Fungicide /
insecticide application:
Spray or apply the
powder to the foliage, branches and
soil. The aim is to kill the
active pests and stop them creating a
pest cycle (dormant and wake up when
ready) in the soil.

Remove moss from
trunks:
Moss
looks great but causes bark to stay
wet and rot, weakening the tree's main
support mechanism. Use an old
toothbrush and scrub it off,
gently. Keep an inch space
around the tree trunk as a zone free of
greenery. Let the buttress and
roots breathe.

Check on your Bonsai once a week:
Walk
around and make sure they haven't
fallen over,
are receiving water from the sky and
if evergreen are moist but not wet,
and generally talk to them.

Start new trees:
Late
winter is a good time to start new
trees - cuttings, seeds, grafting,
layering - if you have the urge to
make new trees or to start a forest
and collect your own trees from
cuttings, start preparing now with
washing pots, buying seed raising mix
and creating a little niche for your
new baby tree nursery.

Repot
deciduous trees:
This is
a very good time to repot deciduous
trees, Australian Native trees, Olives
and other hard wood trees and Fruiting
Fig trees. Avoid repotting
Weeping Figs, conifers and sensitive
trees unless absolutely necessary. And
lastly, visit me at E-Shed Markets on
any Sunday for a $5.00 Bonsai checkup.
Good
luck and above all, ENJOY your Bonsai
and have some fun in winter....!
Liana