Thursday 8 December 2011

How to Bonsai-two most overlooked factors


Many beginner bonsai growers have had terrible experiences with their model. They feel that care bonsai trees is an impossible task, because their plants always dies too early. No matter how many times they try, beginners can never keep their bonsai trees Live longer than a few months.

Learn how to grow bonsai trees should be fun and engaging. Care for bonsai trees is not impossible, if you are armed with the right knowledge.

One of the most overlooked factor when you choose a bonsai is location. Most people fail to find out what the right climate and location are when they buy their first bonsai. As a result, they kill their bonsai by placing them unsuitable sites.

For example, many beginners start with Juniper bonsai and keep them indoors; However, Juniper bonsai should be placed outside in the shade so that they receive sufficient fresh air and be protected from too much direct sunlight. Nine out of ten people kill their juniper trees by keeping them indoors instead of their natural habitats.

Another common error that many newbies make bonsai watering too much or too little. Learning how to correctly take bonsai a little research because not all bonsai trees requires the same amount of water.

As a rule of thumb you should dig your finger into the soil moisture sensor level. Most plants bonsai soil must be moist at all times in order to thrive, but the soil should not be drenched. Typical bonsai trees should be watered daily other unless the type of bonsai you have have a sensitive rooting system.

Jade bonsai, for example, an overly sensitive root system, so irrigation often can cause root rot. Although most bonsai trees do well when watered three to four times a week, watering jade bonsai should only about once or twice a week during the warmer summer days and once every week or two during the winter.

To find the right combination of sunlight and water can be a little difficult at first, but as you become more experienced, you should be able to tell what your bonsai needs from just a quick glance. When you find the right location and precise watering habit becomes your experience with bonsai trees, so much easier and more pleasant. Now that you know the two most important factors on how bonsai correctly, you should be on the way to increase your first happy and healthy bonsai.







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