Bonsainut

Earl,
Awesome about the retirement and vacations and all. Be sure to mix in some bonsai related activities on those trips.

The balled in fabric sound like a good idea to me. Maybe burlap might be cheaper. I personally would put them back in over sized nursery pots buried up to the rim. Just cuz I have lots of them and it would be easy to get them out.

Wisteria and bald cypress could go into a kiddie pool with several inches of water. Also a low tech hose end water timer (home depot) has watered for me several times in a pinch. Just get used to it before you go. Put in new batteries and trust. I have even used two different ones on two hoses one morning one night just to cut down the odds of trouble. The little green once a day one lasts about six weeks on a battery change.

Error on the side of to much water. If your soil mix is good chances of disease in this short time is minimal.

Have a great time, youve worked for it!!!

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Keep growing,---'Nut



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