrived this
afternoon (4/29) in perfect shape. The
alternate set of blue glazed pots are beautiful,
I am sure my mother will be very happy with the
one she is getting.
Thanks,
Steve
Steve,
Thanks for letting us know! We pack our pots knowing
that the UPS driver might accidentally drop or
kick the
box. We are glad to know they arrived in good condition.
We sincerely hope your mother enjoys your gift.
Good Morning Dallas,
I want to thank you for your excellent service
and merchandise. I do not
purchase a lot of items at a time but you have always
treated me as a very
important customer. I appreciate the courtesy and
I will always continue to
purchase your quality merchandise.
Thank You!
Ron L. Peters
Charleston, SC
Hi Ron,
Thank you for your note. The truth is, you are a
very important customer! If you ever need anything,
please don't hesitate to let us know.
| Bonsai
Display Benches Part
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We
are very happy to have an informative article from
Bonsai artist Thomas J:
Please check it out and be on your
way to having a super display area for your Bonsai.
Click
here to read Thomas J's article
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