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Bonsai Tree Care

Watering is fundamental to all plant life.Without water a tree will die, in a bone dry bonsai container a tree will die of thirst as little as 48 hours. That is where most newcommers make thier first mistake, more bonsai are killed through panic over watering than any other causes combined. When to Water The first and only rule to learn is this: Water thoroughly but only when a bonsai needs it. The real question is, how can you tell? The simple answer is healthy roots colonise the entire pot apart from a thin surface layer in some cases.Which means that the soil dries fairly uniformly throughout the pot.
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