Watering Bonsai In Winter

Water your trees when the soil gets slightly dry this means you should not water your tree when the soil is still wet.

Watering bonsai in winter. Caring for your bonsai bonsai in winter series. If i don t water trees selectively over or under watering can stress trees and facilitate fungus growth or infestations problems that are hard to address in winter for trees that are semi dormant. Water only when the soil dries out. The following general guidelines will help you to get bonsai watering right.

Once it has soaked in you can continue to water. Err on the side of less water in winter. Stainless steel watering can bonsai indoor plants water pot with long spout plant long mouth sprinkling pot garden tool check here. When we see the soil in our bonsai pots is frozen in winter it is easy to think likewise that the tree itself is frozen.

Bonsai plants in a windy spot are in danger of dehydration. Winter water consumption is very low but the bonsai tree s roots still need damp not drenched soil. Basic watering tips use a fine nozzle either on your hose or watering can which provides a gentle shower of water when water begins to puddle on the surface of the soil stop watering and allow it to soak in. Trees with frozen soil don t need to be watered.

Because the wind can dry out you plants especially your evergreens be sure to check the water weekly and water deeply before a cold spell. Never allow to the bonsai growing medium to dry out. Also check your trees for insects and infections regularly. Never water on a routine keep observing your trees individually instead of watering them on a daily.

With my regular plant in pots i just make sure they are damp before the freeze comes then leave them alone for the winter. Insects are a particular problem where i live because it doesn t get cold enough to discourage pests like pine needle scale. The trees don t need much water when in dormancy so be careful not to water too often. Watering doesn t start up until the soil has thawed usually in march or so.

In fact it is the water in the soil that is frozen not the soil and importantly nor the roots of the bonsai itself. If the roots of the bonsai were to freeze it would be fatal. Trees left outside can be over watered by. Micro climates are different and sometimes watering is necessary basically in winter trees need a lot less water than in other seasons.