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5 Bonsai Mistakes That Are Killing Your Tree
1. Biggest of the Bonsai Mistakes? Overwatering.
Did you catch that part of the story where he was watering his tree daily throughout the work week?
Each day he would come into the office and fill a small cup with water, then gently dump the water over the surface of the soil. This technique might work well for a typical office plant, but not for a bonsai.
Considering his bonsai was still in the soil that it came in (likely potting soil, which retains a lot of water), he was likely overwatering the tree. This in turn caused the roots to rot and his tree eventually died.
For the most part, bonsai should be potted in well-draining soil to prevent the roots from being constantly soaked in water. Bonsai watering techniques tell us to only water when the soil begins to dry out 1″ below the surface.
2. Not Fertilizing
Picture a tree in nature. It grows in the ground and uses its roots to reach out to the earth to find the necessary nutrients to survive. Now think of your bonsai tree. There is only so much soil it can pull nutrients from in a small pot, and if your tree is planted in potting soil, those nutrients will be depleted quickly.
Your tree will count on you to supplement it with fertilizer to replace those nutrients and feed it.
If you don’t fertilize, it will eventually die.
3. Keeping it Indoors
The most common bonsai mistake that’s made is keeping an outdoor tree inside a house or office, especially junipers.
Juniper bonsai are outdoor bonsai.
The myth that leads to many bonsai mistakes is that junipers are indoor trees. This has been constantly reinforced by growers trying to sell their mass produced trees, and television commercials that show these trees living happily on desktops and shelves inside.
They’re all wrong. Your juniper should live outside.
Why can’t junipers live inside? A couple of reasons:
They need full sunlight for thrive.
They need a period of dormancy, or rest. This dormancy period is triggered by cold temperatures.
Depriving them of either for a long enough period and your tree will die.
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1. Biggest of the Bonsai Mistakes? Overwatering.
Did you catch that part of the story where he was watering his tree daily throughout the work week?
Each day he would come into the office and fill a small cup with water, then gently dump the water over the surface of the soil. This technique might work well for a typical office plant, but not for a bonsai.
Considering his bonsai was still in the soil that it came in (likely potting soil, which retains a lot of water), he was likely overwatering the tree. This in turn caused the roots to rot and his tree eventually died.
For the most part, bonsai should be potted in well-draining soil to prevent the roots from being constantly soaked in water. Bonsai watering techniques tell us to only water when the soil begins to dry out 1″ below the surface.
2. Not Fertilizing
Picture a tree in nature. It grows in the ground and uses its roots to reach out to the earth to find the necessary nutrients to survive. Now think of your bonsai tree. There is only so much soil it can pull nutrients from in a small pot, and if your tree is planted in potting soil, those nutrients will be depleted quickly.
Your tree will count on you to supplement it with fertilizer to replace those nutrients and feed it.
If you don’t fertilize, it will eventually die.
3. Keeping it Indoors
The most common bonsai mistake that’s made is keeping an outdoor tree inside a house or office, especially junipers.
Juniper bonsai are outdoor bonsai.
The myth that leads to many bonsai mistakes is that junipers are indoor trees. This has been constantly reinforced by growers trying to sell their mass produced trees, and television commercials that show these trees living happily on desktops and shelves inside.
They’re all wrong. Your juniper should live outside.
Why can’t junipers live inside? A couple of reasons:
They need full sunlight for thrive.
They need a period of dormancy, or rest. This dormancy period is triggered by cold temperatures.
Depriving them of either for a long enough period and your tree will die.
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◀ Thanks for watching ▶
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google source
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Background Music
Trac: Fog | Beautiful Chill Mix
provided by HearWeGo | Copyright Free Music
Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHGvh...