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Using LEDs To Grow Bonsai

By Cheryl Sykora

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Running Deep

by Terry Davis
Terry Davis image by RDS

The idea we are taught of layering finer soil over coarser soil doesn’t work. Leon Snyder calls this a “perched water table”

Nix Pix Stix (The art of Chopsticks)

by Terry Davis

In the past, I had used chopsticks from a local Chinese restaurant to work the soil when I transplanted.

Re-Potting Tips

by Dave DeGroot

The best suggestion I can make regarding repotting is to consult a local instructor or successful club member for advice,

Potting Collected Rocky Mountain Juniper – Ryan Neil

East Bay Bonsai Society Spotlight: Potting of a Collected Rocky Mountain Juniper
On Saturday, March 24th Ryan Neil paid a visit to the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt

Minnesota Wintering Tips and Tricks from MBS members

Let there be light! One word – give them lights. Don’t keep them in the dark. Keep azalea, boxwood, holly, and shimpaku junipers under lights. I think they do better with light as they are not kept cold enough to be completely dormant… I’d put all trees with foliage under lights if I could afford it.