Care Of Bonsai Trees - Help My Bonsai Is Dying!
Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
by Christine McKinnon
Actually, it's too late - my bonsai is dead, but I am going to try again, and this time I know my bonsai will survive because I've done a little research and discovered the simple secrets for the care of bonsai trees.
Because the leaves on my bonsai juniper began to turn brown, I kept giving it more water. Little did I realize I was only making the problem worse. A Juniper likes dry soil. I was drowning the poor thing.
Bonsais can be grown indoors or out - but plants meant for the outdoors do not thrive well inside unless they're positioned so they get the right amount of sunlight and do not get either too hot or too cold. It is often a good idea to mist your indoor bonsai with water as many like a humid atmosphere. Again - know what kind of plant you have so you know just the right conditions to apply.
While watering is crucial to the care of bonsai trees, so too is the type of soil. Again it is important to know what type of tree you have so you can ensure it's potted in the right soil and know you're feeding it the right sort of fertilizer at the right time.
Generally speaking, experts recommend a mix of around 30 percent sandy grit and 70 percent 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've got the soil mix right. It does pay to check, however, as staff in some non-specialty stores may know less about the care of bonsai trees than you.
Bonsais generally need to be repotted every two to five years. Again it pays to get some advice on the pot size and soil. Repotting is also the time to do your root and branch pruning. This is where your artistic flair comes to the fore. Regular pruning for the care of bonsai trees can be done through pinching off new growth with your thumb and forefinger.
You can also encourage your tree to grow into the desired shape by pruning the branches and using wire to force them to grow into windswept images.
It's too late for my poor little juniper but I'm trying again with a Japanese maple and this time I'm certain I've found the right place to go to for the simple steps to ensure the proper care of bonsai trees.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Nice article - I totally killed my first bonsai in the same way - poor little guy! Thankfully like you, I have learned from my mistakes and haven't lost another one since!
Hi Graham, thanks for your comments. I am glad that you enjoyed it and it sounds like you are now having success. Well done!!
I also have a jupiner that is starting to turn brown on the tips and lose the green, the base is bone dry after about one day so I have been watering it. Thank you for the advice, I will now stop watering it so much and let it stay dry for a while. do you have any idea exactly how much i should be watering it? I have just moved it inside as in australia the temps can be 35C and blazing sun at the moment, should i have done this? thanks again!
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