Monthly Tasks

There are a number of tasks you should do when caring for your bonsai - from repotting, to fertilizing to spraying for pests. The tasks vary depending upon the season. We have put together a checklist, customized for the San Francisco Bay Area to help you.

Seasonal Maintenance for Various Bonsai Species

The following checklists are adapted from earlier work by Mitsuo Umehara, an award winning bonsai artist and teacher - and curator of the original Japanese Garden in San Mateo.

January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December