Growing Bonsai Indoors
- One of the most common misconceptions about bonsai is that they should be grown indoors...KEYWORDS: growing bonsai indoors, inside, cold dormancy, wintering, deciduous trees, Tropicals, tropical bonsai, The Need for Strong Light, dark, shade cloth, watering, fertilizing, air circulation, humidity, insect and disease control, in the house -
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The Red Maple as Bonsai
- KEYWORDS: Acer rubrum, Bonsai Culture, propagation from seed, Potting and root pruning, soil, pots, watering, fertilizing, winter care, wiring, pruning, major pruning, pests Acer, maple, Jim Lewis -
( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 750)
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bonsaiTALK Weather
- 5-day forecasts or current conditions for your area. Enter your country and city or zip code. Also available: Storm alerts, flood warnings, typhoon, doppler radar. KEYWORDS: Weather, rain, snow, flood, forecasting, prediction, climate -
( Added: 20-Jan-2002 Hits: 88)
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Building a Coldframe - Tip of the Week
- The best way to winter bonsai is by making a cold frame. If you have a patch of dirt available, you qualify. The first thing you need to do is to determine the "frost line" in your area. KEYWORDS: Overwintering, frost protection, cold, freeze, freezing -
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Freeze Damage in Woody Plants
- KEYWORDS: overwintering, winter, frost damage, the three stages of freezing, freezing of water in soil, sorbitol, inter-cellular water, intra-cellular water, temperature ranges, methods of protection, killing temperatures, stem tissue dehydration, cold, coldframes, bonsai, weather, climate, Andy Walsh -
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How to Reduce Leaf Size
- Reducing the size of leaves and the distance between them... KEYWORDS: defoliation, leaf size, foliage, reduction, internodes, canopy, density, age, fertility, fertilizer, fertiliser, hormones, light level, Brent Walston -
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Nearing Frames - Coldframes
- A little framework for the covers and some opaque plastic for the top cover, fill with the right 'media' and you've got more room than you can fill with cuttings KEYWORDS: Coldframes, Nearing frames, propagation, bonsai, trees, cuttings -
( Added: 12-Jan-2002 Hits: 338)
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Over Wintering Bonsai
- Bonsai need protection from killing cold temperatures in winter. The degree of protection depends upon the severity of the winter... KEYWORDS Cold, weather, winter, overwintering, protection, frost, freeze frozen, ice, USDA Zones, coldframes, snowfall, temperatures, thermometer, garage, basement, dormancy, deciduous, evergreen, Brent Walston -
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Overwintering Bonsai in a Garage - Tip of the Week
- A garage is not an ideal wintering place, but it's usable if unheated, and you get your bonsai fully dormant before putting them inside. Keep in mind that too warm can be as bad or worse as too cold. It also helps to know when the temperature comes above freezing in order to know when to water your bonsai. Frozen soil feels totally dry, but it is not, and you should not attempt to water it. Wait until it thaws, and then water. KEYWORDS: Overwintering, hardiness, cold, freezing, frost, protection -
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Overwintering Temperate Bonsai Indoors - Tip of the Week
- a way to winter temperate bonsai indoors, and the answer is "Yes." Starting from the easiest method, if you have an unheated room with at least one window, that's the place. the next best spot is a window with a space between the outer (storm window) and inner window that's wider than your bonsai... KEYWORDS: Overwintering, winter, indoors, cold, freeze, freezing, protection -
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Plant Hardiness Zones for Australia
- Plant hardiness maps allow producers to label their plants as being suitable for particular areas.. KEYWORDS: overwintering, winter hardiness, frost, weather, freeze, freezing, cold, zones, climate -
( Added: 20-Jan-2002 Hits: 75)
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Root Damage from Heat in Container-grown Stock
- Can direct sunlight shining on black plastic nursery containers damaging roots? KEYWORDS: High temperatures can seriously damage the roots of plants kept in containers, temperature variation, air temperature and soil, Shading the Containers, container color, heat damage, summer, Root rot, overheating, Brent Walston -
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Rosemary for Bonsai
- KEYWORDS: Rosemary, Arp Rosmarinus officinalis, Lighting and Temperature, water and fertilizer, humidity, repotting, styling, propagation, pests and diseases, cultivars, Matthew Ward -
( Added: 3-Jan-2002 Hits: 369)
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Things to Remember in Winter Months - Tip of the Week
- Watch for unusually low overnight temperatures. If you're in an area where the temperatures are too low to keep subtropicals outside in winter, there's another set of things you need to remember. -
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USDA Zones (USA)
- Range of average annual minimum temperatures. A plant's winter hardiness is critical in deciding whether it is suitable for your garden. Basic laboratory testing can easily determine the lowest sustained temperature a particular plant species can withstand, but how does that relate to your garden? KEYWORDS: Winter, temperatures, cold, frost, freezing, overwintering, climate, weather -
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USDA zones in Europe
- USDA zones in Europe KEYWORDS: Cold, overwintering, frost hardiness, winter, freezing, climate, weather -
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What is my USDA hardiness zone?
- Enter your zip code in the form below, and we'll tell you where you fall in the Arborday.org Hardiness zones database. -
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Winter Bonsai Storage in Western Pa.
- There have been so many questions, in so many newsgroups about winter storage in the north that I thought the easiest way to explain it is with some show and tell. KEYWORDS: Cold, bonsai, overwintering, winter, freeze, frost, damage, winter protection, covering, -
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