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Wind Dangers

Posted in Weather & Seasons by Adam

Wind can be a dangerous mistress for your bonsai! Today in the UK we are experiencing severe gales of up to 70mph. This can be bad news where your bonsai are concerned.

- If you have monkey poles you should make sure that the pots are either tied down or place them on the floor while it is windy.

- Try to place exposed trees in more sheltered areas to minimize the risk of damage

- Look above for rotted branches in full sized trees. These can easily snap off in high winds and crush a poor bonsai!

- Resist the temptation to bring the trees indoors as this can do more harm than good with the extreme change in climate.

- Finally… Go and find a big open field and fly a kite in it.

Bonsai Gardening Secrets

Posted in Misc. by Adam

I’ve received an email from Tony P asking me for detailed advice on how to produce a nice looking bonsai. He is completely new at it and does not want to spend a lot of money on an old one and would prefer to do it himself. In his words

tell me all you know so that I can be a master

Well unfortunately there is a lot to say about learning the full art of bonsai and becoming a master! However there are many different secrets to create on old looking tree without having to sit around for years waiting for it to grow. I bought a fantastic ebook called “Bonsai Gardening Secrets” a little while back which taught me a lot of new tricks. Although I did know quite a few of them already from studying bonsai for the past however many years!

The book is also perfect for beginners as it gives a full A-Z guide full of everything you need to know about bonsai. There is also two interesting free ebooks with it at the moment which I didn’t get when I bought it as the offer wasn’t on at the time. :-(
One called “The Guide To Indoor Bonsai” and the other called “Your First Bonsai Tree: A Buyer’s Guide”.

To see the book and what it has to offer Click Here!

Stunning Examples Of Bonsai - Video

Posted in Tree choice by Adam

Hot Hot Weather

Posted in Weather & Seasons by Adam

It’s suddenly gone very hot here in (usually rainy) Wales. The last week or so has brought on temperatures of 26C (80F). It’s been a bit of a shock because it’s normally a little chilly in the mornings here all year round. My bonsai have also been a bit shocked at the sudden heat increase!

I was away this weekend when it got hot so I wasn’t able to water my trees. Worse still I forgot about it Monday night so they’ve had to go until Tuesday night without a watering. The last time it rained was Saturday morning I think. One or two of them are looking a little wilted but they will be ok.

The main part to remember is to always water your bonsai when the weather gets hot and they are in the sun all day. The best time to water your bonsai is at dusk when the sun is starting to set. If you have to water them in the day time try not to get any on the leaves because they can easily burn in the sun.

They burn because the water droplets on the leaves act as a sort of magnifying glass which scorches the leaves. Because of this it is always better to try to wait until dusk if at all possible.

Car Boot Sale Bargains

Posted in Buying & Selling by Adam

bonsai books
A car boot sale is a great place for bargains. Today I went to have a little look at a large one in Swansea for an hour or two. I ended up buying two bonsai books called “Pocket Bonsai” by David Prescott (and Colin Lewis as consultant editor!) and “The Essential Bonsai” by Ken Norman.

Both contain some great pictures and information. It’s always good to have a bit of extra knowledge to read up on or just to have to hand if you need it. They came for the huge price of 70p for the two! One has 9.99 on the cover so it’s a big saving.

It’s always good to check out the car boot sale for bargains on the weekend whatever sort of things you are looking for. One guy was even selling a motorbike…

For the non-UK visitors, a car boot sale is a place where lots of people wanting to sell things meet up every weekend. They all park their cars in the car park or field and set out their junk on tables. People come around and check it all out and if they like something they ask them how much it is. This starts at first light on a Saturday and Sunday morning (about 5:30am)

Explaining it here it sounds quite odd but to us British it’s a normal weekend!