bonsaikc

Watering is less the art than choosing the correct soil composition for the tree. My scots pine and collected fir and spruce get less water because they use a much larger particle size than the black pines. That way they all get and keep what they need. But I water from the hose, and all the trees get watered the same, since it is so much easier to control that way. I don't test soil dryness, no chopsticks, etc. It's been 100 degrees or close to it every day this week, so the trees get watered first thing in the AM, then I go home in the early afternoon and water again. Loose soil (zero organics), lots of feed, lots of water, lots of sun.

Of course, I have no bonsai ready for display yet. It's funny, really, I thought when I got serious about bonsai and started formal study, I'd have great trees to show for it. Yet, my conception of great trees and my estimation of my trees has readjusted so much, that now all I seem to have is trees in development. Hmmmmmm...

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