How To

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Contents

Maintenance

How to fertilize a bonsai
How to make your own fertilizer
How to trim a bonsai
How to pinch a bonsai
How to prune a bonsai
How to defoliate a bonsai
How to repot a bonsai
How to overwinter bonsai
How to water bonsai
How to preserve deadwood
How to repot a bonsai
How to prepare for bad weather
How to protect your bonsai against earthquakes

Pests

How to get rid of bugs on your bonsai
How to identify root rot
How to weed a bonsai
How to identify common bonsai pests

Propagation / Acquisition

How to make an air layer
How to grow bonsai from seed
How to buy a bonsai
How to make the needles shorter
How to package a tree for shipment
How to build a bonsai collection
How to tell when you have too many trees
How to improve your collection
How to sell a bonsai
How to buy a bonsai
How to win a raffle
How to find bonsai collections around the world
How to work your bonsai hobby into your vacation
How to import a tree
How to collect seed
How to collect a bonsai
How to prevent sunburn
How to treat a dried out bonsai

Styling

How to make your bonsai look older
How to bend a branch
How to use bonsai wire
How to use raffia
How to create a Jin
How to make a phoenix graft (tanuki) bonsai
How to choose material for a styling contest
How to win a styling contest
How to create a Shari
How to style a bonsai
How to choose a style for your bonsai
How to tell how old your bonsai is
How to graft to change foliage
How to add a branch
How to make your bonsai thicker
How to improve reverse taper
How to hide wire marks
How to hide a flaw
How to develop your own personal style
How to make a forest planting
How to make a cascade
How to make a raft style bonsai
How to make a formal upright bonsai
How to grow pines
How to make a saikei
How to plant on a slab

Display

How to publicize a bonsai exhibit
How to welcome visitors
How to collect donations
How to hold a raffle
How to find a demonstrator
How to hold a contest
How to prepare a bonsai for display
How to select a bonsai stand
How to dress tables for display
How to print ID cards
How to treat visiting club members
How to protect the trees on display
How to prepare a 3 point display
How to identify direction in a bonsai
How to have a bonsai exhibit
How to judge a bonsai show
How to display a bonsai
How to keep your bonsai from being stolen
How to build a display bench
How to build monkey poles
How to transport bonsai to the show
How to lift & position bonsai

Development

How to grow stock for bonsai
How to prune raw stock

Forum

How to be helpful to others on the forum
How to ask for advice
How to get banned from bonsaiTALK
How to handle a troll
How to get your tree on Tree of the Day
How to be a forum contributor
How to resize an image for display online
How to post an image on bonsaiTALK
How to create a bonsai virtual
How to use the Bonsai Buddy system to find friends
How to act in Chat

Appreciation

How to tell what kind of bonsai you have
How to start a bonsai club
How to tell how old your bonsai is
How to maintain a successful bonsai club
How to have an interesting lecture or demo
How to get members more involved
How to learn which trees work well for bonsai

Pots

How to select a bonsai container
How to make a bonsai pot
How to clean a bonsai pot
How to make a grow box
How to secure drainage screen
How to make an artificial slab
How to tell when a pot is cracked
How to tell where a pot was made

Education

How to become a bonsai master
How to be a good student of bonsai
How to make your teacher proud
How to recognize basic styles
How to find a good bonsai teacher
How to find a good bonsai club
How to have a successful bonsai club
How to teach bonsai
How to make a career in bonsai
How to be a bonsai apprentice
How to write for publication
How to learn at a bonsai workshop

Misc

How to photograph bonsai
How to set up a drip watering system
How to keep your bonsai alive
How to go on vacation
How to learn Japanese
How to mix bonsai soil
How to make long lists
How to grow indoor bonsai
How to trade for bonsai pins
How to protect your hands
How to protect your eyes

Moss

How to apply moss to your bonsai
How to grow moss
How to collect moss

Tools

How to make your own turntable
How to sharpen bonsai tools
How to clean bonsai tools
How to repair bonsai tools
How to select bonsai tools
How to use a branch pruner
How to use a branch jack