[Community_garden] caring for a juniper bonsai

[Mike McGrath]

Oh, and if you get it in the ground, don't mulch with wood!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike McGrath" <MikeMcG at PTD.net>
To: "Bailey, Sarah" <sarah.bailey at uconn.edu>; 
<community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>; "Sunnye Dreyfus" 
<wormjava at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] caring for a juniper bonsai


> Sarah is correct, of course. If you're in New England as well (as she 
> seems
> to know/suspect), the best answer would be to harden it off (if necessary)
> and then bury the pot in the ground in a sheltered location.
>    But I would NOT recommend leaving it above ground outside over night, 
> no
> matter what kind of insulation you try.
>    I had to baby sit one of these things here in PA beginning in Feb one
> year and did well taking it out during the day and bringing it in to a 
> 40-50
> degree porch every night.
>    Don't forget to water--they often don't have any real dirt down there,
> and winter air can be very dry.
>                                ---McG
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bailey, Sarah" <sarah.bailey at uconn.edu>
> To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>; "Sunnye Dreyfus"
> <wormjava at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 4:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Community_garden] caring for a juniper bonsai
>
>
>> Couple of questions - has it been inside for some length of time? If so,
>> easing it out into an unheated garage or unheated porch first might be
>> beneficial.
>>
>> If the ground is still workable (it was 10 days ago, but now.....) bury
>> the pot to the rim in the ground and then mulch. That's how we deal with
>> our bonsai each winter (in Connecticut.)
>>
>> Your pot-in-pot concept is on the right track - it should do the trick
>> for a little while. And yes, it NEEDS the dormant period each winter.
>> Juniper will not survive inside for any length of time.
>>
>> An excellent - and nearby - resource for you is New England Bonsai
>> Gardens in Bellingham, just off 495. Great plants, great people and good
>> advice! And watch out - this practice can be addictive!
>>
>> Good luck -
>>
>> Sarah Bailey
>> West Hartford, CT
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: community_garden-bounces at list.communitygarden.org
>> [mailto:community_garden-bounces at list.communitygarden.org] On Behalf Of
>> Sunnye Dreyfus
>> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 3:47 PM
>> To: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org
>> Subject: [Community_garden] caring for a juniper bonsai
>>
>> HELP!  I just got a sweet little juniper bonsai and it says to put it
>> outside (surrounded with mulch), but it's freezing and it's so wee.
>> Since I can't seem to find mulch anywhere, I have placed the pot in a
>> much bigger pot insulated with styrofoam peanuts & soil.  Am I
>> kidding myself?  Oh, and I put a scarf around it too for good
>> measure.  Ha!!
>>
>> I don't want to kill it. Any tips would be extremely appreciated...
>>
>> Sunnye
>>
>> Sunnye Dreyfus
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