Well,
we really don’t have to remind you that
it’s hot. Just stick your head out the door
and you’ll find that out. We must remind you
that during these times of extreme heat you must
water your Bonsai more than you normally would. Here
in Dallas, Texas, we are watering our Bonsai twice
daily – before we go to work and after we return
from work. Please understand that with our fast draining
soils the moisture just doesn’t stay in the
area around the Bonsai’s roots very long.
Remember
that your Bonsai are just like any other “pet”.
You’ve got to check their water and see if
they are doing OK – just like you would for
your dog or cat or other living creature. Bonsai
usually shut down all activity when the temperatures
reach 85° F or so. They do this to conserve their
supply of water within the plant. Please don’t
feel that watering is an oppressive task. Just add
this to your normal routines. You’re doing
this so that your Bonsai will live and flourish.
What’s
happening here at Dallas Bonsai Garden . . .
| 1. |
A
new feature for you to track your orders
once they leave our warehouse. We
have added order status to our ordering software.
This link has been added to your order confirmation
email that you receive once you’ve
placed an order with Dallas Bonsai Garden.
Just keep this email and after a day or so
you can click on this link. After entering
your order number and zipcode you will see
a link that goes directly to the United Parcel
Service (UPS) Website. There you can see
where your package is and when it will be
delivered. We also have a link on the Home
Page of dallasbonsai.com. This link is on
the left side of the page. The title of this
link is Order Status and it’s just
above the Bonsai Resources portion of the
front page. We are sure this will help our
customers to schedule their time and to be
aware of just when they can expect their
merchandise. |
| 2. |
A big congratulations to Harry Harrington
on his win of the Dallas Bonsai/BonsaiSite.com
Bonsai Picture Competition .
 There is another competition open now and we
urge you to submit your photos of your Bonsai.
With the advent of the internet, our hobby
has become a WWW (whole wide world) event with
virtually no boundaries to our visual appreciation
of Bonsai. We do hope that this will be an
incentive to you and others to share knowledge
and artistry with others. We so often see only
Bonsai Masters and their beautiful creations.
It really is important to see and understand
other Bonsai from persons who have created
beauty from plants that are diamonds in the
rough. Again Congratulations! |
| 3. |
We encourage you to forward any tips
and tricks to us here at Dallas Bonsai Garden
and we will happily share them with all our
friends.
The Tip of the Month comes from Dick Miraglia
I
mix my dilute fertilizer solutions in 5 gallon
Coleman Camping Plastic water and drink containers.
They have a spout and are handy to have the correct
solution ready mixed and ready to go into my watering
can as needed. It is always at room temperature
this way. I like to put a few drops of Superthrive
into my water occasionally But the cap is always
stuck to the bottle and it's hard to measure out
a "few drops". I solved this problem
by putting some Superthrive in an old plastic eye
drop bottle.(Like Visine) Now, it's real easy to
put a few drops in a watering can!
Thanks Dick, excellent tips! |
| 4. |
As
the result of our requests for items of
interest to our  Bonsai
Hobbyists, we are very happy to showcase
an extremely informative
article on wiring by Tom Mozden. Wiring
is one of the items that is a puzzlement
to most persons new to Bonsai. It’s
like root pruning and top pruning. We know
we’ve got to do it, but we just don’t
know how to get started. And once we’ve
put the wire on the table with our Bonsai,
we think to ourselves – “what’s
next???”. This article will really
help one and all. Tom, we thank you for sharing
your talents. Read Article |
| 5. |
New Items in our warehouse. We
have some great new items from Japan to show
you this month and next. We have over 40 new
items and we will be presenting them to you
as fast as we can get the products up on our
web catalog. Ones that are up now are new wound
sealant for Bonsai in the Chemical section
of Bonsai supplies, new Tokoname
pots in some
beautiful glazes and textures, Oiso
sand which
is like no other sand here in the USA. There
are new tools and supplies which we will get
up very soon. Check out our new items page
for these great items from Japan. |
Again, we thank you for your patronage. We do appreciate
you and work hard to be your Bonsai Supply Superstore.
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