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Bonsai mai-farli-bene
Join Date: Nov-2005
Location: Bremerton, WA
Country: USA
Posts: 1,389
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Only in interest of being balanced.... I have to disagree with Pearl's perspective on water type requirements. In all of my experiance, I have never used anything other than straight tap water. At Elandan Gardens, all 250+ specimen trees are watered with tap.... At Weyerhauser's Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection, all the trees are watered from tap water...
Mostly you need to know what your water is like. If your water is so chemically treated that YOU can't stand it as it comes out of the tap, then you may want to examine Pearl's suggestions.
Though in the interest of balance, I have friends who enjoy to collect rain water and keep it for the sole purpose of watering their trees. Is it needful? No... Do they believe it's beneficial? Sure...
In Bonsai as in so many hobbies... there are those who will take it to the absolute extremes. You will find your own balance. Personally I do not take bonsai to the extremes.... I make my own soil.... water from tap... and get pretty creative about what tools and methodologies I use in my pursuit of the art.
But most of all... I have fun. When I see a truly incredible example of the art, I am swept away in that moment, and sometimes it'll make me get all misty eyed. In that moment all I feel is love for the art... and I marvel at the beauty that is expressed within it. Pursue, learn, and evolve in all of this... but never do so at the cost of your joy in it.
As to your tree... If your garage is consistently in the mid/upper 30s... put it in the garage if you don't have any opportunity to protect it more between now and when you leave. As long as it isn't freezing in there... It'll be fine.
Kindest regards,
Victrinia
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