bonsaiTALK Community - View Single Post - Browning shedding Cotoneaster HELP!!!

If he had leaves when you bought him, he wasn't really dormant, doesn't seem like. Don't let him get too dry, if you have switched him to a free draining mix and he still has leaves. Did you trim the roots at all?

I would personally water him freely, then wait until you feel the first inch or so of soil to be dry, and then water freely again. Otherwise, you risk letting the lower soil dry out while you keep just the top soil damp with sprinkling. It's better to run the water through until it drains out the holes, and then wait for it to dry slightly.

Don't warm him up too quickly. Was he outdoors at the nursery, or in a cold house of some sort?

Joanie

12-Feb-2007	#5
Joanie Enthusiast *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Carlsbad, California..coastal desert Country: United States USDA Zone: 11 AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 5,557	If he had leaves when you bought him, he wasn't really dormant, doesn't seem like. Don't let him get too dry, if you have switched him to a free draining mix and he still has leaves. Did you trim the roots at all? I would personally water him freely, then wait until you feel the first inch or so of soil to be dry, and then water freely again. Otherwise, you risk letting the lower soil dry out while you keep just the top soil damp with sprinkling. It's better to run the water through until it drains out the holes, and then wait for it to dry slightly. Don't warm him up too quickly. Was he outdoors at the nursery, or in a cold house of some sort? Joanie __________________ Dogs are just children who eat off the floor