Oh, and if you get it in the ground, don't mulch with wood! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 >> Chief Worm Wrangler >> Wormjava(tm), LLC >> "A kick in the pants for your plants"(tm) >> wormjava at gmail.com >> 617-785-8401 >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communit >> ygarden.org/attachments/20070122/ea3be251/attachment.html >> _______________________________________________ >> The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of >> ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and >> to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org >> >> To post an e-mail to the list: >> community_garden at list.communitygarden.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: >> http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.c >> ommunitygarden.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of >> ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and >> to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org >> >> To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: >> http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of > ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and > to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org > > To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: > http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org > >
