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Posted by admin | Posted in Bonsai | Posted on 07-01-2011

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juniper bonsai care
help me! my juniper bonsai is really dry!?

Help! i got this cute little bonsai for christmas this year, and it was doing fine until i fell behind in caring for it. i only fell behind a little and i noticed it was really dry and brittle. there are some spots that aren't brittle, but are still dry. i have been doing my chores for it as i was told to, but it isn't responding. it is green, and it looks fine, but it put a perfect spin on the phrase looks can be deceiving. it is brittle, as i said, and small parts of the tips are now gone, but i have been misting it. i'm a plant lover so i know plants usually respond within a day or two. and this little bonsai is not. can anyone help me? i don't want this to end the same way for my boxwood. (it died of box blight) please help! thanks you in advance.

Your Juniper bonsai 'needs' to be kept outdoors (it should never be kept inside the home). They love the outdoors. Your bonsai needs more sun and outdoor air. Place your potted Juniper in an area that will get about 4 hours of sunlight (preferrable morning to noon sunlight). Give the Juniper water when the soil feels dry to about an inch into the soil (use your finger and push into the soil to feel how dry it is). Make sure there are at least one or two holes on the bottom of the pot that the Juniper is planted in. When winter comes around, the potted Juniper should be brought into an 'enclosed porch (when the temperatures go below 34 degrees), that has closed windows 'not' open screens, so that the wind and the freezing cold temps can not get into the porch. Or it could be put into an enlosed garage or shed (one preferrably with a 'closed' window, to allow some light in) . If the garage has a closed window, set it near the window in the garage to protect the Junipers roots from getting frozen during the winter. Mix some Miracle Grow with water (a 'weak' solution) and pour a little bit of that onto the soil either in spring or in the summer months, about every 2 months. Does'nt need plant food during the cold winter months. When you first put your tree outside, it will need to adjust to the new lighting outdoors, so it may be about 4 weeks before it starts to look greener and healthier outside. ---- Hope this helps.