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title: "My husband talked me into getting a bonsai... Any tips on how to take…"
description: "My husband talked me into getting a bonsai... Any tips on how to take care of it are very welcomed! I have another bonsai but I’ve never had a juniper and I’m…"
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community: "Bonsai Matters"
author: "Mo"
published: "2025-04-19T21:42:27.709807Z"
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# My husband talked me into getting a bonsai... Any tips on how to take…

_Posted by Mo on 2025-04-19_

My husband talked me into getting a bonsai... Any tips on how to take care of it are very welcomed!  
I have another bonsai but I’ve never had a juniper and I’m scared I’m gonna kill it immediately haha

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## 2 comments

### Garry commented on 2025-04-20

The main thing about a juniper is first of all it’s an outdoor plant. It likes quite a bit of sunshine and watering usually in the spring time like it is now about every week and a half what I do with all my plans so is that I test them with a water meter which are very inexpensive to get And that helps a lot

### Waspinator commented on 2025-06-02

Junipers can be sensitive to heat. If it starts to turn brown, give it some spotty shade and be sure to water it on hot days

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