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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 by Heather Hartman

A Closer Look – Bonsai Pests Part 2, Scale

Scale are another ubiquitous garden variety pest in temperate regions. Scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, generally classified as the superfamily Coccoidea. There are about 8,000 species of scale, with many of that rather large number considered pests on our plants. Scale are one of the most destructive insects in the United ...

. — Care . Pests and Diseases

Friday, June 12th, 2009 by Heather Hartman

A Closer Look: Bonsai Pests – Part 1 – Aphids

Aphids are a ubiquitous garden variety pest in temperate regions, as irritating on our tomatoes as they are on our bonsai. Also called plant lice and greenflies, Aphids are part of the insect superfamily of Aphidoidea (which pretty much covers all of the types of aphids but two), with over four thousand species known (over ...

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Thursday, August 24th, 2006 by Randy Clark

Proper Fertilization Techniques For Bonsai

A proper program of fertilization is important for the cultivation of all types of plants, but is of particular importance when growing bonsai. There are two reasons for this. First, bonsai are grown in containers. This means there is very little space available from which the roots can obtain nutrients. Secondly, the soil mixtures traditionally ...

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Saturday, July 29th, 2006 by Carolyn Carver

Pest Manageement

This article was originaly on the website of the Bonsai Societies of Florida. Reprinted with permission of the SSF The information was originally compiled by Carolyn Carver for her own use. It was presented as a seminar at the Bonsai Societies of Florida convention in West Palm Beach in May 1999. Mrs. Carver wants to remind all ...

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Saturday, July 15th, 2006 by Kev Bailey

Watering

Bonsai masters widely accept this skill as being one of the most difficult to learn. Too much water tends to rot the fine feeder roots and too little dries them out. One thing is certain, if you don’t get it right you will certainly harm and possibly kill your trees. The reasons for this apparently simple ...

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Saturday, July 15th, 2006 by Kev Bailey

Irrigation

Gravity Fed Irrigation Systems This year we’ve been blessed with heavier than usual rainfall but in years when water conservation measures are necessary, gardeners take the brunt of media attention. This despite the fact that a relatively small proportion of all domestic water is used for our gardens. Hose pipe bans, water meters and requests to ...

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Friday, July 14th, 2006 by Kev Bailey

Organic Fertilisers

Advice differs widely on fertilising bonsai and can be confusing. This is partly due to the numbers of fertilisers now available to the bonsai grower and also because of the different planting mixtures used. Also, trees at different stages of development require specific feeding regimes to achieve the desired objectives. This is therefore a subject ...

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Monday, July 3rd, 2006 by Will Heath

The Secret to Soil Revealed!

I fully expect to be assassinated or visited by those infamous BMB’s (Bonsai Men in Black) for revealing this information, for indeed it is one on bonsai’s best-kept secrets. This knowledge has been withheld from the general public for many years and the veil of secrecy dates back to when plants were first being containerized ...

. — Soil and Potting Media