BSA Notes June 2013
The Bonsai Society of Acadiana
(BSA) will meet on Wednesday June 5th at
7:00pm. BSA meets on the First Wednesday of each month at the
Ira Nelson Horticulture Bldg., 2206 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA.
NEW BUSINESS - The Daylily Festival in Abbeville, Louisiana on
Saturday June 1, 2013 from 8:30-4pm. BSA will have an exhibit of members’ trees
– we welcome everyone to come out to support the club and encourage new
membership.
RECENT NEWS
–
Exhibits: Bonsai Society of Acadiana had an exhibit at
Stokes Nursery on Moss Street on Saturday May 4th for the nursery’s
Spring Fling. There were Master Gardeners doing some demonstrations, plenty of
plants to look over for potential bonsai, an open jam of music, and food.
We would like to thank all the members who were able to attend. Here are
a few pictures of the BSA club members and trees on exhibit:
Presentations: We
would like to thank BSA President Boyd Snellgrove for his presentation on
“Bonsai Fertilizer – The Real Poop”. He provided a two page handout of
information that members could keep as a reference tool when finding what works
best. Boyd’s presentation began with a
word of encouragement that various opinions exist on what fertilizer works
best, but the most important point is to take all the opinions and products and
find what works best for you and your area.
Opinions aside, what we know is
that most of us under fertilize due to time constraints. So finding the right combination is essential
so that when you are able to fertilize, you make the most of it.
The handout provided to members
gave great information on how to understand that fertilizer is to plants as
vitamins are to humans. In nature, plants absorb nutrients from rain water and
soil, but in bonsai pots, the soil drains better, but causes poor retention of nutrients. Boyd also provided information on NPK of
fertilizer. N stands for Nitrogen – helps with new growth, shoots, leaf size,
internodes, and color. This number is usually low for bonsai since we prefer
leaves to remain small. P stands for Phosphorus – helps root growth, bud
formation and disease protection. K stands for Potassium – which supports
flowers and fruits, and provides disease protection.
We learned the differences in micronutrients
and general fertilizer, organic versus inorganic fertilizers, how and when to
fertilize sick, young, or recently transplanted trees, and about balanced
fertilizers. And were provided a list of
most commonly used fertilizers for bonsai.
The presentation provided new
and seasoned members important information to add to their” tool box” of bonsai
knowledge.
We would like to say Thank You to BSA Director Johnny
Hardcastle for providing food at the May meeting.
BLOG/USEFUL INFORMATION:
Check http://www.acadianabonsai.blogspot.com for any updates on upcoming events, current information
on BSA, and a list of vendors/companies that sell quality materials. This is your best source for information you
might have missed if you are unable to attend meetings each month. You may need to use a Google search to
connect to acadianabonsai. blogspot.com
UPCOMING EVENTS:
June 1st, 2013 Annual
Daylily Festival in Abbeville, LA
8:30am-4:00pm
June 5th, 2013 BSA
Monthly Meeting
July 3rd, 2013 BSA
Monthly Meeting
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