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Good care of Bonsais - Doctor Needed!

It was too late to call inside the bonsai doctor. My dwarf juniper is dead. I'm now trying again using a second bonsai but have this time ensured I know the simple tips necessary for care of bonsais. Who would have thought, if the leaves on my small tree began turning brown, it wasn't too little water, but an over abundance. However was only creating a level bigger problem. A Juniper likes dry soil. I was drowning the poor thing.

Bonsais can be produced from the countless number of trees and each different type prefers quite different care. Make sure, by collecting your tree, you ask what type this will make it it is possible to find out exactly what conditions it prefers. It should then be described as a easy a few deciding on the best environment to keep your plant happy and healthy. Some, like my juniper, thrive in almost drought conditions, others like damp soil.

Bonsais can be kept within your house or perhaps in a nice spot within your garden or on your own patio - Outdoor plants do not always thrive well when brought indoors as the temperature and amount of light they receive might not be suitable. It is often best if you mist your indoor bonsai with water as many just like a humid atmosphere. Again - what suits one plant may well not suit another, and that's why it is critical to know the name of the particular tree.

While watering is essential for the good care of bonsai trees, so too is the type of soil. Again you will need to know very well what form of tree you have to help you ensure it's potted in the right soil and know you're feeding it the right type of fertilizer at the proper time.

Generally speaking, experts recommend a mixture of around 30 % sandy grit and 70 % humus for deciduous trees and vice verse for evergreen needle plants. Hopefully, if you've bought your plant from a specialist or garden shop they have got the soil mix right. It will pay to test, however, as staff in some non-specialty stores might know less about the care of bonsai trees than you.

Bonsais generally must be re-potted every 2 to 5 years. Again it pays to acquire some advice on the pot size and soil. Re-potting is also enough time to complete your root and branch pruning. That's where your artistic flair involves the fore. Regular pruning for that good care of bonsais can be done through pinching off new growth along with your thumb and forefinger.

Wire and pruning may be used to encourage your bonsai to develop in to the desired, artistic shape. I didn't learn all of this information before it was too late to save lots of my first bonsai. However now have the right knowledge to ensure my replacement tree will not suffer the same fate.

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