House plant watering cans

It is that time of the summer when plants get very hot especially juniper Bonsai. If you have a fairly new bonsai then you need to keep very close attention on your watering habits.

If your tree seemed to be healthy until recently and the leaves or needles are turning yellow or brown, it is most likely a water problem.

Normally you only need to mist the tree from the tips to roots everyday and then water once a week. But in the hot summer this is not enough.

Yellow leaves are from over watering, then if it gets direct hot sun the yellow leaves dry and then turn brown. Not giving a bonsai tree enough water will also turn the leaves brown. Many bonsai trees like to dry out inbetween waterings but but not for days at a time.
This is a common problem for many house plants as well. Sometimes we water the roots and forget to mist the leaves or the opposite happens – misting and then forgeting to water the roots. Read more