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I brought my varigated Ficus benjamina in a few weeks ago when the weather here started cooling off to 45 oF nightime lows. They are now in my bedroom, in a window and on a humidity tray. The room stays between 65 and 70 oF. Their pots seem to be staying wet much longer and I have slowed down...

I have a bougainvillea that I acquired last spring. It was not very healthy and I repotted it and pruned back sone of the branches to two leaf pairs. The good news is that I wa rewarded with lots of new growth during the summer. As I now bring it in to the house for the winter, I am noticing...

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a class on Japanese Black Pines in which it was stated that due to needle casts, Black pines should be treated with Dacanol or Cleary 3336 to prevent fungus infection, especially in this part of the country (MA). Before placing my JBP in the shed for the...

I purchased a $5 Parson's Juniper from Home Depot last weekend. Most of the juniper's on the discount rack looked very spindly but this one had two nice 1"+ branches that I thought might make a nice semi-cascade. Bonsai West nursery, here in Acton, has a class on Sunday called "Getting Wired"...

Hi, I'm very new to all of this and wanted some opinions on my fertilizer plans. I am in Zine 5b and just moved my tropicals inside. I have a number of ficus benjamina and serissa pre-bonsai in deep pots to thicken trunks. I also have a bougainvillea and a few Jade plants. I was planning...