Dallas Bonsai June 2005 Newsletter

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.

What's new?

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.

We also have a number of new Masakuni tools here at our warehouse and unfortunately have not been able to get them up on the website yet. If you know of a particular item that you may want, and know the number then please call us and we will be happy to quote you the price.

A Bonsai Restyle by Thomas J.

We are very fortunate to have another article by one of our local experts, Thomas J. We are sure you will enjoy reading and seeing the details. Thank you very much for sharing your talents with us again Thomas J.

Click here to read Thomas J's article

What our local Bonsai Society is Doing:

The annual Bonsai Society of Dallas fundraiser auction will be on Thur. Sept. 1st. Viewing of the items for auction will begin at 6:00 PM and the auction will start at 6:30 PM. The location is at North Haven Gardens 7700 North Haven Rd. Dallas Tx.