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Tue, Aug 14, 07 at 0:36
| Greetings bonsai enthusiasts! This is my first post but I have been following some threads and encountered some useful information here. I am now in need of help on a topic I don't see very much of on the bonsai threads.
I think I may have let my Juniper bonsai completely dry out. Not for long, maybe a couple of hours. It's positioned outside and gets afternoon sun. It's been exhibiting lots of growth and great health up till now in that position. All the information I have read says that letting them completely dry out for any period is very dangerous for all bonsais. Do any experienced growers of coniferous bonsai know what I should be looking for over the coming days to see if my Juniper has been harmed or, God-forbid, killed? Many thanks |
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| Junipers can survive complete drought for a lot longer than a few hours. What they can't survive is being wet all the time, and that kills 99% of newbies' trees. Yours should be outdoors to begin with, in mostly grit rather than the (likely) peat-based potting soil it came in, and you should allow more of it to get dry between times than otherwise. If you've left a glued on layer of pebbles on top (SO many of them come that way), pry it off yesterday and then you can tell how wet or dry the soil is all the way through. If your tree browns and hardens, it's far more likely to be a result of overwatering than otherwise. |
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