Old man winter

Alasdair

i think i'll have to invest in a few tropicals then. Until the sun comes back all i can do is sit and stare at mine through the window.

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RonMartin(deceased)

Well that all depends. If one is talking to a weather man you would get the following.

1. Dry snow : Powdery snow that does not stick together too well. Poor snowball material but great for skiing. Also great avalanche material.

2. Wet snow. : Sticks together and does make a good snowball.

By the way one of the hardest things to make in Antarctica is a snowball. Mostly powder there.

Newt

This snow was very wet and heavy. I had a black pine tip over from the weight and my hardy azalea has it's branches touching the bench now. So far have been lucky with no branch damage (that I know of).

Actually I normally winter my trees in my shed but think I'm going to try the north side of my house under the overhang mulched in. Have not moved anything cause it has been warm up untill the storm hit.

I was planning on hitting the trees with a fungicide this weekend, not sure if that is a good idea in the freezing weather though, thoughts? Thanks!!!

Newt

Will_Heath

Newt,

The north side of the house is exposed to the north winds, very cold as you know. I keep mine in a area where they are protected from both the north wind and the west wind. The nor-westerns are the worst.

The shed is a good idea if you remember to check to see if they need water when the days warm, I usually check whenever I see any melting going on, watch the icicles.

The nice thing about keeping the hardier ones outdoors and mulched is that the snow adds a bit more insulation and the snow acts as a automatic watering system when ever it melts.

For my training pots I dug a east to west trench in the garden and piled the dirt on the north side of the trench. I place the training pots in there and mulch up to the first branches, usually sometime right after thanksgiving.

For the regular bonsai pots, I sit them on mulch in a corner where a fence blocks the north and west wind and then mulch up to the first branches. This has always protected my bonsai well on this side of the state.

For my less hardy bonsai, I use a shed also.

Enjoy the snow.

Will

RonMartin(deceased)