Watering Bonsai While On Vacation
Watering bonsai while on vacation.
Watering bonsai while on vacation. While the best water for bonsai is rainwater or well water tab water should work just fine. It s not used to being immersed like that and you ll end up. There is no substitute to having a person water your bonsai. The owner of my local bonsai shop will take care of trees for a short period of time for a fee.
This makes it a job not a favor. Fill the bathtub with inch of water before adding the plant. We don t recommend using a watering drip for several weeks at a time. I have yet to hear of a reliable way of watering indoor trees.
Mist them with clean water using fine mist. Two basic types of automated water timers. You can so easily under water bonsai but it s actually very hard to over water especially if they are healthy. Asking a friend or neighbour can work but.
Put a layer of gravel or bricks on the bottom of the bath tub and place your plants on the bricks or gravel to allow maximum. Then you fill the empty bottle with water and drill a few holes close to the top of the bottle head. I know that i wouldn t want to sit with my feet in buckets of water for a week and i doubt your plant would either. You can purchase a vacation drip watering tool but these should only be used in the event a friend forgets to water your bonsai for a day or two.
Fix the plastic bottle filled with water into the soil of the plant with the head facing downwards. Another vacation option is to water your bonsai and then wrap a plastic bag around the pot and soil. Put them indoors 2 weeks won t hurt in the middle of summer because they go through a form of summer slowdown. Then i would suggest joining a bonsai club in your area and paying someone to come by and water for you.
Before leaving home for your vacation or whatever reason water your bonsai plant properly. The bonsai dripper allows a slow trickle of water and never lets your bonsai accidentally dry out. Many indoor bonsai especially tropical ones like to be mist because the air in the room can get very dry. Fill in your flair please see sidebar.
It is always far easier to holiday trees outside.