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In the middle of summer temperatures can soar. During hote weather it can be a challenge to keep your trees happy and healthy. In this video I share a number of tips and myths on keeping bonsai healthy in summer. What do you do with bonsai in a heatwave to avoid sunburn, crisp leaves and death of your trees?
0:00 This summer heatwave
1:06 Put your tree in the fridge
1:45 Experiment: How hot does a bonsai pot get, and does watering help?
2:50 Myth number one. Sunburn: How do bonsai get brown leaves? What damages bonsai on a hot summersday?
4:50 Tip one: How to properly water your bonsai?
5:50 Water bonsai twice for optimal saturation
6:59 Tip two: Reduce the heating up of bonsai pots
7:33 Tip three: Reduce the temperature and increase humidity in your garden and around your tree
8:00 Bonsai Myth 2. Water droplets and sunburn risks
8:45 Tip four: Reduce solar irradiation on your trees with trees or shade cloth
9:43 Tip five. Adjust substrate to your climate
10:36 BONUS tip. Ensure proper positioning of your trees!
11:30 What to do with recently defoliated bonsai or airlayers during a heatwave?
12:00 BONUS Bonsai Myth: Junipers do not like water
12:35 6 tips and 3 Myths for keeping bonsai healthy in summer