The Bonsai Wonderland blog
Seasonal bonsai care, troubleshooting and technique.
- Bonsai in High Summer: Getting Your Tree Through the Heat, Late July is when most bonsai are lost. Here is what actually kills trees in high summer, and the watering, shade and feeding changes that prevent it.
- Why Are My Bonsai Leaves Turning Yellow?, Yellow leaves are a symptom, not a diagnosis. Here is how to tell overwatering from underwatering, nutrient deficiency, light problems and normal seasonal shedding.
- Akadama, Pumice and Lava: What Bonsai Soil Actually Does, Why bonsai soil contains no soil, what each component actually contributes, and how to mix a substrate that suits your species, climate and watering habits.
- Five Things That Kill Beginner Juniper Bonsai, Junipers are the most-sold and most-killed beginner bonsai. The five mistakes below account for nearly all of it, and every one of them is avoidable.