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Don't
get stressed!
Let’s
be reminded this time of year to be ever mindful
of the extreme stress that’s put
upon your Bonsai by the Broiling Sun’s rays
and the resultant high temperatures that it causes.
You’ve got to water more than ever to provide
moisture for the roots. These waterings also provide
a cooling effect by the evaporation process. With
this extra watering we must also ratchet up our fertilizer
regimen because our soil mixes are so porous that
any fertilizer that we’ve placed there quickly
leaches out. Your Bonsai may not grow much this time
of year because of these higher temperatures, but
you need to have a reserve of fertilizer available
for the cooler times ahead. Right now,
you need to listen to your plant. By closely watching
it and checking it each day, It will tell you what
it needs. It may need more water, or more fertilizer.
You won't really know until you closely observe how
your bonsai responds to environmental conditions.
At least,
it's easy to
be optimistic and look forward to
September and the beautiful weather that’s
to come. However, that might be a biased statement
since I am in Texas.
New Article:
We are
very fortunate to have another article by one of
our local experts, Thomas
J. This article about Bald Cypress will be
in two installments, with the first being presented
now. We are sure you will enjoy reading and seeing
the details. Thank you very much for sharing your
talents Thomas J.
See the article by clicking here
Tips and Tricks From our Readers:
David Keller from Raleigh, North Carolina writes:
"In your recent e-mail you mentioned to your readers that they should
clean and oil their tools after use. Good advice, but I've another tip from my
other hobby (woodworking) that they might find useful in removing the sticky
sap from conifers that accumulates and hardens on tool surfaces. Removing this
sap manually is extraordinarily difficult - it may take quite a bit of effort
to scrape it off, and doing so in close proximity to a very sharp edge is dangerous.
A much better way is to use kerosene as a solvent. It's readily available, relatively
non-flammable (when compared to gasoline, "white" gas or other common
solvents, which should never be used for this purpose), and is very non-toxic.
Somewhat less effective, but still much better than dishwashing soap, is common
vegetable oil. The only precaution that your readers should take when using kerosene
and rags is that they must not be left in a heap or in a closed container without
first soaking them in water - doing so may cause a fire."
Carmen sent in 2 very good tips:
"I do not use the wire
technique because of the process and marks it leaves
sometimes. People have
suggested using fishing line to pull down the branches
but I have found that
dental floss works best and never breaks. Also, during
the summer, to keep my plants cool and moist, I put
my Bonsai in the ground in their container during the
week and pull them out on Friday to enjoy. A little
work, but it's only summer a
short time. I hose them down when I get home, it's
faster, and on the weekend
I fertilize."
Thank you both for your Tips and Tricks! We sincerely
appreciate them and we know our readers do too.
Remember, if you have a tip or trick or an insight
into making this hobby more enjoyable, we want to
hear it! Send your tips and tricks to: dallasbonsai@comcast.net
Now
what’s
going on at Dallas Bonsai Garden:
- The
first item is about a more simple way for us
to ship to our out of country customers. We wish
for them to go to the following page for details.
SHIPPING ELSEWHERE. This hopefully will make it
so much easier for you to receive products from
Dallas Bonsai Garden. This does not affect our
majority of loyal customers who live in the 48
states.
- We
have gotten some new professional scissors and
a new super black line of tools that we will
be presenting to you very shortly…. So
please stay tuned.
Again
thank you for patronizing Dallas Bonsai Garden…….Your
Bonsai Supply Superstore!
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