Learning From My Mistakes

sankastaff

Well I have spent this summer watching my trees and trying to learn from them.This lesson is a hard one for me because I really liked this tree.This is what happens when you forget to water one morning when the temps. are 100 degres plus.I had moved the tree to a shader spot and when I came home that afternoon it was to late.The leaves started turning brown then the branches then the whole tree turned brown.To prevent this from happening again I'm going to build 2 benches 1 in a sunny location and 1 in a shady location that way I wont forget to water.


p.s. anyone want to buy a used tree also I have learned alot this summer so stay close to your computer for the bonsai adventures of sankastaff

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Jose_Alberto

Did that happened in only one day wow...!!! I have forgot or had no time somedays (not in a row) but, the trees have been pretty well, the worst thing that has happened is that one had all the leaves all folded, but I watered it, and next day... All alive again ... well, but I don't know maybe the weather here is more forgiving... because I remember, once I recommended to defoliate some young seedlings, but for me it's a really normal thing to do, since I get them back budding in 3 days... but, that's maybe one problem with my posts Maybe, things are not the same here in the tropics

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splinter

I believe the tropics are more forgiving about forgetting to water - maybe because of the humidity, dunno. I've lost a tree from it getting too hot from one day of not watering. People at work thought I was crazy last summer, because I would go home every day to water my bonsai's. I was watering them in the mornings, then mid-afternoon. Finally I found a better balance with a bit of shade. Now I only have to use the mid-day watering as an excuse to get out of the office for awhile.